SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 7

SWIMMING.

■\ '■■■■ ■■■■WW' , - :^ r ■■'■•:.".'; ■■■■ •'■ ■ '•■ \ ■■ CHAMPIONSHIPS. v .':.;{;.; MOBE'EECOEDS LOWERED. |:/-l"i:'V ; ■'■ ■.' : .. -'-i -"■;; ißy.Teleffrabn.-Press .Association.) v •:.>-,:■ ■-!_ ■;■:'" Aucfcifidj .February. 21. ..The. swimming '.championship meeting was continued, at; Auckland to- day, ■ the results bejng us.fplibwrr -V , ,: _ -';

V. ;;.'.22O YARDS CHAMHONSHIP. ~ < ■Irithe-firstjhe'at of tho-220 yards.cham-: pionship from/a very even' start Champion, iras.the first to su6w,:put;,the othors being close For':the whole length.of the "dockj-the competitors kept'ivery, woll; together... Cliampio'h was the ''first''fib; reach the end .'wall .and.turn; JYoyberf;' being just; behind' ..'Why,-Tii - the: return ,to : tho. starting' point, '■■ Champion; maintained his bad, -and,, though• Freyberg ,, challenged, thePonsonbyrdan.Had rio : trouble in stalling; tho, WoWngtbn man' won by a good ''yard. - -.-.. Seymour -was two' yards Bailey,■ of :Christchurch, did* not finish.. : 'the second huat.-irbma good' , start, •.. J h3 first 'to. show, out.-. Turning , , at the. distance, Wilson was the 'first irian rounds and he cpritiuued'tolead , for -some tmie;_but, in.the concluding staged,'Healy and 'Dodge , both challenged him. 'Dodge J™*., 95* 'in™ , ' H'e: lead approaching the last-turn; but. Healy; : nialting a-very good turn,' put iii a great finish, arid.beat, him -fm-first'p|ace. by.'a yard,- Wilson : : being olose;up third. 1 ' I ,!timo,-2riiin.---15-'2-S'seb.': ' ,v',fho ..final:. furnished-, a .great: vace, ; » i '^iH l^'1 iß'a 'new .record"for Now, Zealand being p«t.iip.--The']pen linediup in.tne:.;fpllowing:brder:—Seymour, Dodge, Ohampioii.JPreyb'erg, Healy.'.'and Wilsofi. All 'got. .well away, .with tho' exception of l'reyberg, and; at 5? '.yards, the men were on .eveii.termSi.'Drawing -up to the 100 yards mark Champion was slightly in-the : lead,.and was; : tho-;first:to turn, while, a fractionrof. a-second:latar, Hoaly -and Freyberg were after.him. Excitement was intense. . ajl ,. Champion strongthonod. his position and increased hisMead'to at least three-quarters r of a-.yard, i At' 150iyards. Healy was right out.df his course, and swimming perilously ■, close to Champion. Fortunately .there was.no-accident,:now-over, and Freyberg, putting ; jn some good .ivork, : :,;bined,.iuinthe tissue.', -.Within 20 yards; of; the' home ■'-, turn.: Champipn had Hoaly ,and iFreyborgron,either-.shoulderj but. the..Aucklander; the ;ohallenge,': andjV: making.. a-. splendid turn;, wrested the New, Zealand ohampionShip from,' Healy:: by' a yard' in the record' time ;of -Smin.;-4p£ec'.: : -The final positions were:—; V v-.::;:- ; ,:-: ■: ■;■■.'.;>. -[.fi- . : .-. .:.■;■...., ":'■; Mi E;. : Champion :-i.'..'i.i::;;....i.li:.:"''Vi : " r ' ;>: R. Healy: 2 ■ .-;.,: 3-: 0; ' : 3v'.';■ ■.-tiast; year, ■:when ;this event was contested:.in: attTiinaru,'.Healy won: in .2min'. :• iisec,;and beat Champion by.:si3c '■:■■'■'"■■: -';;Vy\. ■' -'. In'-'the ijilf-mile'- event .Champion [ami ■Healy.were -the .first: to show out.- Swimiminf on .even' teniis > :.they..wete:together,. ,at:--the 100. yards .turn," and .again at , the 200; yards. Both 'men swam beautifully, and at.:-the 800.yards, mark Champion seemed to,ha.vp : a veiy,slight'leajd; Heily. j?as the better man,when it came to turoT , ingvm ; and. they were' soon.again'- bn'even .terms.'' 'After covering . 400, yards .there' was nothing he-, ■tweon:.themV and:'they;were out' sey«n-. "yards'ahead if "the■others. 0 ; Dodge': vras' swimming''in' third .position; ; and 'after him 'came Eich, Grant,' Kernott,. Wileon, and 'Hanhire in'-thaf order!''.At!, the'47s 'yards': mark ,Heaty : and• Champion'were still,;tbgether',:.biit,\withoni'warning the Aucklaader..;was;seen .'.to- 1 etpp ,'suddehlvi. aiid ! ;Healy, ;.was; l«ft to'■ win: as-he I . : liked.' Champion, 1 :who, had ;■ been 1 attackedv by: bramp; retired , from'.;the 'race. ■/ Healy, by :this;time :h'ad .'a-l«ad' of fully : ls yards,.' 'and he:had no ; difficulty: in .keeping;, n'pthis';lead'';for'..th4'remainder' of the 'dis*-. tanoe,":winning:in .the ehdjby'2o- yards.' The ; result'w'as.thUs:—:';';. :,.',' '■ v ' .' : -.■■'.• Sealy.:-^..;..v..;.i;.V.......i;..;.iw.^.;,.v n s ]:. j;Dpdge;, ,4:.. v .»..; ; . : ii^.^.ii-^^,2jvfi' T v'pbdje-was'lOO BSchyKftd! Wilson : .was ..a'good,.yaTd.away fourth'." The .finished-together: ; Theraoe'-j-was--Tfpn-! ; by.' ; 12min: .41'3-5M0;,. :which : .isV'iiec". better tHan; : the time ;in' which hfi iwonjthe eaike race .'last ■ year; ;'and ''constitutes :': a 'New ;• Zealand , record.' Botli v Henly' and. Dodge' get badges- 'and 'certifibates'.fpr."haying.' finisned-i.OTthin standard time.'-Other;stdrters were:—M. E.-Chanipiea- (Auckland),' , : vW;.: :: Manhire (Cantorbufy);: J.. G.'GrantitHawOTa), and : B.' C;; Freyberg:(Wellington);'.;; ;'-..:-: