SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 9

SWIMMING.

r (BT'SrLABH') "> COMING CARNIVALS - , N * Feb I—YMC.A ASC, at To Bath*, "" . F0b.,5 —Woodvnllo SO , ' <. .■> ~ < Fob 15—Swifts ASC, at To Aro Baths \ Feb 29 —Wellington AS G , at To Aro j Baths « Mar,-.l4.—Wellington ..Centre, at. Thorndon.;:■ Mar. 19 and .23 7—N Z Championships, atl ; Napiot .Ihe^vThorndon', Club deserves .a word -of ■ I .' congratulation on-the success of . its carnival, * .which-,took. ,tho Thorndon Baths on,.'r-.v;::,'i':;:.;; : Saturday last * J TJUo takings at tlio gato aro J said to constitute* a rccord, ami the Club _ ' has o\ery reason, to feel satisfied with tho " results of its, vetforts. A . special -word, of:j' " praiso., is duei" to* the Club's swretarj-j '-Jlr.-■<\-v;.' J H. M'llrov, for tho capablo" manner in ~ 1 which,ho wprltedaipi tho. carnival arrange-: : incnts. 'Mr.-'A. \Y.\ Smith :Uso, a ■ very oIA ' .-- V!: supporter-of- tho Club, should not bo for- 1 gotten- in- this Connection.v- A feature of tho ■ " ?■ carnival •.was'-the-greatMmprovemont:6hown< f.vrarts by, many, of tho;.]unior;.swinSmors] 'especially.:-. w .-5 U 0 Xeilj E Picot,, and Roy Nelson. Tha last-named, who-UECstho.''crawl','stroke al-: ■ ■■■ most entirely; .won< his heat (n thc President's v x . -'.v Handicap in .tho.exccllenfc.tlmo of .30 seconds, -is and tho final in?.!Jl: 2-5 'seconds. i;B.' O'Neil ■;■* ■ won' his 1 heat in. thojunior: : handicapr 111 • ■ ; ;:-ri 4secs. less time than- his' previous^best: per- r,i formance. .. The.fiying ■ squadron ychampion- , i ship uas an excellent performance Tho ■three . teams-7^which- compoted(represent-' •: : ing the Thorndon,/ Swifts,:' ;and . Wellington '<■/■■■■ a * Clubs) were' very 1 evenly • matched,- hut that • •. Uaurqls lay .with the.. Thorndon ~Club. G.- ! y Gibbons, .who is. but recently fromsAuckland,. and who swam.for the Thorndon Club in tha - : abovo raco,- : is a - very/speedy, swimmer* -His'-- -- ": stroke is even and_ uniform, and lfi -free from - ,that .jerkmoss which?, makes so: many *. of* ourv : local swimmers -look uglv 111 the water.'- He -, covered- the .50 yards,in his heat forthe Pre- • sidont's -Handicap in 29 seconds. The - Heggluu competed at the 1 carnival,* : and showed that they still retain"aigood tum ■: ; : of : speed,': despite their- abscnco- from'tho ' Toeing field j ibr two.: seasons.- C. • -Hegglnn's '. ■- • win in the 50 yards inter-club wasTwell de-- ■ : , served, - and proved most ■ popular with t-h« . .' - • Onlookers. ■A. M'Carthy, a former secro* ■ . ■ i : tary for the.Thorndons. was also a competix-''' . , f tor, .but appeared to -. bo" somewhat out o? -'■ : torm. ;B. C; Froyberg vron tho 100 yardf : handicap "iil'_ thff-^ : ver7r:' time'.joi; ; '::y f ' 64 'l-osecj ' • This performance must; :1 think, ■ •rapk with that'of . 6-sseci-for yards putt . - ; , up bv Fred Roberts in To Aro Baths a few* - - seasons'"'ago. : J-.. '-- :3'V : /*■''''•■''.-' The carnival held by the Wairarapa Ama« ■ , . ; < 1 tour-Swimming Club at Masterton-011. Anm-■. 1 -• . :vdrSary;'DaynvhfranVunqu'alified'succ'eSsV'''.A. I '-'^■■ i number of ■ Wellinjiton' : swimmers journeyed . : > -to - tako part-' in tho eventSj as . '->■ \ : i j : 'afeo!'did .'a' t-eim>from' Wootinlli?..'iT-.Th'e"'.visitr-' V --' . .ing:.compdtitors l :Were','well-:'.'treated"by. tha ;v ' ':I •• oHioials.'in and:; .caino- .away \i ' anth"' prizo'- money Jaggregating' some' £20.- • ; '. ! ' 7 '' '' 1 : yards championshi));, diit':tha..- v y: : followibg .->competitorsF^ed, 'Robert-s,-,IU v : .' : ') Ronavne, ,J. Kornot, and E.- T.i Hegglnn- 1 . Kernot and'Hegglun .were in .tho lead, at-6Q . yards, closely followed by Roberts, who was ■ swimming" a--steady stroke, . when -:-Kcrnofe ' ■'i , boro over ;and : fouled:Hegglun, whioh' puttha - ;• ] . latter . out- of;"tile "race. TRoberts ..won -by .><••• i about tw - d .yards,[from. v'Ronayne, " ( who'.-Waa. ; about a ..yardv l 'm.,. front: of.N Kemot- and ••••' ,-i Ilegglun. -Fred Roberts,also won a3O yards■; , vi scratch Taco:frorA'E..-T:.'.Hegglun. ;:From. an.. si uneven start-L.. Bridge showed 1 111 frontj- and■ :i 3 : appeared t-oi.lj'old.''thoVriice after th'e' first 20': ' ' : v ■; .ypr.ds.';''\He,-:hp , i\^yer}/spoiled^iis ; 'chanco. I b.r.. sw'iinmingr 'a-;crooked courso^fbT'ltho;.last,: 10' •- - i yards;-'- , Tho ileat header ''competition brought I, . out an cxoclient performer from Woodvillc~ s '11..I 1 .. Bennett, i' .Bennett;, who, ".by-.the ja : : V built- 011 big- lilies, is' an"'expert diver, and '. readily-outclassed; the iWellingtoii-.UiVors ;who competed:... . He-also .lTOii . the, plunge, beat-..tog'i'i^;;W^Sniith7twto^,rto6:v6f.',th^.h«KA'.-i .- ." plungors 'ill' New:Zealand).■■by:' a:-'few: inches. , Smith-, however, won_"tbe long--dive.' F.-'Gairas, .-- " a ; member of ,tho Clnjij. who- ij:, >• quito '3/ lad, • competed- in." this 'event,, and,, '.' showed that-ho is quito an expert at tho -v..' .businass.: :'s : - 1 "aro rcmiu'ded'.'tbKt" entries 'for , Y.M.C.A. Club!s carnival .Aro Baths close .on Tuesday evening •.liest. : ' : • Queensland swimming enthusiasts have d»'cided to send F. W. Springfield,-Australia's distance;champion, to England-for the Olym- - pic carnival',to be'helii' this' year. ': ■ ' .The Monte Christo i sack feat at a recent aquatic carnival in Sydney provided a sen- ; sation. The perfbrmer : (J. T. Kelly, of pnetinle distanco 'diving:'repute) failed, to cut ~ the/sack, and had; to- he. dived.. for' and' • '. brought to, the side bath. ' • ' The; lvonderful • mariner- in'wliich, during tho last fifteen',, years,-' t-h'o . 100 yds record ! : -. has been lowered is (says, the "Sportsman"), , told by tho appended: table,' which has been collated .from the, A'.Sl'A; - handbooks. - It will he seen that since Tyers did 60' 4 : ssec. in 1892-110' less thaii' 10 has been •< taken.off thn,record.': In tho.latest contest. for the' 100 yds cham;pionship ' of. - England every, one. of the sis: men that started.beat 7 .that, time, the last, Tart-akover, .by 2,4-osec.- ■ Looking through tho . table, oiio notices - the evolution in -the stylns_ that has caused, tha, record to undergo consistent: curtailment.'ln' Tyers wo had .our firslf.'great improvement .in tho double ' overarm ■: method... Derbyshirs followed with even faster arm work,,Lano camo with a combination of . double overarm and the "crawl;" de H.almay followed with his own "crawl," and now - wo;:-have t Daniels. , Can anybody conceive an improvemenji on the latest stroko-that' mll'enable a .man ,to beat.ss 2-ssec? .Jn/shkappended table tlis rcoonl. is' given as it; stdod iatytho'end or t _ each swimming year:-r----1892 —lmin. 5 4-ssec.; J. H. ■ Tyers, at Lew: cester, September'l9. 1893—No'change. 1894—lmin. 2 3 Ssec , J H Tyers, at Pirn-' ; lico, October-24.'. V-' ' *. '' v ..\ ' 1885—-No cliango; - : " 1896-r-lmiri,. 1 2-oscc.. J. H. Tyers, at.Bun* lent, June 11. ' /■ 1897-^-No^'-change.'-.--:" •• : • ' ' 1898-lmin. 0:l-5scc.. J. H. Deibyshire, at ' ', '' Manchester, -'November. 23.;.. ' - 1899-No, cbaage.' ... ; 1900-No' change.';!,v.- • , : ■l!)i!l—No change. . •1002—59 3-6 see.- Fi C..V. Lane, at Leicester, October 9. : 1903— - v - ''■■■ ~ ■>■ r change." 1 r.\- : r"'-" ■ : .1I)05-tt59scc., Z. do "Halmay,. at \Vestpn« ■ • 'super-Jlare,' August ■14;.'.■ " -1906—'57'2-osec.-.' (S. M. Daniels, at Richmond,' . - JunO '22. - ■■'~■■■ •- '■■ 1907—55 2-osec., C. .H. Daniels, at- Mauchejter, September 7.,,