SWIMMING.
'■:THE_FIRTH HAM)ICAP..: : ; The Thoriidbn.Swinimiiiig dlub'.'gbt'off'the 50 yards : . race; for; the - Firth Handicap ; last evening, in :smooth -water. TTie'result'was as follows:— ' ,'..: ..' ! ', First. HeatV'-A." W.,Smith,, 9sec., 1;. H. Thomson, 7sec, 2;' W. Allan, 6sec., 3. Also started: J..; Bradley, T2sec.;.E. Tustin; 6sec. -~ Time/ 37seo. : '■'■[ :■ ■ . I • Second; Heat:- K.'i Wiggins, 6sec, 1;i T. Ronayne, 6sec:, 2;' N. Allen, ssec, 3. Also started: W. Begs, 6sec, and E. Tustin, Gseo. Time, 345ec., ; ! ' Third Heat:B\M'Leod,4sec.',,l; G.Bruce, sscc, 2j G. Mackellar; ssec., 3. Also started: W: -Hill, '55e6., and E.'Picbt;.ssec. Time, 32 2-Bsefa: •■ ,-
Fourth" Heat: : E. ! Ne!son,:isec., '1; N. Pownall, 2|sec, and C. Brice, 3sec.; dead heat, 2;' F. Roberts, scr., ; 3. ' Also. started: Reg. Healy, scr. Time, 29 3-ssec. .The semi-final, in which the third men in each heat started, was won by F., Roberts in 29 3-ssoc.. ■' '}';.:'.
In' tho final nine started, ! tho result being': Roberts, 1; K, Wiggins, 2; R. Nelson, 3. Time, 2Ssec. Roberts put up a splendid performance in .winning the final in tho fine timeof 28scc, after swimming into a position in his heat and .qualifying to start in tho final by winning tho semi-final. •',..'•'
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 7
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