SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 148, 17 March 1908, Page 9

SWIMMING.

." WATER POLO. NEW. ZEALAND CnAMPIONSEIP •Tho filial , for the New Zealand water polo championEliip. \n,: pkjed . "at , the To! Aro - S?V>? -rosterday ,evening'. between.Swifts, and Wellington. The teams. weW. as' .follow' .; Swifts—P. Moore, C' Moore,"<F. WUton, Wil-i mott, J. Lynch; B. ! C. Freyberg, and Jenkinson., • ■■ 1 .. >- / WeUiMtan--Gibljon3, Roberts, AKeUyl Bridgo, ricot,- Wiggins,- and: Bonayne;- ; The water.' -n-as emooth/ but. the air Won' the cold'side. From the. throw-in Swifts attacked, and l'reyberg-and Wilmott- each had unsuccessful shots : at. Boal. . Kelly : and Wig-: g l? s J e A. l ' n S ton . ' rl ' 8 , Profpising. ...looking'. attack,' but. Lynch sarcd and "got clean- aTray Up the :.centre '.'the"' bath; a 'pretf.T piece of • iroTk by: shooting.. gcfalpv Swifts; returned to the, attack,-and Wilmott had a'fruit--less shot. at_ goal., Bridge led Wellington to' the. attack, bnt .want of backing nullified liis efforts, and ; Swifts resumed the :-offensive, • Frexfiorg..harinjr a, shot which, .missed- the nostfl;-: Ihe Smfts . men kept at ifc. nnd at length Freyberg scored from a scramble in front of the posts. , The .'spell ended; Swifts, 2j Wellinrton, o.*.' . . Fast,-'eTen ,-play characterised the opening of . the second spell, and the' Wellington men did spme good individual work, but 5 lacked thecombinatiori shown by their opponents. Bffore the spell was far .advanced, Bridge,; who ■ was planng, a fine game for Wellington/ got awav. on - his-'own, and ended by shooting' a welfdeserved goal.' From' this stago to the end, piny was decidedly, ragged, Just on the call of' time Wilton scored from an'easy shot' : in front of tho posts,- and tho gam'o ended: Swifts, S goals;- Wellington, .1 goal; leaving the former the water polo champions; of tho Dominion. a . Lynch : playefl a great. gamd for : Swifts)"and -was equal .to two fnen. Freyberg, Jenkinson, and, Wilmot shbwed up well. Bridge was the best for the Wellington team, but Wiggins, Ronayne,' and Kelly also put in good work.-' Mr. ; George • Sadd 'Was referee. ",' -, ,; schools' ' championships. The balance _of the schoolboys' champion-, ships .were' decided at the To' Aro 'Baths' res-' teijaay"evening. ' Tho final, for tlio 25yds'. ■ ohauipionship resulted as - followsC. 11. Capper, -1; L..Armstrong; 2; R. Fortli, 3.-Time, 17sec. This was a good race, Capper winning by' about a. yard, the others being well up.' The result' of the ■ 75yds. championsnip wak C.-JB.'.Capper, 1; H. Jenkinson,2;L. Armstrong and R. : Forth (dead heat), il. - Right from the start Capper, drew steadily away, with Jon,kinson well up. Capper gained at the turn, and eventually w>n oy three yards. Time,' sSaic; ' SCHOOLGIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS. ; The ochoolgirlar' ohampissshij of 25yds. resulted .as under!— Pint heat: ~H. : Chappel, 1; A, Tucker, J; J. Micholl, 3. Time, 20sec. llios Chappol won by absnt six yards. Second heat: E. Burr, 1; F. Petkorick, 2; S. Cederholm, 3. Time, 2i l-ssoc. Final: E.' Chappel, 1; .15. Burr, 2; A. Tuckor, 3. 'Hme, 21sco. ~ Illusions aro tho best tilings in tho world. A'ruan has decidodly grown too old when ho .has! learnt t0..-,do without thorn.—"Bystandcr." .. . , r ," It is tho Scottish golfer v.-hoso stylo is the pootry' of motion, as opposed'to tho proa® of nuißolo in the ca'ss of the English reforming, orickcter. : Ciraee-and eas'o;mark tho 'Scot; foroo and laboured '-notion tlie '■ English.— "Gnlfinfi." " ' - '