SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16443, 10 February 1919, Page 5

SWIMMING.

KAIAPOI CLUB. The Kaiapoi Amateur Swimming Club held a oOyds echool boys' race and a 50yds club race on Saturday. Results: —■• Schoolboys' Race —First heat: Fever l, Best 2. Second heat: Childs 1, Bryden Final: Fever 1, Brydon 2. Time, Msec. Club Race—First heat: J. Crawshaw 1, W. Lintott 2. Second heat: It. McGregor 1, C. Hcskin 2. Fiual: Hoakin 1, Crawshaw 2, Time, 43 4-sth eec. RICHMOND CLUB. The Richmond Amateur Swimming Club held a very successful gala at the Richmonu School Baths on Saturday afternoon, when a most interesting programme of swimming events was decided, including tho first distance, 50 yards, of the Schoolboys Championship of Canterbury, which was won by the present holder of the title, N. Batohelor, of Christ's College, in an easy manner. ReMembers' Dash Handicap, 25yds—First heat :■ C. Atkinson, scr, 1; K. Butters, 2. Time, 12 3-53ec. Second heat: E. Yeoman, ljsec, 1; M. Bassett, iseo, 2. Also started: C. Rochester 4Jsec, G. Osborne 4£seo. Time, 14sec. Third heat: E. Butters, swim over. Time, 14 1-Sseo. Fourth heat: C. Smith, ssec, 1: D. Lightband lsec, '2. AUn started : K. Ritchie 2sec. Time, 10 2-sscc. Final: C. Smith 1, E. Yeoman 2, C. Atkinson 3. Time, 16 4-ssec. Schoolboys' Championship of Canterbury —First distance, 50yds: N. Batohelor (Christ's College) 1, A. Laing (Opawa) 2. L. Pierr (Opawa) 3, L. Loader (East Christchurch) J. Abo started—V. Hansen (St. Albans). Won easily by seven yards. Time, 32 2-53 CC. Richmond-Shirley Schoolboys' Handicap, 25yds—C. .Robertson, 14sec, 1; E. Christie, 14seo, 2; C. Hartigan, 18sec, 3. Time, 23sec. 50yds Richmond Interclub Handicap—First heat: J. E. Edmonds (Opawa), 76ec, 1; V. Sparrow (Richmond), seec, 2. Also started —R. Wheely scr, G. Osborne 9seo. Time. 35 l-ssec. Second heat: K. Ritchie (Richmond), Esec, and- M. McNeely (Old Boys') Ssec, dead heat. . Also started - Annand lsec, W. Marshall 9seo. Times, 33 and 34sec. Third heat: J. Meek (Opawa), 9sec, 1; J. Sutoliffe (East Christchurch), 2. Also started : E. Low; 3sec, F. Malmanche 7seo. Time, 34 4-ssec. Fourth heat: G. Chrystall (Old Boys), ' 3eec, 1. Also started—G. Barrett ogee, G. Existed ssec, H. Smith 6sec, H. Robinson Ssec. Time, 30 2-oseo. h ifth heat: W. Sutherland (Opawa), Sseo, 1; G. Gemmell (Opawa), 6sec, 2. Also started— C. Atkinson scr, E. Butters Cseo. Time, 30 3-seeo. Sixth heat: F. Truscott (Opawa), 7see, 1; E. Yeoman (Richmond), Ssec, 2. Also started—R. Watts 4seo, S. Hollander 2sec. Time, 33 3-ss«c. Seventh heat: P. Harris , ~d BoyB), Ssec, 1; A. McKeon (Opawa), 7sec 2. Also eiaried—D. Lightband 4sec, H Rich 4seo, P. Gregory 7sec. Time, 30eec. Eighth heat: L. Hill (East), 3sec, 1; K. Bradley (Opawa), 6scc, 2. Time, 34sec. Ninth heat: M. Boseett (Richmond), 3sec, 1; L. Purr (Opawa)," lQseo, 2. Time, 35sec. Tenth heat: A. E. Summerfield (Richmond), Bsec, 1; C. Smith (Richmond), "9seo, 2. Also started—W. Purr lOseo. Time. 35 4-ssec. .Semi-finals —First heat: J. Meek 1, G. Chrys-. tall 2. Time, 35 3-ssec. Second heat: A. E. Summerfield 1, F. Truscott 2. Time, 35 l-saeo. Final:' G. Chrystall (Old Boys) 1, J. H. Meek (Opawa) 2, F. Truscott (Opawa) 3. Time, 28 2-ssec. Ladies' Interclub Handicap, 50yds—First heat: F. Grubb (OpaVfra), seec, 1; R. Ed- ! monds (Opawa), Ssec, 2. Also started—G. Shand scr, K. Bristed 3sec. Time, 40 4-sseo. I Second heat: K. Pyne (Opawa), 13sec, il; I. Agassiz (Opawa). 126ec, 2. Ako 6tartI ed—M. Simes lOsec, E. Hannan 13sec, E. Edmonds 14eec. Time, 48seo. Final: F. Grubb (Opawa) 1, K. Pyne (Opawa) 2. Time, 38 2-sseo. High Springboard Dive—G. Gemmell (Opawa) 1, G. Bristed (Opawa) 2. Novelty Race —R. Wheely (Opawa) 1. 100 yds Relay Handicap—First heat: Walj tham, 14sec, "l. Time, G4 2-ssee. v Second /heat: Richmond No. 3 (Returned Soldiers), 16seo 1. Time, 68seo. Third heat: East Christchurch, Bsec, 1. Time, 62sec- Final: "Waltham (R. Watt, P. Gregory, J. Taylor, H. Robinson) 1, Returned Soldiers (H. Yariley, K. Butters, G. Osborne, A. Summerfield) 2. Time, 63 l-ssec.