SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 12

SWIMMING.

J . ' (Br Splash.)

.•'' :••■- / ; CABNIVAL DATES;;: :.: : v -;. : Pebruary,'6.—Y.M.o.A. : Carnival ■■ ,V • .-.February 11 and ; l2.—New Zealand'Cham* pionships at Timafu, ■■■■ ■.' ■ ~.; February .20:—Wellington. Carnival. v/..>. : March-6.—Thorndon Carnival; ' : ' ... March ;20.--Centro Carnival.: ; v>a . ' v '/' V The Swifts Club had-bad fortune f in'strikn wet day and rough i weather for their tenth carnival oivSatnrday .last; but consider: ing that they did hold the sporte they were fortunate in having so many : present The racing:was fairly.interesting iii spite of. the adverse conditions, but the; heavy rollers took seconds -off-every swimmer's besf time '' Jti • ■ rtc ,^" so yards ' maiden-re-•■ffikf a -i d ™ g " d<, u ng §° ; - betTO * ;H. k, Johnston, and W: Johnston, .the;former leading all the. way, and-winning by'a foot ■-• : A™™, was,ojily, , one .scratching for :the : so yards club;:m l l,or.handicap ) ;: W fich;brought led until about .10. yards from home when Armstrong ■shot oui= from, the centre di/won by a ooupW. yards. A good go for second irgin™^ >eat «vVa ™™f TW*''V" d - ? to ; R. hnal.m 37; leading all'the way.' The third the J. the "race, IXe? bmrth. .-.leaving : the rest, r of 'the field |S d o^ n e^ si te;brh a °,-: weUin the wWh , W ie< f awa y_ a nd had' to be content ; Ho^l«^ n + , Thi . e man done practioellyno in good form'he would tal i e .fi a ;P ow . e roi-,.beatmg,overr SO yards. ; '■: ldJ^v U 'S mi 9>Jt for tholOO Yards I lntor-olub Handicap, and drew some of the I : best .swimmers.; ,■ Hanna, and .Eyenson..were brst : and second respectively in the first heat; Z. »a ;^ I!e i *?• same positions in the im n i heat i S fterii - orillianffiniah.;. Ward,' tL iv ', and . Ro ? T ?yne was the the plaoing in! 1 the third heat. Nine.men startedin>e final,, ihe most exciting race of the and.W. Hilton made' fa,™?nf ■' t r first 50 yards, but soon'after tunung,,into the second stretch . Brice and liooicame along fast, and reached the leaders whilst JRonayne, who, as usual, had. started' out with, a half-mile.stroke,' began to movW, up. ibvenson commenced to show> siohs of •distreee-about .15 yards from hoinVanTßricei great stylo;: was' pressing:® S y > ' ? e T 5 ra . Ce , as though it' was: •Eh 5 e Bnoe s ' by . a wuplo of inchee,' Ronayne c&mp with a brilliant burst on tho.,inßide and won.by a ! - ,>:.-A; big/ontry was received:for ~s pring .board diving competition, 1 which'resulted-as anTIW w 68 ' befol ' e ■ W-,0; Moore and.Roy Nelson fighting out theifinishi'Both. , Avmg exceptionally.. Well, but.in; the_ fimsh Moore gamed the verdict • - ' •■': Preyborg ■ have now"met. ■ and 2WW r *! t P m J°J he esrAustralianVover: After tho first 100 yds- it •was-'ab-' and getting through the. rough water, confi-?WSi'-fv P u a - gap . t6l weon himself .'.and' tho- Swifts champion,, and won ai length-By about.lWe, yards. - rrey ; berg;i S; ; n ot; It the top of hm form yet, and,' when ho is:,he and H ° aly) f Siw n w smboth; water,.'slioud:^.shift' some: of the- New -Zealand records.;- ;FreybDrgwilLnover do'his best ;until he gires up fretlmg .before a• racoi :ilfc;is:.no'doubt' eUil tice, but anyway ? race is-only a face, and sport,::and not.a life and:deathf ß trviggle ; and ■ a man-;who;smme a gameiTace, and yet does P Tr n V? s - deserving.-of,;.and gets, evorv --Every man;oannot : win. ~ k^ ™< -l.'s.vstated. that : an ; endeavour^svbeinr . : At tlie' .conference ■■of: deletrafes frnti 'iiL various Australasian ; SW iS^ s representatives .were" -'presents f E South; Australia, and West Australia/; The'.-chai? man, and ,s 6 cretdry. of the New" SbuW'^ajS" «n«l ( - ,a, howov er J was;allowed -the tho Sydnoj. "Itetoree" says:—Eiervone ivhn who • . the,,struggle with their hats ; pionships by, Malcolm Champion, twice wSner of all ohampionships-viz.,. 1901 and 1908' .Canterbury have.,selected B, E.: Dodget 'tho spnnt champion, holder of all the provincial championshms (five): last season, ■« Rich, the distance champion,, to represent , them, AngusKu £ sell;.hofder'of;tho-200/d? bre ast-stroko. championship, .will also renrt ! sent.the ; Canterbury Centreattle StS this event. are nominal w g Bl^ lj ld 4<ldington aro sendinc \V. for the distance championsK Both;are sterling goers and are sure .to gain standardi.caps anX badges. Bull,holds?tlI New .Zealand record for.:Bßoyd g :-vk. 13min ■ 2b /-ssec—and-Manhire got • under thn atnn ■ dard ; in;tlie:44oyds.,pro4ci a last w season, andta performance in the mile on 'New. Year's Day; at LytteltonistampsS as a commg £ ohampion, ho being 'only eeventeen years of age.v, ■ ; ■..:■■: ■ , ■ ••. ■ . ■r e ' writer: and Roberts as the probable Wellington representatives, as ■«: ;,unable to male ■■ the , way, has only onechamI pionship distance--100yds. ■ . ;: : . For tlKrhalf-uule ohampionship; bfAustratitle A. D. Hill,. J. R. Cfarland, and H Hardwick (representing .'New 1 South' Wales)!■ G;'Graham (Q.), H. Eaton (S.A.); and J I 1 ™ and ;T;;.W.. Mason (Vic;riined up mi the starting platform; No one-appeared inclined to'act the part of consequently the first'llo .yards (the length of each la.p)'wy little difference, in their position.' Going" over' the ..next stretch/.however Boaurepairij■•asserted'himself/ and,' sihglinc out, rounded'at .the .220-yards turn perhaps a .yard, in front of Hardwiok and Mason, wlio were'.already'locked togethor,- Beaurepaire's ; tirao was 2mit) : ..-47 l-ssec.; Another, lengtli : of tho courso saw Graham. leavo tho wator. At 440 yards. Beaurepaire showed full-'two .■yards- dear .between Ins. feetihnd. Hardwiok'sj head, while.:Mason,lay. third, iust hia own longth away, and Garland fourth. Tholeader :.had comnloted. the "quarter" infimin. ,4Cv l-ssec. Another;furlong brought no-change in the positions of tho trio showing the way tlipugh Bcanropairb had increased his ndvalitage to 20 yards, and Mason and Hardwick wore taking all ttow raiild out of each other Mason,,touched in. front of,tho Sydney boy! but the 'latter's,adept turninfr' onahled him to round mmultnnoounly with ilw Victorian' aaud the deifcumg storm of cheating and ea-,

cburaging shouts. , .Garland Mis still fourth: and Hill fifth. So'the ; struggle progressed over the next and concluding 220 yards, during which Beaurepaire improved his position to such an extent that he touched for .the last time, a winner by 40.'yards, 'amid;a-.scone.'to. be remembered. . ■. .' . . ■ .. / ; ,-Beaurepaire's .win .in ' the mile was so .pronounced, ,that/ •it .-■ would bo hard to.' '' tay'; how. '• easily lie triumphed. There was another great 1 demonstration us Mason'and Hardwickwere seen yet fighting over every: inch; Yard by-yard 'they proached i.the, winning post, and still neither could ; get away from the.'. other.; v For!' a moment, "within thd/last- dozen yards,, it looked as if Mason: must prove.the/fitter,' but responded gallantly,' and, Vis-, ing above.- himsolf■■•','at ■ the. 'psyehologkal moment, just managed to put the necessary extra ounce on that gave hintsecond prize by the touch onlv. The finish was as brave a one as swimming'hae 'ever known. Garland filled fourth place, 25 yards away ;■ Hill fifth, and Gunn sixth; with the South Australian (Eaton) last.- Beaurepaire occupied 'llmui. .36 2-sseo; over the journey, Hardwick 12min. 2-3-ssec.,'' Mason ! 12min. 2 4-ssec, Garland 12min. 31 l-6sec., Hill 12min. 2 3-ssec.yGuhn ISmin; 0 4-Ssec. r and Eaton 13min. 13 2-ssecJ The' lap (110 yards) times were:—lmin. 17 sec.yiJmin-. 47 1-osecV, 4min. 18sec, Smin. 46 l-ssec, Jniin.: 15 l-ssec.', : Bmin. 42 l-ssec., lOmin. 10 l-ssee.,, and. llmin... 36- 2-ssec.: Here', too, all. the starters _ were within staridardfigures—l4min. ' Previous winners were' }V. J. Gormly (N.S.W.), ai New Zealand 1894);, L. Leo (N.5.W.),/ at New, Zealand (1895);' Percy Cavill (N.'S.W.),' at: Sydney (1896); Percy. Cavil]- ";af New- Zealand (1898) ;' R.. Catill iN.S;W.),) at-. Sydnev;?(l9oo^; R. Cavill, at Melbourne.'(l9ol); R,- Cavill, at ■«»$?? ne T> (I S O3 U B - B. -Kieran, at. Sydney, (1904) ;J3.; B. -Kieran, at Melbourne (1905 V;, B. B.Kieran. at: Brisbane (1906);'' F W : Spnngeld (Q.),: at New 'Zealand Q. 907); F? Beaurepaire,-at-Perth, .W.A; (1908).-: ■■-'■ ; > •■The race for the .100 yards championship of •Australasia.'was "worthy:the title. : . AH the fastest sprinters of. the Commonwealth were engaged, _and ..Ceoil'-Healy,- holder, of .the .distinction);- Harold Hardwick, .and tne.young Solomon Islander, Alick Wickham ■represented- New v S6uth: Wales,' H. •' Graham' Queensland' and T.'-> W> 'Victoria.; Mason was left on the platform an appreciable time behind the-others,.who"got away simiil- | taneoualy. -.Down the-straight'- stretiH-the ! four- leaders-sped, all.: steam on, till 'perhaps! ' 't?™P. : - ?? T i s ' W ■■ beeh 'i traversed,' v Meni .ttarctwick s head showed in front, and alreadv : ;lnmdreds were, yelling- Sydhey_Club's ."fine' -young name, but Heal.v had ' to' be,reckoned ..with.". The., previous' holder"'ofthe tile, ,-who: is -second only in, point of spe'ed : to the, phenomenal world's .Tecord-holder American C. : ., M.',■■■ Daniells, .made; a- .mighty : -effort , ,, and soon .assumed the lead. :At half-' distance -Hcaly was 1J yards in front,■ "tW' tlarawiolc appeared .to be gainine, and "Wiokham made - his: effort, but; HealyJ f'orawled" : .in: Iner.style, ; ahd r finding himself- a; clear length .to the' good: wlien: -75 yards had been ; traversed,^orossedi.over: in front -of: a- coupl 0 : of. his'-follow-competitora:'and- finished : very .littlo' less than-three .yards best. .-Hardwick ! was; second :• and ,Wickham, : almost, neck-and-' ■ neftk-. with-.-.the,Sydney- Club'e--tQi>-ri6tcher '■ thjrd; :,The. Queenslander: (Grohanrt - touched ■ the!board \U- yards in the;rear of.'Wickham.' k lhe;.winner's-timevwas SBisec;— lJ-secV slower" than/^he;Australasian , record'created'-by him' last .April..; AH starters are ; entitled to standard certificated -.The laetfmari-to'.fihish did the;distance.in.lmin.- 4. 4-Ssec: ,• ' ■ .;-' : , ■ :■<: F winners of;:the 100 yards 'chamPJ°" S !"P. °t 'Australasia were.:"Tom;Meadham /v'lw ' a V^f^^.-Zealand, 1894V;,:L; Leo, >VfSW;*^^™: Zealand;.(lß9sl; -J. H HelW.mS/WO. I , at Sydney,(lß96\ ;■ Fred. ! Laijo;(N:S;W.Vat Zealand,(lß9B).;W Sydney. fl900)\ R. (CavM • ( ?It^V^i>Melbourne fWOD'.j. .Fred, Xahe at.-Wew'-Zealand i<1902); R. :CaviIU(N..S,W) Sydnev