SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 4

SWIMMING.

A NEW RECORD, FREYBERG IN THE 220 YARDS. RAGE. A considerable number of swimming enthusiasts gathered at tho To Aro Baths! last evening to witness the final of the 220 Yards ilnter-Glui) Handicap, leftover : from 'the Swifts' Club Carnival on Saturday. - In his licat. on. Saturday B.'; C. < Freyberg broke; the New Zealand record for tho' distance (2miri; 43sec.) by- 2 seconds/ but: owing to non-com-.'pliance with certain formalities in regard to officials tho rocord could ;n'ofc'.stand... Consequently lYoyberg last night/ made another attack on the record for tho'Dominion, which : he * himself ■ established'on 190(3." Ho succeeded in : ' lowering" tho' record again, cutting out tho journey in: 2min.;4lsec., the' same .. time;, as: ho; registered. onSaturday. ■Tho ; ttireo official watches on ' the young champion differed slightly. : Oiie.'' mado tho timo 2mih; 4150 c.,. tho second 2min. : 4o 3-sseo.-, .and tho third 2min.':4o4-ssec.( A;-. :■

• The competitors- were' G. R. i Patterson,", 27sec;'; ,0.. M. -Ward,'27sec.; 11. vßonayrie, 20500.';, J. lynch, 12seo.i; and B. C. I'rey- : berg, vsor. -.Wood and; l J atterson; started t togotlior and swain stroke] for'stroke' for tho' tirst: 50 yards. • Both turned badly,but Pattprson got a ;slight lead, llonayno was coming. along steadily in a 1 nic'o easy.' style,and was gaining on tho leaders, whilst .Lynch was i also coming through' tho" water Well.' Treyberg did not leavo tho starting board until the leaders' had covered about -17 yards. ' He cut out the first 100 in exceptionally, fine : style, but ivhen lie'got near; the first' men soemod to drag for a time.; fAt 150 yards llonayno took tho lead from'Patterson, with Freyberg and Lynchcoming along fast; llonayno . was, first to turn into ,tho final 20 yards stretch,'.with Froyberg in hot pursuit. I'lio young Thorndon swimmer got : homo with about threo.foet to. : spare, Freyberg coming second. There was a great finish, Tor. third, .place between Patterson arid Lynch, the formor gaining the verdict by a, coupleof inches. Ward was closo on_ the' shoulders of Lynch: ...The winner's ; timo , was ', 2min. 002-sscc. ■ - . ■/ ; ~.. • On Wednesday evening the. Thorndon Swimming Club held a 150 yards handicap, for a trophy presented by Dr. Izard. Tho weather was unfavourable; but a good raco resulted as follows-J. C. Smith (26sec.), 1 • R. Ronayno (Gsce.), 2; J. Bridgoman (44scc.), 3. Also started: Fred Roberts: (scr.)', R. Nolson (lOsec.), T. Murray (losee.), D. A; M'Leod (ISsec.), T. Bruce (1950 c.), A. ■M. Adams (235ec.),,R. Gower (215e0.), K. Wiggins (24scc.), L., Armstrong (28sec,), H. G. Thompson (3(3sec.). - Time,' Sminl- 12 ; 4-ssec. WATER POLO. THE NEW ZEALAND. CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho Secretary 9f the New-Zealand Amateur Swimming Association has advised tho Secrotary- of tho Wellington Centre that 'the New Zealand Water Polo championship has been allotted to Wellington, . and is 'to bo decided at the Centre Carnival, which is: to bo hold ,at the Thorndon Baths. on March 14. The sum of £5 os. has boon set aside for prizes. _ The only condition . attaching'to the ovent is that teams from at. least two Centres ,shall compete. -, The Polo Championship, it may .be, mentioned, 'should have taken place, at the New Zealand Championsship Meeting,; to .bo held at .Napier nest monthj but was 16ft off the programme.. :