SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17064, 8 February 1921, Page 5

SWIMMING.

dominion CHAMP: (PKKSS ASSOCIATION TEI.D^.Ut.) DO'EDIS, February 7. fiwimmine championship tournament J, h US There was a good Boy?.' Championship of vSzealai'd—E. V. Cunnold (Auckland} 1, * S Batchelor (Canterbury) 2, C. m-Jl'iT"ton'i 3. Won by hah the length oi £ taSi. Time, l'2min 40 4-s°ec. It was a Ladies' Inter-club Handicap— Ttall- Mathor (Canterbury 1 ,, 3^l: IttßS Friedman (Ha-wkes Bay,, to. -■ Mis.. (Canterbury) 3. Won easily. Time, Girls' Championship of \Vw Zealand—Final: Mi?s [i. Shand tCaiiu -Z-. 1 Mies E. C. H<k.-i 4 . (Auckiaudj 2. tie toiK-h. Mis, WalioM was two *Uv third. Time. 51 2-3;ec. . ICOvds Men's Inwr-ctub Ha.-.idicap-Seini-heat: MrSvJty <Oi«go;, SOsec.-U 2. Time, 75 3-otec. Plunge—C. 11. H. Rich (Canterbury), -lit 1° W. Murray (Ota go), 45ft 7m, 2. o-Mvd's National Championship of ISew Zear Wild—Final'. i- Kronfeld (Auckland) 1, L. ; ■u;tl (Canterbury) 2. E. V. Cunnold (Auckuud) was third. Kronfeld won by a good ; «arein, md established a new record for v«r Zealand o: 2min 36 4-Ssec. The previ- j ous reoord of 2min 37 2-536 C was held by M. ; v Champ"" l (Auckland). ... 150 yds National Back-stroke Championship nt New Zealand —N. S. Batcholor (Canterwj.) % E. J. L. Deem (Wangaaui) 2. L. Hill (Canterbury) was third. Time, 2min 2-Ssoc. jo polo ChampionsDop—Second round: CanB defeated Wellington, Wanganui <Ufeitcd Auckland A. (SPECIAL TO "THE PRESS.") DUNEDTN, February 7. The second carnival of the New Zealand Swimming Championship meeting was witnessed by another packed house. The proceedings opened with the_ half-mile intermediate boys' championship, for which Cunnold (Auckland) was the popular selection, with Batchelor (Canterbury) second choice. Tha "heads" prediction was borne out, as Cunnold quickly assumed the lead, and length b7 length he gained upon his opponent, who In turn gained upon the others. Cuiinoldfinished strongly some 18 yards in fwrnt of Batchalor in 12min 40 4-sseo, being some ' 14 seconds odd outside qj Batchelor 8 record established last year. . , . The 75yds girls' intermediate ohampionsnip t:ia for some unaccountable reason decided in two hea,t» of thfee, the first and second in each heating starting in the final. Miss Hoeft (Auckland) won the first from Miss Stand (Canterbury). The second heat saw Miss Welrond (Auckland) win from Miss Bristed (Chiistchuich), thus giving both Auckland and Canterbury two represents- . tjves in the final, in which Miss Stand got » bad start. Sticking to her taek well, she made/up her leeway, and woo a. good race from Miss Hoeft by e, yard, Miss Walrond being a similar distance away third. me time was 2-6seo outside the record. In the 220 yds ohampionship, the heata of which jhad 'been swum in the morning, Kronfeld, Smith, Cunnold (Auckland), MorreU (Wellington), and Hill (Canterbury) started. A good start saw Kronfeld quickly establish a lead, and he oovered the first hundred in 97 seeonde. .Swimming strongly, he inci'eased his lead, eventually winning in 2min. 36 4-seeo, aj against M. Champion's xeeord of 2inin 37 3-sseo. contrary to expectations, defeated the others, and scored three points for Canterbury. Cunnold (Auckland) was third, but was feeling the effects of Ms 880 yds effort. Batchelor, "who qualified for the 220 yds, did not start in the final, being reservedjor tho back-stroke event, in which he and: Hili represented Canterbury. Batchelor _ set• » good paoe -from* the start, and, swimming the American back-stroke, he/ eoored * good win from Deem (Hawke'e Bay), while Hi" wa3 .third. The time, 2min 6 2-sseo, wias 8 S-osftc inside tho record. „ , , , In the water polo games Canterbury- B defeated Wellinaicn by 8 goals to 2. Barrett in goal plawfl a great game, end repeatedly saved hi# aide. Wheeley as centra foiwexd also played a fine game, and was responsible for more than one score.' Trusoott was » good fnH back, an3i the team as a whole played a fine game, showing- eaceUent camr oiration. The second game unexpectedly re-' suited in Wanganui defeating Auckland by 3 goals to 1 Canterbury B now meet Otago, tnd the A team will oppose Wanganui in the semi-final. In the inter-dub events Canterbury were «gain to the tore, C. Orchard winning the men's inter-dub from Anderson (Wellington). Miss Mather also notched? a win for Canterbury in the ladies* race, while the veteran •winner of New ZealaJnd, H. Rioh, beat all o&mera in the plunge, his only effort resulting in 51ft, a distance the second" man oould not. reach bv Bft. The Shield paints now stand: Yaldhurst Shield. Auckland .. • .. •• 33• Oanterburr ... .. ..19 Hawko's Bay .. ' 3 Wellington .. 1 War Jfemorial Shield. Auckland .. .. .. SO Oamterbury .. .. .. 18 Wanganui .. .. ... 5 Wellington ..■• > .. 1 J Hawke's Bay, .. .. . 1 ! It now looks liH Canterbury winning the Championship Shield, and only a few points will separate Auokland and Canterbury for tho War Memorial Shield. 1 x' . CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES. (press association telegram.) DT7NEDIN, 7. The annual conference of delegates io the Now Zealand -Amateur Swimming Associar ticm waa held to-day,' Mr W. E. D. Bishop . ■Ming in the chair. . | A proposal by the Auckland Centre that the junior and intermediate championships be separated from the New Zealand championship meeting was 1 lost. A vote on the location of the v next Ne>w • Zealand championship meeting resulted in

seven votes being cast for Wellington. seven lor Napier, and three for Timaru. It was decided that tho voting b® reported to tie Council. , A remiv that thq conference oonaider the question of obtaining' a competent coaoh for ISew Zealand was referred to the Council. The following remits vrere carried:— That the championship nomination fees in the future be ss. . That a list of- official water polo rofeieea for New Zealand championship games be drawn up. one referee to reside in each centreThat it be e recommendation to the Council that the junior and intermediate championships be held each year. ROYAL LIFK-SAYIXG SOCIETY. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) „ DCXEDns*, February "• The annual couierenco of the Royal Lifesaving Society was held to-day. ilr Apperly /Hawke's Bay) presided, and dealt with the ■work of previous conferences to the present time. Remits were dc-alt -with regarding the appointment of a Dominion chief organiser in !ifc-£aviitj, and the appointment of surf guards unci men to patrol the various beaches <'urii:g bathinsr season. The conference also dealt with the annual Government grant of £250. The conditions governing the Nelson Shield surt competition were revised, but the revisions will not affect this.year's championships, but will take effect next year.