SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 407, 16 January 1909, Page 12

SWIMMING.

(By Splabh.)

: CARNIVAL DATES. ■ January 23.—Swifts Carnival. * February 6—-Y.51.C1A. Carnival. February 11, and 12.—New Zealand Championships at Timaru. February 20.—Wellington Carnival. March O.—^Thorndon-Carnival. March 20.—Centre Carnival.

nl . tenth aiuuml carnival of the Swifts Olub, to be held at To Aro Bathß on Saturday next, .promises to.be an interesting gathering, special interest attaching to the first meeting of Healy and Freyberg, who will bo engaged in tho 220} - ds. handicap. Tho following officers have been appointed for the sports-Eeforee, Mr., T. Shields; polo referee, Mr. G. Sadd; judges, Meeßrs. A. St. Clair, & Sadd, and. C. F. LosConibo; starter, Mr. E. J. Fleming; check starter, Mr. W. F.-, Watt; timekeepers, Messrs. L. W. Ludwig, W. ,B; Smith, and W. H. Polipclc; . costume-.steward, Mr. A. W. Muir; press stewards, Messrs. W. Skegg and H. W. Dyson; Messrs. A. H. Stevenson and F. Wilton; result board, Mr. H. A, • j't' -W^snien,. Mossrs. W. T. Willmot and Xj. Sleightholmehon. secretary, Mr. 15. S. l'ornc. ...

. Tho Swifts Club have made a popular move in making tho teams' raoe at their carnival °l )<3 I n /to. teams from various athletic clubs and business bouses. Tho now scheme has been taken, up enthusiastically by . several teams, ajid, up to Tlutrsday. last, the follow--«n»ne9-vliad been received: —old : Boys'' Football Club, Athletic Football Club,- Post .Office, Y.M.0.A., "N.Z. Times," and No. 3 Company Q.A.V. Tho Oriental Football Club also Will prebably onto a team. The pdlo teams have also been training assiduously, and a_ ton game should be the result. Entries for tho carnival close on Monday even-' mg., _ : _ Writing from Napier in connection with diving matters, which particular information 4 say will appear later, Mr. H. S. B. 5 , romal 'ks incidentally as under'^—. Ihanks to the energy of'the headmaster, Air. ieglor, tho : Hastings public schools MV6 now au open-air swimming oath. 25 by 12 yards,, 9 to 3J feet deep* -erc6tc<3 for the small sum. of. .£6OO. The . bath is. complete with dressing boses, eovemd sheds, conveniences, and ample accommodation for spectators,, and meets evory requirement of. tiio swimmer and of the . child learning , to switn. Although at tho opening of tho season. Hastings Swimming Club members only, indulged in diving of the most elifii«ntafy description, yet, new; after only a few tfceks' of _ practice. on.,tho kmy standard spring diving-board,, there are a. considerable, numr? r . j?™g enthusiasts who ; daily oxccutc their fall,. swallow, somersault.'iand buck aires with grace and preoision. Consequently I sco no reason why swimmera elsewhere, with a little encouragement from headquarters, should/not quickly become' adepts at this entertaining, - diversified,. and i attractivo water pastime.

.'The English Amateur Swimming Associa-tion-has -recognised tho uridbrnicutibried records established-".-'during, the ' last English swimming' seasott:—l6o Vards, back stroke, Fred A. Unwin, lrmn. ollsce,; 160 yards, O. M. Daniels, 32 2-Bsec.'; 200 ' yards breast stroke, F. Holtaail. 45sec.; 440 yards, H. Taylor, smin. 27,3-Csec.; 440 yards, I. S.-Battersby,'siriin. 26 2-Ssee.":' one mile, T. S. 'Battershy, 24min. 33sCc.;: It was de-' cidcd to mako a note that. tho course when'

the now milo "record"'.was made was 2ft. short of tho milo. ■

Tho complete programme issued by tho New South Wales' Amateur .Swiiriiriing Association for the,' Australasian: " Championship meeting, to take place in" Sydney January 16,'-20,. and 23, is as'follows:—Saturday, January .16,"at. 3. p.m.: 100 yds. Inter-Club' Handicap, 50yds.; Junior Inter-Club Handicap, 1 '100 yds .; Australasian Championship, 880 yds. Australasian, Championship,: ! High Diving' Competition,; Sobraon >-Boys' ' Race,' Novelty Events, High -Diving aiid Springboard Display,,. Life-saving Display ■; -by a •squad of Sobfabii boys. '^Wednesday,' January 20/; at' 3 p .riv.'22oyds'.';Braco".,' Inter-Club Teams Handicap, SSOyds. Inter-Club Handicap] 220 yds. - Australasian" Cha.mpionship, Springboard giving'_ Cota]ictitibiij , \ Novelty Evciits, Special Diving Display.' .Saturday,. , January 23, at 3 p.m.:- 110 yds. . Inter-Club Handicapj lOOyds.i Championship of the Country;; 440 yds., Australasian Championship, 220 yds. : ; Briast-stroke Australasian \ Championship, Junior Inter-Club Diving Display, Novelty Events, Paiicv. Costume -'' Parade, and Competition, High Diving Display. - The'Milo I Australasian Championship will also' . take place during tho.-meeting in a- oath and on. I a date yet to be decided. ' f '

Notifications have been received-from tho various Australasian Associations that tho following' swimmers will represent their.States in the forthcoming Australasian ' Championships !—Victoria: P. Beaurepaire'(Albert Park Club), T. W.. Mason (Melbourne Club), J. Gunn (Brighton), Richardson (Albert Park), W. J. Clariugbold (Albert Park l Club),'and G.' A. Mason (Melbourne Club). Mr.- Ri, M. Collins will''act: as manager .'to thevteam, and . will also represent the ■ Victorian A.S.A., on tho :conference'to be held during tho meeting, Queensland: C. Graham, G> Hollingsworth, John Piko, 1\ Trenfield, A. M. Taylor,'L.. Dowzerj Geo. G. Alley, aiid P. W-. Springfield, who is returning from England, will 1 most likoly bb in Sydney in time to take part in the events on the concluding day. Mr. E. Wetzel! will act as manager to tho team, and will also represent tho Queensland A.S.A. on the conference. 'West Australia : L. Fin lay, accompanied by Mr. Ij. Walkbiy who. will act . as manager, and will; represent the' West Australian A.S.A. oil the conference. South Australia. and New South Wales - - Names not yet to hand. ; - ' Special features of tho Manly' "Club's. Carnival (says tho "Referee") wero Cecil Healy'i remarkably consistent. form during tho day,, and, in a'lesser degree, .that of the Manly Wright. : Twice, in the' ono.event the pair dead-heated, Healy from scratch, and giving Wright 9sec. ;'Thb .times .of each man woro the: same in the final as, in the" preliminary heat. Tho watch made Healy do 67. l-6seo. The 100 yatdsNbrthern Suburbs Championship excited a great deal of, [interest, and provided ail opportunity for the young, -'Solomon. Islander—Afec Wickham—to show that he, has oome on a bit this season.

Wiekiiam finished a couplo of yards ahead of.tho second man in. 58 3-sseo., his v'first "fifty" ; being 1 clocked 26 2-ssec. Tho 100 yards Championship of Eiifelish. warships in the harbour attracted several good swimmers, and fell to R. 0. .White; of H.M.S. tenguin, with the representative of H.M.S. Prometheus, J. Perrett, second; and "W. G. Ash, H.M.Sv Encounter, third. Foul- front-rank men in the persons of C. N.* Smith (Sydney), ; 12sec;, H. Hardwick•' (Sydney), scratch, C. Bunt (Palace Emporium), lOscc.y arid E. L. Moran (North Sydney), lOsec., contested the 220, yards First-class Handicap, and they finished as named, : Smith- winning' by four yards.