VICTORIAN 100YDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14306, 18 March 1912, Page 3

VICTORIAN 100 YDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Usited i'ress Association—By Kiectxio Televrraph—Copynghi. MtiLBOURXE, March IT. Finney won the 100 Yards Breast Stroke ChampuT.ship ci Victoria in lmin 20 3-oth sec. A XEW RECORD. SYDNEY. Mereh IT. iliss Durack swam Uiu yards'in lmin Gsec. beating her own previous vrorld's record by three eeconds. QL'ARTKR-MILE HANDICAP. The* annual quartcr-niilo handicap race (or Dr. Moorhouso's trophy t<;ok place ai tho estuary on Saturday aiternoon, in favourable "either conditions. Two quarter-mile club events were s'.vum off prior to the contest Jor tho trophy, the competitions being continocLto members of the Sydenham und tho East Christchurch clubs. Tho timo put tip for tbo trophy, Ginia iJscc, waa faster than in the club events, and this was due, to some extent to the fact that in the meantime tho wind had l*ai]pn, the tide was more favourable, and conditions generally were much better. The officials were:—Referee. Mr W. E ; I). Bishop; judge, Messrs A. Francis, W. J. Putnam and G. Keese; starters, for Christchurch and East Christchurch Clubs At J. R. Buchanan, for Sydenham Mr C. Kent. The result* ivpro as follows:—

Handicap, for Dr. Moorhouse's trophy, CbrisJchurch Club— B. O Xoiton, 30sec. 1; J. Bristed. scr, 2; J. Stirhug-, «cr. 3. A!<=o competed: 3. Rodger s?«c and P. Clark los-oc. Norton led all the w»y, mid won from Bristed, who swam we.l, by five ynrtis. Stirling also swam well, but took a course too far out. Time, 6:ttin 23? Ec •140 yds. East Chrisichurch Club—G. Cntiermo!c. eOsec, 1; S. ilaynard. lOoeec, 2; P. Schwartz, £cr, ". Won easily. A.so competed: W. Cookson Gsec, A. B. Cook 20sk>c, C. Bryant CGsr-c. h. McDorjnld tiGsee. A. Howarth lOOscc, D. Coulter lOOsec, id. Whitticld 105 sec, and L. Farrant lOjsec. Time, Tniin 28 4-oth sec. 440 yds, Sydenham Club—H. Fitzpimmons, lOOsec, D. Coulter lOOsec, 11. Whitficld lOoscc, nions. 30foc, 3. Also competed: L. S. Poison ecr, R. Wills lSsec, X. Tasker 30scc, L. W. Giii Sos<x, J. Kiddey COsec, C. Johnston "Oecc. A. Cameron 80scc, ,1. Matthews £osec. R. Fitzsimmons SOsec, J. GrecUbatch lOOsec, A. Hall lOOsec. Won iairly easily. Time, Tniiii 22 i-sth &cc.