SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 10

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

. :,;/,":MOEEfIIECpEDS;/BEOKEN.-if A;.; :. '•' (By. Teleeraplj.—Press .Association!) .-■';;. i :'-''j/.' , 'T' , \' : .f::'Aubklahd;',!rebrn.ary.y2s. . ; :..-.l'-The'.-. amateur /swimnting-iohampioaship ineetiug of -New, Zealand, was .'.brought' to! a successful:; conclusion; to-night.-.'-r'l'ho ,prihcip'al.,eyents.'. on^thpj.programine'.-' were die 1000:'. and ;■■, ;Ut>' •' ianam'pioiwhips;. :the ■:Inile" ! relfty 1 '; !ch'ampiphs.hip;.,andrthe fmal7:pt.jffiej;ya,fer::-j:p"plo- 1 -'-..-Biampionelap..': !The;"!p.rogrammo. also. l: .ipcluded::a-.efly'daj openi-handibap,"! ,whTqh' attracted a-large, field .'.of ) py i er..;'so. : -.ebrapetitofSi\- nine irprei; liniinary,'"!anil' : 'a«linai;;h^atibeinif. swlimv TIio'IJOIJ/,!. yards" ohampionship'. was'vthe' Arst bi|'.!eveiit; raco:"pofngi-.T>-0.n,.-byj 8.-,;.. G.- Jjr.ej-berij, i.of ■vVollingt'on","' who .lessv.thani ;'six \ inchiM . in'/front: of! O'Haro,.. wliile-Cliam-pibn/.was'.lcsss.than.'a'fboti-away from- the wiane'r.; ~T T ht!>;tiine; for; the , raco, 65se$;. ; .| was! bnly/tssec.' outside; the-New-'.Zoaland, record! !ijiami»bn-. ship .'prouußcil ianother., T Ki'and-;race,-;iand. lowered another', record, -.SI;, E.. Champion by.ihilf/aiyardi/after.-a. desperate ■jstrugcla with' of' smiii, si' !,.Th6; mile phampipu:(ship relay race'; was'; wdn'/by-Cahferbury l A;- : and vthe'water 'polb'.ohampionship.inalL'by'.Canttrbu'ry.' Thi> 50 yards;oponhandi!.cap ./was! won'..by' J. :H;. Knight,-- withVG,. ;!Hancbx'second...'The- W-. yards ppen'/han,.dicap was :won .by, F; .Truscott, of i.Ohrist-. kchurch.!'. .The/meeting was well;■managed,..' • and a : successful carnival was brought,' to. '•a close.at: a: ! late'hour.'; Tho, attendance' ;was even larger!than 'JCuesday/s;immense, "crowd; Results:-:; ! : '/S ' ; !; 100'Wards'■.ehoimpionship bf'-New-'Zea-land;-. Holder,. : Eo-H. ' P.iEoriayne; ;recordsV; Dahiels;- J N*i s ■New ■<Zealarid'. ! recprd, "sMtirthy'n.fWangt;! ,hui), : .64' •l-sseb;';'StandifdUime/ ffisecV- -V'i '• FirstJ.heatVT-O'HarS' .(An.ckland),-vl'i- ! .C. .■Ca'mpb'ell'Wnnganui),':.?;-'Also •startediC;: ■■■Atkinson ! ' "(Canterbury) ;iSVw..M: : -Rees i(Auckland);v-33."- Bailey.; (Canterbury). fWoil'lfairly easily.v;R.iHealyiwasva'iionrstarter::■ Time,: C 5 tssec.r':V!i' i _i , ;,v!'. '■ ■■ 'Second : heat : i-B:'.C< Freyberg (Welling-' 'ton); '1; J-'W."StewaTt.. 2.-Also;started:'!L.'.!Tristom..-.(Auckland)v.J. Hunter! (Hawera)v and iL:'Dingle .(Canterbuiy).- .Won ; by two'.yards.. .y Time;. GG.I-5 !. ; TKird- heati : Jf;'-E. !Cbampioni/(A'uck:land);' I;.li.iH. Weston:! (Auckland),;■' 2. Also. Seymour (Hawke's^Bayj,. R.'H.-'.r.. Roriayno-.(Auckland),--Xi.;. L. ; : • Bnll : -:(.Oanterljury);v-andi;>T-.'. ;,E.V--,Bodge. (Canterbury);-; splendid race,- won by twoifcot.f iltonayne,-i was.: inches.;.,away,, third^v;*--«;•;>■«■->!;;:■ i v^> ■ Knal: ;;>-B:i- C;K-.v!Preyberfc;.; --ll; --By.-O'Hare;--2; vMs. E/.-,.-Championi?.-8.•,/Also:, started:^.-;Di -Campbell,-.J.'.--D..,Stewart,- : 'andi.l).--Westo i n'.:..aihis:. ; was-.a .magnificent' race, and"crea'te'd' tremendous enthusiasm. ■ Froybbrg. and; Stewart /. beat:;. the.,: gun, Champion. -beingOthe last, to .enter the water?!" At/the first turn,;B6 yards,;,Frcybere,;turned'iiust'vin,'front; of•; the, field. Hc"camo l up i.the- bath- at. a'.great-;, pace, witiv Stewart- p'Hare/.vand .Champion in a line,.-half ■'•'a-.- yard .behind.; ;. ; ; ; .iie, turned first/ at 72 yards. ■■; Champion and. O'Hafe bbth : :spurted, -but, just .failed to: catch- Freybefg, who -won;: in;, a scene of 'indescribable; -enthusiasm : by, less thani six inches from O"Hare, *hp ,was. distance in front of, Champion. ; The.time, 655e0.,. was -, 4-osec. the ■ I)ew ; , Zealand record time./; The;, placed, men ,will secure standard'badges. ;.■;■.... _■_.■ •■'■■•; •■' 440 Yards Championship: Zea-, land. ■' Holder,, R, ,!■ Heafy, .-Wellington.' R.ecords-...<World's',(Australasian),.,B. (j ß,, Kierani, Svdniiy,.; smin. ; lOsec,; -;Ne,w,, ZeaHealyi Welling.ton,..Cmin.-S i M sec/; standard, time,- 6min.; Champion (Auckland), :l; R.Healy; (Wellington), 2; 3. i :Al»v started-: C, Wilson; W. Manhire (Canterbury), C. H, H. Rich (Canterbury).:; Prom -, a fairly even, start Wilson put : on: pace,' and led.over the first .two laps'.! 1; ; At ;iOq-.yards:Wilson; ; leS Healy. !and ! Champion .by ,3..yards. !( .,At : 150 : yards' * Wilson' and,, Healy.,-. were; to-, getlier, with-'Champion,;and' Dodge. up: At 220.'yards.Healy.led. by a, yard, from 'Champion, ; then . followed; ,-Dodge, Wilson, and Manhiro..." HicUi had! retired. With .150. yards! to 'go Champion created great excitement by. drawing level, with Healy. '- The pair/ raced- neck ■•; and: neck down: the : bath, / Champion" gaining; ithe turn.'/Healy caught, him, .but.Jost. again.. At the -turn/'Healy:,made. a'.:desperate effort over '.the last ilap,. ; but,Champipn: swimming.grandly,/held;Jiim pff,.cyentually; winning .by,balf--a:yard, ! ,in the very. frist!tirae of.smin;.si..Msec.,:a.fresh-New Zealand,';record/ thus.-.being ; created,;jthe time. beipfei reduced, by'; llsec..!/ Dodge''was third,' 14 yards/away, and:thdn carilo Wilson:. fourth, iind!' Mahhire": , ''fifth;- The placed men qualified for-'standard-'badges! Ono Mile -Relay Championship,-; :(for teams of .four . men)!— Canterbury .'A- (C. H. H. Rich, P. Schwartz, W.:llanliire, F. E.. Dodge),;!;, Ponsonby, .Auckland; (R; M. Bell, S. W, Kean, W. M.. Rees,; E.,J.'' Kernott),, ,2. ; ! : Also started: /Canterbury, B. . Ponsonby/ went. ofF-Vwitli'■'■ the!' ledq; but.this:.was,lost-on Bell's, lap,, the'rape being finally won! by, 50 yards.'.,..-, '.>■; 7j; Water,. Polo; Championshp.—Canterbury A and, ;'B.,,team6 ; 'contested,.! the' final; Schwartz .scoring ..for'...the. A in ■ the.first' spell, and Rich.and Holes in: the second spell. Canterbury,,A thus,..won,.;.by'-three-goals. toj.'-nils , .! ■ ./,;.;:!;;':/ , ..,-■'.:-,,,::;:;..,