SPEEDY SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 112, 4 February 1933, Page 8

SPEEDY SWIMMING

Hawera Carnival Dominion Special Service. Hawera, ’Fefl. 3. The Hawera Amateur Swimming Club held an open carnival ou Thursday night, there being a record attendance, and excellent entries, the main attraction being the final of the Taranaki 440 yards open championship, in which the record was lowered. are as follow Junior girls’ 25 yards handicap: F. AtcGlashan (Hawera), 4sec., 1; G. Bernard (Hawera), 2sec., 2. Time, lOsec. Junior boys’ 25 yards handicap: C. Cuff (Stratford). 3sec., 1; A. Buist (Hawera). scr., 2. Time, 20sec. Intermediate girls’ 50 yards handicap: G. Bernard (Hawera), 6sec., 1; J. Beamish (Hawera). 7sec., 2. Time, 40see. 440 Yards Taranaki Championship: J. Blyth (Hawera), 1; W. St. George (Fitzroy), 2; A. Ryan (Hawera), 3. Time, Gmin. 2 4-ssec. Won by 15 yards, third man a touch away. The time reduced the Taranaki record by 22 2-ssec. Blyth established an early lead, which he steadily improved to beat the holder, St. George, easily. 50 Yards Ladies’ Breaststroke: Miss S. Seaver (Hawera), scr., 1; Miss IL George (Hawera), Isee., 2. Time. 49see. Junior Open Dive: Miss J. Goodwin (Hawera), 1; D. MeGlashan (Hawera), Senior Open Handicap Dive: J. Oliver scr., 1; M. Nelson (Hawera), Intermediate Boys’ 100yds. Handicap: J. Ryan (New Plymouth), ssec., 1: N. Chadwick (Hawera), 3sec., 2. Time, lmin. lOsee. 50 Yards Men’s Scratch Race: T. Haughton (Stratford), 1; S. Anderson (Hawera), 2. Time, 12 l-ssec. 50 Yards Men’s Handicap: R. Crossman (Inglewood). Gsec., 1 : J. Blyth (Hawera). 2sec., 2. 'fime. 324 sec. 50 Yards Ladies’ Handicap: Miss J. Alleman (Inglewood). 2sec.. 1 ; Miss K. Donald (Hawera), scr., 2. Time, 41sec. Interclub relay: New Plymouth, 7scc._. 1; Hawera. ssec., 2; Eltham, 9scc., 3. .100 Yards Men’s Breaststroke: Richardson (Paten), 9sec.. 1; F. Clarke (Hawera). scr.. 2. Clarke was successful in this event in breaking his own Taranaki record of 84see. by Isce. Ladies’ Polo: Hawera ladies beat Now Plymouth ladies by 3 goals to 2. Ur. Kivell. Inglewood, had the whistle. Men’s Po|o Championship: Hawera defeated Eltham in the semi-final of the ►South Taranaki championship by 4 goals to 1. and met Inglewood in the final. Inglewood scored first, and quickly followed up with another. Hawera opening their .account just as half-time sounded. Hawera evened up the score early in the second spell, no further score eventuating. These teams have now met twice io decide which one plays North Taranaki for the provincial championship, a draw resulting each time. The game will be replayed at an early date.