SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15648, 21 July 1916, Page 2

SWIMMING.

600-IIETRE RECORD. (By Cable. —Press® Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and K.Z. Cable NEW YORK, July 19. Herbert Vo'.lmer has established a world's swimming recced by swimming 500 inetree {5-J6.52 yards) in Gmin 51 2-sth sec. Too, amateux record for 500 mctrce. passed by ;.ho Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur wae 6min 56 4-sth eec, made by «#. T. Hatfield, of Weston-super-Mare. Fngtonri, August 6th, 19L2. THE HARRIS CUP. The third distanco for the Harris Cup was decided at the Tepid Batlis laat night. when the 75yds event was swum. Out of four competitors tlie result was aa follows: — C. F. Crosbie (Boys' High School) .. 1 S. Hollander (Bove' High School) .. 2 X. D. Cox (Christ's Colle s e) .. ..3 K. H. Hargreaves (Christ's College) .. 4 Time, 55sec. The Harris Cup was give by th© laie Mr George Harris some years ago, to encourage junior swimmers, and ia open to all secondary schools' pupils. There are four races held to decide as to who shall hold tho cup for the year, of which three have now been decided, and the Sna.l distance, the lOOydo, will be decided nest Thursday evening. At present, H. Hollander and C. F. Croabie, both of tie Boya' High School, are leading with five points each, and after them come tho Christ's College reproeentativeis, K. H. Hargreaves and N. D. Cox. who have, so far, secured four and thrco points respectively.