SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 92, 11 January 1908, Page 10

SWIMMING.

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' ' COSIING . 'Jan. 18.—Thorndoi/ A.S.C., atTliorndon. >v Jan; 22.—Mastcrton 'AiS.C.;' Masterton. Jan. 2*2—Jliraman Carnival,* at •SoatouiiV, Fell., -A:s.c:; at To a™ Baths. • Feb.-15—Swifts A.S.C., at-Te Aro Baths. Feb. 29.—Wellington A.S.C., at To Aro s •v.'s; • Baths', "-va .'■■■ kisLr.--:a; I'd-X ■ -Gontrtr, fct-'Tbftrndoii^ : Cha'mpiorißhips;^atqNaprer>!Tj

SwitoMirigv'msy.'fiatylnst'V'Ke': saidj'to.v haVe fairly got going !mVthe:.citj!'; andifdr;the rert-i maind'er of the iscason swimmers.twill.;hav.e a very'a;ctiyo-tmie. vln addition..to .the .OttliV.. 1 nary club races in the 'evdningsriseyeral fixtures have been'drawi inip,i! ; ftM> ; carnivn]s' will be of occurrence. ijimtil tlib> middle of March.. • ■' '-'M.

•. M.;'E,» ;Chaiijpion's. atJjcißpfc , Friday;• (December.-37) -at.-the:AVaitpmatWClums-Car,.-•nival>.to- reduce; the':lo6 ( ,yards»-Ncw Zoaland^ rccordprovedy fruitless, 'Vaß':was;'iiaturally,-,to ; bo.;oxpcctcd-' .when;,,it 1 was aflnqiuicfid .that,, fresh water only was availabk v casi6n'. ;-Vln : -tho" second • place,r only-one watch was 'used to .time Champion,-, and,this showed' '64 l-g'soebnfls. v -t'ii'ii 1 U'n

' l'iie.,New. ,'Zc4larid a have boon. allottecl -to coiitrc,! will ;^';dM)d^'.6n / 6K.abo ; 6't rsJjircn--19,.>during',th6 of .the .Napicr.'CarnH'al.], 'deatE'.w'Mtv ;F.' , ' t Kfe!l&iAannoJ>. e ' of '.Miss., Annette, Kellormnnrt,; thti,' fafcmVSJ Australian swimmers. .. -'deceased* rftaa- iff good athlete in liis y6nnger''*nays, and the family i :heleaves includes, a-vson.. .who; ,-bids fair to mako a i great name as a violinist. 1..

Mr. T. Hendry,- as ;honorary\ secretary,- has made strenuous . efforts for • obtain Stato ..of .•.thp'.is6rviccs.;rciv ? .i dered to the .public:bv; the New.Sp.ut}\; Wales, head >-ccntre of • theßoyal; : Lif<; '.]Sa.yjngcioty—now - extending over . 14>y.cavsr-iThesG. efforts have ultimately been successful, iit.ro-. spcot of a grant of -£500.-from tho Government.-: Mr. Hendry wits. tho, founder of, the first 'brancli of! .'the trilia,'.:'.TKo/present.''^Goverrinipnt' 1 '.has given; evidenco. of? its; important: work, tlj.p, ;Rpyal.. Lifo; Saving eiofcy has; been'doiiig for the community, and which .will' now.,id' jtlijo. Stiito,' says a Sydney, paper...:... T

. Acp'irding 'toChristchnreh; .witor, ..it" iff tho general opinion' there, as'.' stated I 'spina.' timo 'a'gb,' that -ho • representative, from the-: Dominion will be sent to Perth in Februarys for the Australasian championships. It is considered that the ; large expenditure re-quirod.-to send a.swimmer .who has no cljaricci, of .success- is l riot warranted,' and. .that';.tho ■ money- would ' be better spont- iii bringing champions to the Dominion, r.and- thiis the .-swimmersv,'herein a. !.cbsiicej;.ofo'.l.earning,' something on th'o!spot, t.iv:':.!® :>«i

The Provincial: : of.vGanlefc bury (50- yards),; h'pld. in: tho: Dock'' on New .Year's/Day;" was'^.\v'on'._ Dodge; his time :;bemi; 31* I-sscc.' :' MasonJ''oP' •Yaldhurst, was the runner-up. _ Dodge competed in 'Wellington at the:. Y.M.C.Av <car- • nival 111 March-':last,- and, though' urisucce?,s-~ ful'through want of form, his. .per?prmaii<jes; evidenced-the' facti-that.-he ofci-a'. good-" turn of speed; 1 Oil lobkirignat th'eiwm S; ner's'trme,' one wondei:s r.what was;''the;niat-; tor' with our local men- .who- and, whyUliey were iiot ; closeroto-the winrierrvntthel finish. >D. Jeiikin. especially,,shoul<l Man. sonablpThave been expected to- hav.o given a. .himself, .-'afe he,-. as- ; wcil as FordhaiflV ylio 'also . competed,- has ,put, ' up/faster times 'for) th'o'/distance:,.;at To Aro Baths oh several .occasions.:--. New sur-,-roundings/may,-. . of/ course,: -^.havo-shack something ; 'to': do' .witlutho-.-'matter../ ■ Jen-n; kin? ? .als'a- : competed >!,in>-the /East .'jphriafev. church' Club's principal 78;' at/that Club's.carnival held on January 4. lie -was .successful in, his heat,.but finished second/to E. 'Dcfdgo, who was cpnce'ding him. -2 ?.secs.j in., the ''seiniifirial.* ' ? 'Dodge; managed. to swim: into "third placo : 'ih :the\ finals ' ;;/;/ : /'5/''/' ! '''/'!'!.

S.'-W. Kcan,';who wasprbniinent' iti swira j '' ming circles 'ill Wellington :■ v Until ■ i rocontly/i was : an* unsuccessful r r.cdrnpefcitior•:,>>-at; i the, Auckland ■ carnival on December' 27. Kean,> it' will be r remembered, carried' • the pHzes at" the' Seatouir carnival: last' jte&A . 'Entries • for the Mastcrtojr..-o'armvar blose. ori'"VVednes(lay:next;" #».{ -*-o

,Swimmers :/Bro,\rcmjh'deij.;A^ the Xhorndon onf'. January - 14.' , ...Thp.--cnrniy^l.- l is: ; to"■.be'. Jielcl at.' "the Thorridori '""'Baths 1 r'oii" HaJurdav;''; January 18, commencing at 2,30 p.m; , "Tno events and prizes are as follows.—so Yards Junior'''.:' Iriterolub' ■■ Handicap j •; first trophy'" valued ;at'£l Is;j -'Second, trophy. valti6 ; '/7s'."'"6d.'v_2o0■ Yards Baoo/>.) £2; and 7s;. 6d. , '"' l so' Yards' BoysK'HtfridicSpblSsA and '7s'.' 6di" ! 8f) Yards 'President's' Ha.ndieap/v, £2 ; 2s;-'-and '£L Is. . Comto-Ihterlndo ?(po_3fc entries), 10s. 6:1;;*100 Yards' Club Handicap, £1 Is. and lCs. 6d. 50 Yards Intci'dub Handicap, ifil'-ils,' and:..los. r;(j(l.;; Bun-eating JBace, 10s. 6d. and 10s. 6cl. . Vitetti s string band has been engaged for the • afternoon, aiid' programmes and afterhooii' tea supplied free of,, charge. ; Officials for the .carnival have been appointed as follows:— llefcree, Jlr. 'IT Shields-,Tjudges,: Messrs;..X Sfc.'Glair,'' G; ''Ctoakey ft. tjlyainf •time-v keepers, Jlcsstis; : Ij.yAVv .Ludwig- andirA. -H- ; v Stevenson; 'costume steward, ,-Mrid}.'r'Josljn'ij 'pross steward;' :- Mr.';ll.>A. Anderson,;,results; 'boahi;'!! Mrr P.Sherwood:;.. 'marksmen./:: Messrs'.- W.' Joslyiv;r-startor;-'J. Fleming ;V check V starter,{ Mr'.:.'J. 'H.' M'llrpy, bare' :to,congratulate the ; cominittee; oil their< ohoico'in,the.selection of theipress stcivardn'j

The following from the ••»$" plips .with, equal force, to .£ew. Zealand':—" There .'is,ia .consensus'of., ppihidii.', ; a'moitgst. members of. .tho .leading', .elujjs,'. thatC/goodi. s\viniming: suffered last .season by oi'oivof too. many., sprint rapes' in: earn!v.ffprb"" grammes, ..'mainly;. to .ii 11 ra c£i ] h rgo'. -,'e at rids ' The-,only, club to. give. attention in. the past has been the lirighton | Club. .Many swimmers, after, cpnipa'ratiyely' littlo. training, arc able td' cover slidri;-'dis-tances, aud those possijssod vof -speed in* variably win races,' the distance"' swimmerhaving little ,'or no cliance against"' tlicinir Few, however,"al'e capable of.-sivimmiiig 400 yards, 500 yards, half-mile, a lllile, or a 1000 yards at -high'-'spaed," which ' distances aro really the only fail- tests of a swimmer's capabilities. So "far"as" 'the "spectators are «Sncerned; spriiitvnicos;are too sboh (fiver''to prov.ET attractive.-.-; :Lring-di.ft&nce,-;swin\mjn& is always the; most' interesting.' ?.(t.-:is;:i.Q-/bo hoped ' that-' this ' season will*, witness: ii ye-:, viv'al' of distance ewinuning, -,andi,.tluit<;iclubsv.'ill include several distance races in th.cit, programme. ; • •The ; . experiment ; ; js;-.certainly wortlv a-triaU .'lt. may be mentioned..thptj tW Swifts Club has moved, in <thp, direction-.-of, enpouraging , ttistanco. swym,ming „„for. ,some time .past and. with a fair cbss. , - - '■■ ; •*." .

At the Victoria. Baths, Manchester, En"g-' laiid, ill 'November,'' David 'Uilliugtoil," .'{lie professional champion• of Knglaiid, attempt to lower the 3UO : yards-.world's record of 3miii. 38 2-ssec". 'Although 'Billington put in all he-knew, he failed to. accomplish the feat by only a second. He-, also mado an attempt .'.-to lower, the 500.-yards world's record of'6min, l ,7;l-ssec.;.whivl'! stands to the credit of the late IS. JB. ;Kierari, ni)<V again -failed -to. create a, new, record.., /;iHe Offered the .distance, in. Gmin. lS.'3-sseo'.', ..XL Taylor.,...the anvatcnr ..champiiin,: of.JCnaliuid, attacked the samp.record,..and also, failed.in hia,' object, it taking liiin Griiin. '.17scc: td sifim the distance. - He,'.' however, Jowercd.Jijg jJjvjf; English .record =of Cmin,., •2.-ssccl?.'jiii\jvii)'-l ning tho ~500, .yards' championship flf/Nciv"' South Wales ojiV Saturday,' DepemW '.li, Cecil' Healy, the,,sprint' champion of, ;Vustfa^ ; lia, covered the distance in ,omm. 23," l-upcp..-Though ;':tliis ; time; is slow, .ns.comparpd Billingtbn's..it must be. tal?ei\."into ..cousidera*-,. tion. tlia't Hpaly,is 'reijll.v;.i[. sprint Whilst in' England, lie ..developed distance powers, '(ind .finished/, well un in several important races a£aihSt ? .spni'e.of. the ct'ack.' swimmers' of England. .Tho'jfact.. tlijiC. he'haVwon tlie New' South Wales" nliip shows that he has greatly improved'-"-]? his distance work since his return from England.

4 :E6iid6n" "Spiortsniaiit" recently published .tHo, following matter regardingrwhA6Jni[ffilit'' j>S • evolution of tho 5 ''HiYh'd'r'ofl" -'In 'England^— i- -'"Tlitftt'ondeffUl, illaiWer in 'which, during tho. last .15" 100 yds. record has been lowered, is' told by"the appended table, Which has -been* collated from tho A.S.A. handbooks. .' It will'be'seen that siuco Tyers did 65 '4-sscc. jn ISSff/nq less than 10 2-sscc. has'been.taken off' tHis I ,jfecord. In tho latest contqst.for r of England everyone 'of {Ko'six moil that started Tartakover, by 2 4-SSOC 1 . < ; "ftoteg 'through the table one. .dß94MLmm[''2'3-53cci ! J, \H. Tj-crs, at I'im- , fCiitifods'th'd'VVoWtS'uri'dorgo consistent enr- , itiiilment.. In ,_Tyci;s we had .our first great , f i'ii',thiJ fliSviMe'.overarm method. .even faster aim 'woik, 'iiino ,ctmfe_ V'th ' a combination of ''double oveTarm^'and' tlio "crawl," H&iniay "crawl," and now ' .Vb/Vavfe^'lJamels;.. "Can anybody rbneeive 'ah'M^rriv^rft.e'Ht 1 fiii 'Yftb latest -stroke that jfriirfiUabW'a'Jndn 55 2-osec. ? hi the , : app&p"ded tfifiio:tli'£ r -rfc6fcrd is given as it stood . At'tH4"ini oFtfa<#'Wihiming year:— ' H. Tycrs, at .Lei- '■ . cestery'September 19. : . . : " r . ; ,189-I—l'irriri. "Z' S'-osefc 1 .," 1 J. H. Tyer, at 1 iihj '•iSOS^No'tha'fi'gfi,,''"■'"V "1896—lmiii:-.'l 2-sso<?.y"J. Hi Tyers, at Burs-. , dhbln^Vj -1893^fifinr''(3''l i 5sec:;--J. H. Derbyshire,- at

it I Manchester. Noycmber 23.' 1 C • "..) ;190f)—Jftaf'bhiitigo:'/. 'J ■.■*;■.. i i tl!X|2r-09. SS&ce.',? 'P'.-'.C. rV.. Lane, at Lei- j .'-' j /igoß^N6;;;(iltailgts. ■ . 1 "li)(Jo : f-'5D' T so r o;-7 "'Si/ "dc'TKalmay, at ,Weston- i v'siipSr-Jlifreli'August 14. 2-i3sao.v 0/-JI. Daniels, ac Rich- < ). mond, June 22. . < .1907—55 2-ssec., ;G; M. Daniels, at Man- ;; * " c.hestcr, September 7. ; •, • j lEvidently some time to come 'finality has been-reached in; tho-sprint re,'cord, for it is impossible to -imagine that ilanfclsl'ciut'-lM|irov62iipon his ■ wonderful latest'dfort, or 'thTiOHy -other swimmer, at Wast for_some. years, will beat snclvraafvel-ldtis-Kgu«S''a?,ss? for 100 yards, ; In' . a refc'Mlt cliaf it was gathered . fthatVtoq'. bxptbted, to ''get somowhere hear : o6see.V'(lnd rHiilmay in'practice has been do- • '•'ing -o7seßI o 'B'oth-swani\at r tho top .of their ;foi^V l ! v\i'liilkt" it'; Js that even the j [•American .\. t am : rttfiur hiiiiself.; was surprised "wKcnTific : tijncTtebgcre announced that ho had ; Jleffc'the.t record''behind . by 2sec. l oiit' since ho was pre- ■ : iviously""ifL 'EtigWiViJj' 1 showed splendid ]arms ' sh'ourders'l'dnd^vas'about 6ft. in height. ' r Hi3 : ' wJm'db'r'fill', speetf is ' tho result of .that specialiSln<s jW'Vh'lth tho. American athlete is notorious:;^When ai'-young American takes • ; his : sp¥rt .seriously." he ,; fasteii3 himself to it, r.and no other .game ,is allowed to interfere . ;witlv : tli!tt" in "Ti'hicinie."desires to gain fame; : rlf "hu'liasl'thF cut(;n'oss characteristic; of his' . .racb'':he 'KeeiM , ' i 'his ,; 'cyes open. for. improre- ; -mej9fj; 'that. stage -whert' h'e v 'sai\:'Kii3ran; and was at. once • convinced* tlipt was the stroke.. • ll?obr BaVrieyi"d , clighte'd to show any swim- . ,'nier. l 'h'o\v*'if<s .''c'ratfl'"—and ill this respect flalfiiay 1 is'" l th'e"§tflUd—hid .nothing, and Daniels'<'jn - ofitetl by 'tho "tip." He per-' .severed;" and : in lijs-own style is said to have "iinpi'o'vi'd"updli,.KierSil's .methods. Last year ; ; 'jifhorf" p<Crirels.' cfiteretK .the hundred in 57 ' ! <£-osee':', -lie 'shttwed -proteise' of ' doing better.' : ; 'ThV-Now-.Sork•youth-'is'-now at his best, and, ,Chft*hftfdfy'Kdlte°td:'ltoproyd,. for thero is no ; ;mah'' i ittv l hiS , ';ofrn lr tioifr(try.'capable of giving jhini'-sueii a/fsice sfa':did. Halmay, who cansed- " -the'-"'WiiTftfeK-to. greater offort and • 'mv'ifff''fiisttfr' tlV&ri" hiid-'ever been necessary; . l>pforcy<"<-IW :nwi'wbnt?wKich . brought so much ' j'jory to iliC'American it is impossible not to syhii)athise';'frith : ' tlie-" Budapest athlete (do iHalinfty),' who,"'ii'lthqitgh beating' world's record,had/to;; bo l content with second-place 'm^tlai••'-Siidh'•' a -sfeWrdf"'affairs is almost' uifitjfieMff 'thi hi'sfto'r-y 'tif ■< sport. ; ' 1 '! V HINTS "ABOUT RACING. "' C. M. Daniels, iiii';his book on swimming, saysi.-f-"Jf">I j -liave-> bepn ..asked once ;l. have 'beofi!. udkod-.a ..-huhdred: times ■ by . ambitious youngsters whether -itJ.'is best.'to spring at the beginning, in tlre'iuiddle, or at tho end .ijf ; !aJracfe."-Thei.'correct' way of racing.,in .theory-iff at all, .but to find th& - fastfestr■ gait)''idnd- can hold over tho disiane'o-'' to 'goyj rfiidi'fcoi'hbld it.' Unluckily, wo ai'fe"a'll Slictf jjbw r judges of. pace that it is. varflto -"us •to apportion our 9nergy i[ 'dqUally l 'bver ,, 'tlle course ,so that it'. vill just r(to'mit-'in .'the last few yards. Wo dither. kill-'o'iirsulVfisN byearly sprinting. _or : . foservo energy.for ttysfe'nsationa] finish which, would have becin fa('"'lisfifccr: employed sooner. I consider goftd ju'dgriftS«t in pa'cing tho most valuable'.asset''of a th.o" > "fast' swimmer,. It is. undoubtedly the' i ' , ]'iacb that kills, the pace: tho' individuals fiOrmal, one for the distance, and a .punishing sprint, whether, indfllgfid 'm. atf; tliiS'' StiirP-"br at any'other part f>f;fhe>"race , ; is rt harmful and detriment] to tli'b 4 Trfesi f Vijytjlts"■ : l>istPlbiitcd evenly over tho entire c | ourse'"'tlio :, (3i:'tra strength. needed for thab''spmtr : iVould"lfave inade tho final time bettor. - Fast men are. ofteiv seen to 'lay !)rt"dl<,' ' Sjirittt an opponent, and tlteii slow/clpwh I ,' aiid ,Vl do all sorts of jock'oying."Tut ■anything" , you : '-see in this line down td'' , t'li'd.gall6ri'<i r s'ai'Ur l iu very bad taste. A 'pfflU'iwhti "fcelslcettattt of victory should lo enough of a sportsman not to try to bring ri(licule"'on ;l h'iS opponent, and tho man who (Vital will find it far more profitablb/.'tb 'Stt r jni' Vi hti own race w'thout b6fhei i ii{K r! abofit' M&Vlis opponents are dohplfliri'g ,! 'aYsteady gait. To alloV' '6liesftlf"ttf'' < B6' i 'tlrttwn - • out by an e*My' feqHii't / ; 'or , 'fblaj? ; back ) 'is always folly.''