SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 9

SWIMMING.

'(Br Smash.) • CAUNIVAIi DATES.-;' Swifts N ,dlub—^February; 12. ' Jf.Z: i Championship's: (Auckland), Tcbru- , 'ary 19, 22, am 1.25.■ : C:' : : . .Thorndon Club-^Ma'rch' 2. . v "i-,, Wellington—March 13. ■'V:- -- ;Tiic .'Star/XfepaHiig-V;.Ciub*3. !isportsjVias^ !Saturday:.were > tr. great; success as ft»club;'i gathering although they..naturally/ ,i<;ll, something ''short of . carnival ,form. 1 Un-; t'husiasm, however, .'carried "the; gathering through, successfully,, and ieyery. one ap T " peared :.to, bo.-quite! satisfied- with the . meeting.": - The., club, championship" for .tho.■ -year .is...held by -C. Bi'ice:'who ..won the 100 yds. event from 1. Bridge. - Freyberg, r wliO' 'should easily have ..accounted for r tliis-event; stood . to .'enable: some of' the othersto. :have a. turn. 'lYeyberg accounted for tho 4-lOyds;. race from. the, QueerL;s':'WhaTf to the shed," wearing 'Mason, the "'limit man, ..last few yards .audTwiniiing". by.-.about :threo. feet. ■/ - : .\ :.'. ; Tho :.Canterbury;'representatives whoare to. compote at tho -. championship meeting at Auckland- will leave Christchurch on Monday.. Amongst tho' southern- officials making the-'trip/.are. Mr.. 6., Harris, president ,of ,tho New Zealand 'Council;. Mr. Walter Johnson; -Becrot;fry;Mr. W.,G.:D. Bishop,.president; Mr. W; Iv. Duncan, inter-club handicapper; and: Mr. G.':Kicli, : treasurer of the .Cnntcfrliury Centre". - . .v..'". : i ■■■■■, :The • following . is the team , to; reprc- v sent. Canterbury iu the/ polo, inatch -at. the . Now,. Zealand.'. Swimming Championship Meeting':—Goalkeeper: G; Gemmell; i'*l 11-bac\v:ll. Kich ,v'half-backs :-.'H. / T. Williams,' :'.W\-- : G. -Cookson; - forwards: Schwartz,;-Atkinson, - and Hales; emergencies:. Drake',' ."Russell, ,and Mason.' . ! The "Poiisonby; Swimming'and, Life-sav-' ing Club has picked the following swim- ' mere, to. represent > them at. 'the New Zealand championships, to bp lield in Auckland shortly :-l()oyds.,: Br Weston; It." H. P.. Eonayne,■;L. I'ristTom,.'M. W. Bees; /200 yds. juid 440 yds., R. Bell, S. AV.'KeanV 3?; J. Kernot;:Bßoyds..'and.one inile,'P.'J. Kernot. ; ... ,

'The following, swimmers . have ' been chosen to represent the Waitcmata Swimming Club at tho Zealand championsnip. meeting, . whicli commences on February 10, and will be continued on . February 23_ and.. 26100 yds. championship: M.K Ummpion,, J. D.. Stewart, A. UJiare, and '11.. Easthope.. ■'220 yds.. 440 yds.,■■ half-mile, aiid'ono •mile:! C. Wel.son' and 3[. E.'. Champion; 220vds. breast ..stroke: TC. 13; Jeii'bm .and"lF. K. Horton.': . yll ,'f,i s9uaarou race:'. M. \E. Champion, ■ i •>, J?' D - s 'ewart, It. Easthope, ami 10. Marrutt. , . V

■:On -Friday; evening ;of-last week the iv o ™#-toalirtistence '.(150yds.')', forthe Wellington Club s president's onp were tTo Aro. Baths. The winner of the nrst heat turned up in S. Beaumont lie was; very closely pressed,.by L. Silver, who is swimming very consistently and improving with each swim. The'third l .man,,'J. JJevine, although:he came with »: good- burst- at the; finish,: did. not' swim up. to expectations.'

b._A.:JlurreU, ah over-arm swimmer in' receipt of. ,'lsec.', accounted 'for the second heat, ilfter, a good tussle .for the last 30 yards with 0. Ward, Usee.,, and B. O'A'eiil scr.. .Veteran " Dick" Grimmeft,:.wh6 has l® B .® very. littlji. of _ liis dash," dead-heated-for tlurd place. lle:.uses tho: single overarm and has a'very neat and pretty 1 stroke, t. Bridge,, although on tho 12sec. • mark finished last, .'ile .is.sadly out of torm.... Cyril Ward is- another swimmer whoso form; is;indifferent. -

Xhe final came lip for decision on Tuec.day evening and provided one of the. best hnishes ever seen at To Aro;- in fact, thore is considerable' difference of opinion as to who touched first—Grim'mott, Silver or Mim-cU. It is held by most of tho spectators that the abovo-iiaiiied three should, rcswim the event. S. Beaumont, who was, limit : man, failed to see the distance out and retired. 30 yards from home. C. Ward's showing proved again that he is not in his' best form. 1 last Wednesday evening, the same club's members competed, for' the first distanco (220 yds) .of. tho;. Mission ; cup, when K.< Beaumont made amends- for his defeat of tho. previous evening .by annexing tho first.prize.' W.. L. Wilson .finished about two yards behind the ' winner -and' just ahead'.of W.'G. Jlorpetli; who was luckv to beat X. Gahdy' for third money.', It ■was a ding-dong:go .the. whole, distance. Another, pail', B. O'Neill and'S. Itunell, who were ou. scratch, finished almost together.' ;• ,

Both the Wellington- andY.M.C.A; Clubs'--, postponed '.their;- diving . oompeti-' tions, which were, to have been held last week.. : "V" ''V

; The Wellington Rowing Club is holding its annual .swimming, sports at .the lioatslied to-day.. A very good programme lias boon . arranged, and ail - excellent after-' noon's sport should be tho result. ,

Roy Nelson, of the Thorndon . Club, was unable 1 to: competo-in the 100 yards race for Dr. Izard's trophy owing to. an ear-' trouble. This is the-first race whichNelson has missed since'he has, been swimming,. : Mr. A. W. Smith, chairman of . the Thorndon Club, has received a framed photograph of the club's late secretary (J. T. ll'Uroy), now of Napier.' it is-to have a. prominent position in the club s rooms.

V- .Brice swain 1 exceedingly well/in. the Izard trophy 100 yards' race, in connection 'With flip Thorndon Club, and local swimmers look; upon him as a coming, champion. It is to-be hoped ho will ipee his way clear, to compete at the-coming-championships at' Auckland. ■