SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13645, 31 January 1910, Page 2

SWIMMING.

EAST CHWgCHggH CLUB'S The Christchurch Swimming Club held it., twentieth cwnaval el the East Chratchnrch School baths cm Satur Ly. Dcepite the unfavourable weather, there was a good of th«, pu«£ and some most iatere»tir.j contests were witnessed. The rejolU are:Maiden Handicap, for f^

Bracelet H»r.d for "tec N McDowell 19sec, and C. Lowe 19 ?&%$&&?&$% 1- C. Atkinsor vOpaw-a), lsec, - heat: M. Muxpby (Spreydon) 6sec 1, £• Compton (East Chmtchurcb), lOsec, 2. vv. Penrose dcad-li«vt for iieoond place C c 78 l-sth sec. Second heat: Murphy 1 Aimd 2. Time, 79 2-oth boc. Final: 1 Penrose 2 Murphy 3. Anmaiid Jso con.peU. Time, 72 l-sth,«c. Junior Handicap, for prize presented fey Mr H. Berry and trophy value 10e 6d. 52yd£—N. Hawkes, Taec, 1; A. Howarti, lSec. and D. Cox, 13 3 ec, dead-heated for second place. Time, ii l-sth sec. Second-class Inter-club Handicap, for trophies value £1 2a and £1 Is; S2yds—First heat- 0. Bnllin (Yaldhuret), 2eec, 1. Four competed. Time, 42 2-oth sec. Second heat: F Wauchop (East Christchurch), 1. -fciva competed. Time. 41 l-sth sec. Third heat: F E Oakes (East Christcnurch), lsec, 1. Five competed. Time, 41 l-sth sec. Fourth heat: F. Delemene (East Christchurch),asac, 1 Three competed. lime, 41sec. Fifth heat: C. Stevens (Opawa), 3sec, 1. Three competed. Time, 44 3-sth sec Semi-final— T Manhire (Opawa), 3eec, 1. Three competed. Time, 42sec. Seventh heat: W. Tnlfock (Opawa), 2sec, w.o. Eighth heat: J.

Landridge (East Christchuich), 2sec, 1. Two competed. Time, 41 3-tsh sec. Semi-final-First heat: F. Wauchop 1, F. Delemene C. Time 37 4-sth sec. Second beat: J. Laudridge 1, W. Tullock 2. Time. 40 l-sth 3<?c. Final: F. Wauchop 1, F. Delemene 2, J. Landridge 3. Time, 38 l-sth sec. Obstacle Eace, for trophy value 10s Cd— Shand. Ladies' Inter-club Handicap, for trophies value 15s and 75.6 d; 26yds—Miss .CrtAgh(Kniapoi) 1, Mias L. oaunton (Opawa) 2. Five competed. Time, 25 1-Sth sec. ; Dash Handicap, for trophies value £1 :'a and 10s 6d; 26yda—First heat: F. Howarth, sen., 2sec, 1. I?ive competed. Time, 17 l-stli sec. Second heat: W. Cookeon, lsec, 1. Three competed. : Time, 14 4-sth sec. Third heat: O. hallin, 4isec, -1. Four competed. Time, 18 2-sth sec. Fourth heat: W. Dinsmore, Jsec, 1. Five competed. Time, 13sec. Fifth heat: B. Adams, 2isec, 1. Three competed, lime, 15 3-sth sec. Sixth heat: 55. Loader, lisoc, 1. Two competed. Time, 16sec. Final: Ballin 1, Dinsmore % Adams 3. Time, 17 l-sth »cc. Relay Race Handicap, for trophies value £2 2s and £1 Iβ—First heat: Richmond (E. Eldridgc, E. J. Dingle, L. Dingle, and J. Krudeon), lsec, 1; Spreydon (M. Murphy, S. Loader, J. McGettrick, and W. Jarman). 6sec, 2. Christchurch also competed. Time, 63 2-sth seo. Second heat: Addington No. 1 (L. Hales-, W. L. Dodge. P. SchT.-artz, and W. Manbire), scr, 1; Waltham (A. Bradley,- J. Greenwood, T. Hunt, and H. Sherwood), 7sec, 2. Time. 63sec. Third heat: East Chrietchurch No. 4 (A. L. Ross, F. E. Oakes, H. Wauchop, and N. Drake), 4sec, 1; Opawa No. 1 (G. Gemmell, R. Rich, H. Scott, and L. Annand), 4soc, 2. Lyttelton Gymnasium tlso competed. Time, 64sec. Fourth heat: Opawa No. 3 (O. Stephens, W. Tullock, H. Gerard, and HL Rich), 7sec, 1; Opawa No. 2 (C. Atkinson, T. Mauhire, T. Condliffe, and K. Thorci>3on), llsec, 2. Time, 72 2--sth sec. Fifth heat: Yaldhuret No. 2 (0. Ballin, J. Hume, C. Jamieaon, and P. Mason), 9sec, w.o. Final: East Christchurch No. 4, 1; Yaldhurst No. 2, 2. Time, Wsec. Springboard Dive for a trophy value 10s 6d —Wills 1.

The Waltham Swimming Club held & SOyd» race (the first of a seriee of four) on Thursday. The following wae the result:—First heat: J. White 1. VT. Cox and C. O'Keefe also started. Second beat: T. Hannen 1X. Bradley, S. Fowke, and T. Hunt also stariedt Third heat: W. Harding 1. B. Fowke, G. Smith, and E. Smith also siaited. Fourth heat: J. McNish 1. T. Burgees, J. Greenwood, end B. Al'.inghiun also etarted. Final heat: W. Harding 1, T. Hannen 2. All qualified etarted. In connection with the local team competing at the New Zealand Swimming Championship Meeting at Auckland next :ionth. W. ilanhire has challenged H. Rich for his place in the team, the trial to be held over SBO yards; F. E. Cookson and Atkinson have challenged A. Russell for the 220 yds breast stroke, and Atkinson has challenged F. E. Dodge for the shorter distance. The challenge distance wiii be 220 yards. The trials will take place this week, the date and bath to be decided to-night.