SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 2

SWIMMING.

.■;■;.- -..-,-.■■ ■•■-.;.-■■ '. ~. .:e ';■■_ — -r^-r-:: ■■' ■■■..- ■'■■:-\ ! HEAtY/AGAIN BREAES/RECpli^TlMß;::^;':: than /usual interest":'was;;taken"in>;• /./ the final of the' Wellington Swimming Crub'e.- /;■/. 440 yds. Handicap, which had.'been postpoiJed'fr. ■: at ;theicarnival.;on Saturday- afternodpy--and-v.'? ivas decided at.the Te-Arosßathsyestorday •' evening..;-,TheVfact 'that tablished a-record: of; 6min. .8 3-pse.cy, v over :'-" : ' the distance at" the Xew' Zealand .'champion- ' : > ship meetingatTimarii the week'beforeilast-::-'; and reduced/ this, by'six .seconds- in;-hiß';heat : :; : on; Saturday) ,was /again; racingj; lent/special .■>■:' interest to ike. contest, and'/spectators were i" i provided, with a- great .race betweeh T the l two : • : '[', pack-markers,=Healy/;and/Freyberg;'althoi]gb. '■&. ■ neither of-/, themi■ could 'overtake- the ; limit,-' ■:■.'<'} :men/though-;'ttey-'poyere4''tte'jdflmey'jii^'toi''.'-"i'v-'-" ; ■peciaUy;fa'sttime./:;;--^-'/.-:>;;■; ; v:.-i> !: -;,%(div*:: ; ';- : ''--'The-.starters were: E.i Delancy, 150ieo,': O. v/ • , .T:::Arthur,.i92seeV;"N.-Watson,^2sepi : ;'\e; v V:-:-; Ward, -70seo\;/B;//C.':EroyberE; ; Psecl;'?and; C. Bealy,/s'cr..--'' l -f '■■ ■ ".■;: ■';-?■.;:'/.'.ssr> ; ;--■'.^ i^'ii-' 3

xpeiiuipy;: wuo wenuat ,iae ;wora,. goi:v_ n&a-. -;. ~r negotiated-70 yards before Arthur;.and '^itrlXi*'- 7 ' sou:left/'the : hoard. : -.: yardsto the, good whenv.Ward set-put "'phi th : eX>;v'i journey,".;;:ahdVliadyincreased-jtjie'dietarice^;:--i to vlso yards/;w.heri ; VFfeyberg:- "tbofcj-.vipfe"^ 4;s .;When'>tnew- scratch .man,.He,aly,v;)effc;.v-th%'"i■/' ; starling', board,i!Delaney ! had \ lefti aboutil6Q; s ; : -:r yards:behm'd. : ;; : 'Watson,iwho started.;<Sut;'ai'?'■ : -..i; a 100 yards;pace.;-retiredcwhen '[ he :hid;'dbne"^<i .ISO,-..but-th'e~-<other. front markers'keptl'plug-'-gu^''Bway,*'Arttur.putting:-in-"exoeßent':S6rfc'V"' : !:.v : '' Troyberg kept well ahead 1 of: Healyj ; whb"orily:v: y.'.i ■jgMiipd'ailittie'in''thiß'firßti;'2oo.-y'arffß ) , :liltKpu^'fc : ''i ho' >wae getting through, the .water i.yery'ifaetv, ."• V and turning beautifully;;^''_Fr6m , 26o;yards;p&- f V:H" wardl.the^cnampion^steadily;bettered his l p^:";■■;■ v : .sition;-;and\-it -looked .was 'about to be'left,. but .the i.saw.Hhei'.;; Vv strongly,".and' turning. at ; the; same'iima :aa> '' • ;':Healyl -;f. He.;'sward .the nest : Btretch:' Istrpkevv'. , * j : for. .stroke --Tvith his oppdnenti'turninriritb'-vi'

,This:being last .burst for home,;tb.e- ; sp'ec-.''' ; .. : :■/;■ tators: were ; now■ •■ expecting to' ;see";Healy!7 :Vf mov;e" out in ;'frbnt,'.';';but jFreyberg." stuck;'to? -/(j him';gamely,' and, raced .all: the^wayutp^'the'"; , tape, ; He'aly, being- a' little in; the. lead.ior-the.''' .;i firstvfew ; .yards. aWntfburjwtbyJ.the;.^?' ;luo' , ;Waß: | a , ■■meaniime,'itlM','Umifc'. : inen/'Had'-ppmple^''^ei-".9 : f;; 'course, in fthe..order ;in jivhich; -they- : startedyA? out,.Delaney ! beihg:"urst,;;Arthur:6eMndj|Vand r . : ;:ft TlVard 50-8-sseciV' Healy,;did .the: distance in''-the' : e!s«;;: : />H'' -.'time of smirii' 59sec.i f .'which;'is■;;thrjee;:.vj-.;"; seconds;better than;.:his.'vp'revious|b'es^;^ewlr' : :-. : ;. Zealand. Vre6prdr : :of?'6mjhvr;2se6.~t;Fr^bergf';'->■•;?:' who':rnade'.theVbebt 'showing.hevhas.^yet.puti. ';;. ; up'.against vHealy, covered ■;. ' : fas't\.trae : .of-6min;;.loßeci ;i :Healy_'.B not-be ! .passed ; 'as ; a' .V.;. .the;race;'was^not iwum k. ; ffie^fuliyA.S^y' ' other., requirements of.ihe'.'swini":'.", ■:■' ming'.'.association; as; i . i tp.;.timekeepers/-.ve£o';/ : V^ ;^,: ' ;6ompjied;;wi&^:;;':;V^; >; ; ; K';'Dx; ;■;: