SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19257, 12 March 1928, Page 3

SWIMMING.

ELMWOOD CLUB FIRST SPORTS. The newly-iormed Elmwood Aru&lsw Swimming Club held a very successful carnival in its bathß on Saturday afternoon. The racing was good, and D. P. Lindsay and h. Moorhrfuse gavo exhibition swims. Following vera the results:

Elmwood Schoolboys' Handicap—First licat: \V. Patterson (Geec) 1, B. Hall (2sec) 2. Time, iO 3-ssec. Second hjeat: C. Armour (2sec) 1, R. Baldwin (Ssec) 2. Time, 19sec. Third heat: K. Cree (6sec) 1, D. Martin (osec) 2. Time, 23sec. Final: Patterson 1, Cree 2. Time, 21 2-3 sec. Elmwood Schoolgirls' Handicap, 2oyds— First heat: A. Perkins (2sec) X. Time, 02 sec. Second heat: M. Carrick (3sec) 1, M. Atkinson (6see) 2. Time, 31«ec. Third heat: L. Airey (3sec) 1, M. Broughton (lscc) 2. Time, 22 4-3 sec. Final: Airey 1, A.. Perkins 2. Time, 23sec.

Learners' Width, boya—B. Paterson, 1, G. Green 2, D. Thomas 3. Time, * 3-Ssec. I.earners' Width, girls—P. Fairclough 1 , G. Anderson 2, L. Dudley 3. Time, 10 2-Ssec.

440 yds Women's Championship of Canterbury—Miss L. Copplestone (swira over) 1. Time, 7min 18 2-ssec. Fendalton 50yds Handicap—First heat: K. Wilkins 1, Miss L. Forbes 2. Time, 35sec. Second heat: Mis 3 M. Cranfield 1, L. Craw 2 Time, 44 2-osec. Third heat: Miss V. Berry 1, G. Berry 2. Time,. 36sec. Final: Miss Cranfield 1, Miss Berry 2, G. Berry 3. Time, 44 4-ssec. Elmwood 50yds Handicap—First heat: H. Dawson (scr) 1, K. Wilson (2sec) 2. Time, 30 3-ssec. Second heat: S. Wilson (Csec) 1, T. Donnelly (Bsec) 2. Time, 3-taec. Final: S. Wilson 1, T. Donnelly 2. Time, 34sec.

Wharenui 50yd3 Handicap—First heat: G. H. Watson (lsec) 1, A. H. Jecki (lsec) 2. Time, 29sec. Second heat: Miss M. Buchanan (£2sec) 1, Miss C. Buchanan (14sec) 2. Time, 48 2-ssec. Final: Miss Buchanan 1, Watson 2. Time, 50sec. United Club Race, 50yd3—J. IT. Bales (scr) 1, L. Moorhouse (2sec) 2. Time, 29sec. East Christchurch Club Race 50yda— First heat: G. Tipler 1, F. Foster 2. Time, 29 2-ssec. Second heat: K. Cameron 1, T. Thompson 2. Time, SOsaec. Final: Foster 1, Tipler 2. Time, 34sec. Dual Inter-club • Relay, 50yds (two in a team)— First heat: Wharenui No. 2 (G. Watson and L. Whittington), 4sec, 1; United No. 1, 2. Time, 29sec. Second heat: Fendaltor. No. 2 (T. Voyce and G. Bull), 4sec, 1: Wharenui No. 3, 4sec, 2. Time, 30 2-Ssec. Third heat: Fendalton No 3 (L. Craw and L. Berry), 4scc, 1; Wharenui No. 1, 6sec, 2. Time, 30sec. Fourth heat: Elmwood No. 3 t (S. Wilson and T. Donnellv), 7sec, 1; Fendalton No. 4, 4sec, 2. Time, 32sec. Fifth heat: East Christchurch No. 3 (T. Thomson and F. Foster), 3sec, 1; Fendalton No. 5, osec, 2. Time, 31ses.. Final: Wharenui No. 2 1, Fendalton No. 2 2, Time. 28scc.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The forty-eighth annual carnival of the Christchurch Swimming Club was held in the West Christchurch baths on Saturday afternoon. The swimming was all of a high standard. In the course of the afternoon Mr T. H. Harker presented the Harker-Brown Cup for three distances—quarter-mile, half-mile, and 200 yards—swum in the Estuary, to F. A. Jennings and A. J. Curtis, who were firaf equal. Other trophies presented were the Francis Memorial Cup, to D. McLennan, arid the George Harris Cup for the club championship, won by R. Curtis. The results of the events were as follows :

100 yds Fandicap—E. Robson 1, R. C. Curtis 2, D. McLellan 3. Phmprc—W. S. Burford 1, F. S. Jenniues 2.

25yds Junior Handicap—"W. Donaldson 1, 1). Donaldson 2. 75yds Bi'^astetroke—F. A. Jennings 1, F. Daley 2. Cigarette Race —R>. C. Curtis 1, M. Brown ■ 23yds Ladies' Handicap—M : .ss Joan Harker 1, Miss L. Harker 2. Dive—R. C. Curtis 1, F. A.. Jennings 2. Breast and Backstroke —E, Turgis 1, F. Daley 2. , _ Breast. and ■: Backstroke, ladies—Miss Joan Hilrker-'l, Miss -E.. Jennings-2. Relay Race—Turgis, Burford, and Rob : son 1.

N.S.W. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIPS. (BT CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN - AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received March 11th, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 11. The 300 yards State ladies' swimming championship lesultod as follows:—Edna Davey 1, Miss D. Raine 2, Miss M. Mealing 3. Time, 4min 16 4-ssec.