SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 104, 27 January 1930, Page 13

SWIMMING

FURTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED TWO RECORDS BROKEN RACE FOR KELLERMAN CUP By Telegraph.*—Press Association. Greymouth, January 26. The New Zealand amateur swimming championships were continued yesterday and last night,'when a slight drizzle occasionally fell, without being any handicap to the competitors. Two new records were set up, one in the 75 yards boys' breaststroke by R. Geddes, Otago, who did 59 3-ssec„ or 1 2-ssec, better than his own previous record, while Bridson (Auckland) cut down D. P. Lindsay’s record for the 880 yards by five seconds, doing the distance in llmin. 39 3-ssec. The 150 yards backstroke. L. J. Moorhouse (Canterbury) did in Imin. 52sec., 2sec. better than his previous record in the event, but some weeks back the same swimmer at Christchurch registered lmin. 49see. for the distance. Results are as follow :— Boys’ Junior 75 Yards Breastsroke Championship. Holder, R. Geddes (Otago). 60 4-ssec. Fresh water record, R. Geddes, 61sec. Final: R. Geddes (Otego), 1; W. Jarvis (Otago), 2; C. Elliott (Otago), 3. Time, 59 3-ssec. (New Zealand record). The winner finished six yards ahead of Jarvis. Men’s 150 Yards Backstroke Championship. Holder, L. J. Moorhouse, lmin. 52 l-ssec. Fresh water record, Moorhouse, lmin. 54sec. First heat: L. J. Moorhouse (Canterbury), 1; B. Kerr (Otago), 2. The winner led from the outset, and gradually increased the margin, to win easily. Second heat: S. Fogg (Otago), 1; C. Blakeley (Wellington), 2. Time, 2min. 12 4-ssec. Fogg took the lead in the second lap. and won by six yards from Blakeley, who beat Hyanaison by three yards. Final: Moorhouse, 1; Kerr, 2; Fogg, 3. Time, lmin. 52sec (New Zealand record). Won by twelve yards, the winner’s being a finished exhibition. LADIES’ 220 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Holder, Miss'K. Miller. Final.—Miss'K. Miller (Wellington), 1; Miss M. Jepspn (Otago), 2; Miss N. Stratton (Wanganui). 3. Also competed: Misses P. Robertson (Auckland), M. Farquhar (Auckland). Time, 2min. 58see. Misses Miller and Robertson led the first lap a foot apart. Miss Stratton came up to Miss Miller on the next lap. but faded in the last two laps, where Miss Jepson sprinted well to second place, but Miss Miller won by four yards, Miss Farquhar being a touch behind Miss Stratton for third. The winner gained at the turns. Miss Jepson’s showing was good. INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ 410 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Holder. R. Sutherland (South Canterbury). Fresh water record, H. Gowan, 6min. 1 l-ssec.

Final.—C. McConville (Canterbury). 1; B. Gellate (Wellington). 2; J. W. Hattersley (Auckland), 3. Also competed: R. Thomas (Auckland), M. Souter ('South Canterbury). The winner always had the advantage, winning by twelve yards. Time, flmlu. 6 4-ssec. Hattersley and Gellate were together until the second to last Jap, when the latter forged ahead and beat Hattersley by seven yards. The winner’s display indicated he could have done faster time. LADIES’ DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP. Holder, Miss L. Coppiestone. .Miss D. Foote (Canterbury) won, the other entrant. Miss L. Hood, not attending the championship. MEN’S 880 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Holder, G. P.ridson (Auckland). Fresh water record, D. P. Lindsay, llmin. 44 3-ssec. Final.—G. Bridson, 1; A. T. F. Stokes (Canterbury), 2; W. H. Bailey (Otago), 3. Also competed: S. Mulloy (West Coast). Time, llmin. 30 3-ssec. (New Zealand record). Stokes kept near Bridson for a couple of laps, and then the holder gained a two yards lead, turning faster than Stokes. Bailey nnd Mulloy dropped back, the latter retiring after the fifth lap. Bridson increased the lead to seven yards when nineteen laps remained to go. and at the fifteenth lap was halt a lap ahead of Stokes, who tost at the turns. The winner. Bridson. won by over a lap amM an ovation. Stokes swam well. The third man was a Ipng way behind. JUNIOR GIRLS’ 50 YARDS BREASTSTROKE CHAMPIONSHIP. Holder, J. Wobster (Auckland). Fresh water record, D. Breward, 41 l-ssee.

. Final.—N. Olds (Otago), 1: T. Strong (Auckland), 2. Won by eight yards, the winner gaining all the way. Time, 48 3-ssec. 100 YARDS INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. Holder, W. Robertson (Auckland). Fresh water record, R. Stratton (72see.). r n Final—N. Matheson (Otago), 1; M. Smith (Auckland), 2; J. Brewer (South Canterbury), 3. Also competed: S. Brown (Auckland), G. Rodgers (South Canterbury). Brewer and Brown led the first lap from Mathieson and Smith. The order was unchanged in the next lap, until near the turn, where Brown took the lead, but she retired when looking a winner. Brewer led till 20 yards from the finish, when Mathieson and Smith came up, the former going on to win by three yards. Brewer was a yard away third. Time, 75 ‘-.-osec. INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP.— McClay (Otago), 1. 133 1-3 Yards Dahl Relay Handicap.— Miss Stratton and Moorehouse, 1; Miss Farquhar and Bridson, 2. Time, lmin. 28 3Polo.—Auckland beat West Coast 4 goals to 1; Otego defaulted to CanterburyHANDICAP EVENTS. 220 Yards Inter-club Handicap.—First heat: F. McKenzie (3sec.), 1; Robertson (12sec.),-2. Also started: McDonald (Ssec.), J. McHarder (scr.). Time, »min. Won by a vard. Second heat: A. Bolam (scr.), 1; S. Mulloy (Bsec.), 2. Also started, C. Restieaux (17sec.). Time, 2min. 31 1-osec. Final: Bolam, 1; Robertson, 2. Time, 2mln. Handicap (heavy-weight).—P. Thorpy (3sec.), 1; C. Hall (Isec. , 2; M. Houston (scr.), 3. Time, 24sec. Also competed. J. Dumlble (12sec.) and J. Bergamini (ssec.)« An exciting finish, won by a foot, with third inches away. ENRIGHT WINS KELLERMAN CUP CLARIDGE MAKES FASTEST TIMB| Greymouth, January 26. The race for the Kellerman Cup was held on a three-mile course on Lake Brunner to-day. A large numbers of spectators were present. Result: Enright (Auckland) 1 Claridge (Wellington) z Bailey (Otago) » Also started: Mulloy, Armstrong, and Restieaux (West Coast), Connor (Canterbury) Time, Ihr. 22mln. 7sec. Claridge made fastest time, Ihr. 21nun 4- and finished three minutes behind the w-inner and 25sec. ahead of Bailey, lhe others did not complete the course. NOTES ON THE EVENTS MISS MILLER’S EASY WIN < Dominion Special Service. Greymouth, January 26. Gordon Bridson, in the half mile men’s championship, was again in sterling form, and, onco lie had taken the lead, the Issue never appeared to be in doubt. No less than 38 yards separated him from the Canterbury star, A. T. F. Stokes, at the finish, and his time, llmin. 39 3-ssec., clipped five seconds oft D. P. Lindsay’s fresh water record. Bridson’s salt water record is llmin. 21 2-ssec. Stokes swam well up to form, but in Bridson he met a much superior swimmer, while he would knock seconds off his time if he could only turn better. , r . Another comfortable victory was Miss Kathleen Miller’s in the 220 yards ladies championship, which she won in the good time of 2min. 58sec., a matter of three seconds outside her Dominion record. The Wellington girl went out from the start, and only once, .when Miss Natalie Stratton, of Wanganui, came up alongside her did she took like being defeated. Miss Stratton however, could not maintain her effort., and left Miss Miller to win as she pleased from Miss M. Jepson (Otago), who swam very well considering that she has been an absentee from the sport for a year. L Moorhouse (Canterbury) has no peer as a backstroke artist in either Australia or New Zealand, and in the 150 yards championship he treated the spectators to a brilliant exhibition of this style- Ha won easily In lmin. 52sec., which is an Improvement of one.-flfth of a second on his salt water record, but 2 3-ssec. outside his best fresh water mark. In B. Kerr and S. Fogg Otago has two swimmers who should improve with more CX K rl j nC ßlakeley (Wellington) was last, some distance behind the pluce-getters. Few young swimmers promise to do so well in the sport as R. Geddes (Otago), who added another record to Ji.is list by winning the 50 yards junior breaststroke championship in 59 3-ssec., which lowers his own mark by 1 2-ssec. ■ A potential national distance champion is the Christchurch Intermediate champion, E. McConville who scored a clear-cut victory in the 440 yards championship from B. Gallate (Wellington) and J. Hattersby (Canterbury). JlcConville, who put up a new record'in the furlong race last night, swam strongly, but his time, (lmin. 6 4-oS6c„ was 5 3-sscsc. outside H. Gowans record of 6 mln. 1 l-ssec. Tho Auckland boy. R. Thomas, who is obviously a sprinter, finished in fourth place. Much improved form was shown by the Auckland water polo team, which had already beaten Otago and West Coast, in its match against. Wellington. The northerners won by two goals to one. a goal each being scored by Bridson' and Enwright, while Claridge netted Wellington’s only goal. Auckland’s team work . won the match, Enwrlght, Bridson, and Moore showing up the most of a hard-working side. The best players for the losers were Claridge. McHardy, and Blakeley. The Shields. The keenest Interest is Tielng taken in the competition for the Yaldhurst and War Memorial Shields. Present Indications are that Auckland will retain the senior shield, but it is almost certain to Jose the other to Otago. Points are as follow: —laldhurst. Shield: Canterbury, 19; Auckland, 16: Wellington, 11; Otago, 10. War Memorial Chield: Qtago, 5; Canterbury, 2; Auckland, 1.