SOMERFIELD CLUB'S OPENING

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14223, 11 December 1911, Page 3

SOMERFIELD CLUB'S OPENING

CARXIYAL. r?° ■* svrimming carnival of the season —the Opening iixture oj the Sctnexiieid Amateur fawuion.ng Club—was held on Satmdav atiernoon in the new Somerficld Bath. In spite oj tio extremely unpleasant weather, there if °, > s ° attendance. Most of the events attracted iargo entries, end a splendid aitern? 011 !. 3 *??° rt wajs provided. On even- hand At! h attrect «i complimentary coiujuent. After the ruces the ladica provided afternoon tea in the schoolroom for all those present, A?tnr £ s %'i eTo - ity was Z 1^1 ? "PPreciated. Attorwards tars J. Down (Mayor of Sprev..«on), M Or. LII, M.P., G. K. Waiting (chairmanof the Soaicrneid School Committee), \V fVntr' f IS . I . Op -x tp .s Ciiident of the Canterbury kZi Head Centre of the C-l> (P M- dent 4 O V lhe **»«field Swimming U3:oth sec. Six etartcd. s%d 3 Interclub Handicap-Fust heat: *\ ahc started Seccnd heat: J. Bristed, ssec, i-, & - L -, BuJJ . ««, 2. Timo, 33sei. r. lhird heat: G. Westenra, 7sec, 1; E. Velvm, sse Cj 2 li.ae 33 2-oth sec. J. Wat kins 4se<s ■weo. started. Eouith heat: H. Ostler, Baec. 1; H. Spratt, 2sec, 2. Time, 35sec. Jt'. AlilJ" '«» and F. Dighton Bsec also started.-1-ifth heat: Turnbull, Ssbc,-1; L. McDonald ll?ec, 2. Time, 35sec. A. Cooper 7s«c, S. ilorton 9aec, X. W. Stringer lOsec. and Woodfield 12iec alro started. Sixth heat: D. Cox, iJsec, 1;. G. Cattermolo, llsec, 2. Time, 39 2-Eth sec. BurreU 7seo and V. Newman Bseo ftleo started. Final: Turnhull, Bsec, 1; G. Wcsteax* Tsec, 2. Tinie, 33eec. J. Brieted stec, X Collins 6sec, H. Ostler Bsec, and D. Cox dsoc etnrted. Won by two yards. Natatorial High Jump—L. Poison 1. Tub and Bun Race—H. Spratt 1. Inter-Club 100 yds Eelny Kace—First heat: Christchurch . No.' 1, "4scc/-l; East Christ- i church No. 3, 28ec, 2. Time, 63sec. Hichmond also started. Second heat: Chriatchurch No. 2, Csec, 1; East Christchurch, 8 3 ec, 2. Time, 64soc. Christchurch No. 3 also started but were disqualified. Final: Chrietchurch No. 1 {B. Norton, Watkins, P. Clark, W«stenra), 4sec, 1; : Christchurch No. 2 (T. W Stringer, H. P. Key, W. Newman, Turnbull) Csoc, -2. Time, 61 2-sth sec. East Chrietchurch No. 3 and No. 2 also started. Won by n yard. .-'. . . Schoolboys' 25yd8 Handicap—P. Wslker 1 Time, 39sec. 'lire* started. During the afternoon a life-saving sqnad under Billson, gave a splendid exhibition of lifeearing, scad Mr Billson gavo « vory clever display of < trick sTrimming, which, was heartily applauded. I

.The Sydenham Amateur Swimming Cluh held a 50yds Election Handicap cm Thursday evening, following are the results:—Firet TJ,^ A r r r X -w Sec^ nd h l at: ■"*• Cameron v- *^-^f at - : W * Brunsden I. 'Fourth heat: E. Fitzsimmons and L. Gill (equal) 1 Fxnal: J. Avery 1, L.'Gill 2. W. Brunsden! A. Cameron, and E. Fitzeimmons also Btarted.