SWIMMING.
RICHMOND CLUB. I
| The Richmond Amateur Swimming Club heid its weekly race on Tuesday evening, the distance boiog 26yds. The following • are the results:—-First heat: G. L. Bull scr and W. M&kin 6scc, 1 (dead heat); 0. Chrystal 3»ec, 3. Time, 14scc and 2()sec. Second heat: F. Drike lisea and H. Yardley 2Jsec, 1 (dead heat); W. Bassett 3Jeec, 3. Timo 14 l-6th sea and 15 l-sth sec. xhird heat: G. T. RobinKon 3Aseo, J.; M. Bassett SJacc, 2. V*. Owen lsec and <i. Jvnudsen lAseo also etßrted. Time, 15 <t-sth see. Fourth heat: L. Poore Bscc, 1 ; W. Scars "Usee, 2. E. Velvin ljsec, and A. Surnmerfiold 3Asec also started. Time, 10 2-sth sec. Fifth heat: A. Osborne Ssec, 1; W. Sloam Gsec, 2. K. Butters lseo, W. Linton Gsec also started. Time, 17seo, Final: L. Poore Bscc, 1; G. T. Robinson 3iscc, 2; W. if akin Gsec, 3; F. Drake ljeeo, i. G. _. Bull scr, H. Yardley 2isec, A. Osborne Ssec also started. A close finish. Time, 19 3-sth sec. Tho c'.ub will hold a 50yds race on Monday next.
VISIT OF AITSTRALLVX SWIMMERS.
The Executive of the Canterbury Centre met last evening, when final arrangements were made for the Carnivals to be held in the Municipal Baths on Boxing Night «ad Monday. December 30th. The loam of Australian swimmers, viz., Solomons, Hoy, and Roddington. are reported to be in capital form, and with warmer water than haa been found in tho Xorthern cities, these swimmers should be successful in putting up somo fast times.
ROYAI. LIFE-S.AVLXG SOCIETY.
■the committee of the Canterbury Centre of the Royai Life-Saving Society met last night. Mr K. Bassett presided. a letter received from Timaru stcted that efforts •were being made to form o branch of the Society there. In rcplv to the Society's request for a grant, the Town Clerk wrote stating that tho matter wm receiving tho attention of the Mayor. Messrs Anderson, benwartz, Collins, and Sears wero appointed patrolmen at the Sumner Gala, and Messrs iryent'. Ceokson, Souter, aad Drake were appointed for the Xew Brighton
SWIMMING.
Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14512, 19 December 1912, Page 4
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