SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 98, 21 January 1924, Page 5

SWIMMING

THE HARBOUR RACE WON BY MURRELL Considerable interest was displayed on Saturday afternoon in the two miles harbour race, and large crowds assembled on' the three wharves to witness it. The course was twice round from the Queen’s Wharf to Clyde Quay Wharf, to Taranaki Street Wharf, and back to the starting point. Fourteen men and 1 three ladies faced the starter, but onlv seven competitors, including one ladv. Miss Imandt, completed the distance. ' . The water was cold, and a brisk south--1 erly hindered the contestants in their ' | swim from Queen’s Wharf to Clyde Quay 1 . Wharf, but was a help to them in the ' journey across to Taranaki Street Wharf ■ and back to Queen’s Wharf. Miss E. Hunt and Miss V. Brodie, 1 with a limit start of 18 minutes from the scratch man. D. Murrell, commenced their long sWnn a few minutes after ' half-past two. They were followed by ' Miss Imandt with 14min., J. Mason 12 min.. W. G. Morpeth. — Russell, and E. Pocock Bmin., U. 'Shannon 7min. 48 ■ sec., W. Look 7min. 30sec., W. Howie 7 min 12sec.. G. Barrett Gmin 3Csec.. L. Dawkins fimin., W. Lavelle and J. Blakeney smin., F. Mollier 2min., and D. Murrell scr. When Murrell dived over Misses Hunt and Brodie, swimming strong trudgeon strokes, were hut specks in the distance. All the swimmers, with the exception of Mason (who maintained a strong breaststroke throughout), used the trudgeon stroke. At- Clyde Quay Wharf the first time round Miss Hunt had established a good lead from Miss Brodie. The positions of the remainder were: Mason. Morpeth, Barrett,•, Look. Pocock. Miss Imandt. Blakeney, Lavelle. Howie, Russell, Shannon, Dawkins. Mollier. and Murrell Pocock and Shannon finding the cold too much for them, pulled out. Miss Hunt, still followed by Miss Brodie, made a good course across to Taranaki Street, and had an appreciable lead as she touched at Queen’s Wharf, the end of the first time round. Miss fmandt, Morpeth, Mason. Barrett, Blakeney, McCarthy, Lavelle, Howie, Russell, and Murrell, followed, while Look and Dawkins and Miss Brodie, next in order, had had enough. To Clyde Quay Wharf for the second time, in the face of the wind, was a hard swim, and the positions as the swimmers touched at longer or, shorter intervals, and then made across to Taranaki 'Street, were Blakeney. Morneth. Mason. McHardy. Murrell. Miss Imandt, Miss Hunt, Russell, Howie, Lavelle. McHardy and Lavelle were picked up. Half-way to Taranaki Street Wharf, Miss Hunt entered one of the boats. Mason and Barrett were _ also picked up. Blakeney had established a long lead from Mornoth, who had lost his second place to Murrell. Mollier was fourth. Blakeney left Taranaki Street Wharf for the home swim with a good lead from Murrell, who was gradually closing up by means of a powerful trudgeon, a stroke which he had used all the way. With' two hundred yards still to go. they were on even terms, and, due to the tide and the wash -from the revolving propellers of tho s.s. Karori, they were scarcely about to move. They camo up along the side of the Queen’s Wharf with Murrell slowly but surely drawing away to win by about 12 yards. Morpeth was about 60 yards further back, third. The remaining four were Mollier, bliss Agnes Imandt, and at some considerable distance further back, Howie and Russell. Murrell’s actual time was Ihr. 2mm. 3=ec., Blakeney’s Ihr. 7min. 295ec,.. Morpeth Ihr. 12min. 25sec.. Mollier Ihr. 8 min 3050 c., Miss Imandt Ihr. 25min. 30 sec., Howie Ihr. 24min. 22sec„ "Mick” Russell Ihr. 25min. 20see. An exhibition of high diving wasgiven by Messrs. W. Hicks, Nesbitt, and Griffin, who dived from the top of one of the wharf cranes, a height of 100 ft. from the water. NEW SOUTH WALES HALF- < MILE CHAMPIONSHIP CHARLTON BEATS WORLD RECORD (Rec. January. 20, 5.5 . p.m.) Sydney, January a). The Domain Baths were densely crowded for the New South Wales half-mile swimming championship race. Though Charlton won by a comfortable margin, Borg showed much truer form than previously. Ho headed the champion for the greater part of the distance. From a level start Borg soon had a short lead, which he maintained, despite Charlton s great efforts, to 500 yards, where Charlton headed him, but the pair were level again at 600 yards. Charlton then slowly drew ahead. Sixty yards from home Borg sprinted and then fell away, "hdo Charlton forged ahead and won by fifteen yards. Both swimmers were all out at tho finish. Christie, eighty yards away, was third. Griffiths also started. Timo, lOmin. 51 4-ssec.—a world’s record. . • Borg’s time was lOmin. 59 2-ssec. After the race he said ho was pleased with his performance, but Charlton was much too strong.lf he meets Charlton again 'in .Australia over half a mile, Borg thinks ho will win, because he will be more accustomed to the conditions—Press Assn. DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP. (Rec. January 20, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, January 20. The diving championship of New South Wales resulted: R. Eve, 1; C. Barass, 2; H. AVahn, 3.—Press Assn.