SWIMMING TOURNAMENT.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6988, 15 February 1894, Page 2

SWIMMING TOURNAMENT.

The weather did not favor the amateur swimming competitions yesterday. Drizzling rain fell at intervals, while a rather heavy sea was rolling in, whioh made rapid swimming difficult. Nevertheless, a large number of competitors faced the starter. The limit men in each heat proved too good for the competitors on the scratch mark, though in smoother water the results might have been different. Life buoys, with ropes attaohed, were plaoed in a handy position on the beach, in case of accident, but fortunately there was no occasion to bring them into use. Messrs EagletOD, Brewin, and Chapman, who acted as a committee, Mr layers, as starter, and Mr O. D, Kennedy as judge, saw that all the necessary arrangements were satisfactorily oartied out. Two of the competitors were thoroughly fatigued at the end of their journey, and had to be assisted to the shore. The following are the results:—

100 Yards Handicap.—l, silver medal, H. Lang (50sec); 2, silver-mounted pipe, P. Emerson (50seo); 3, chocolate cabinet, A. Roberts (SOseo) and J. Major (40seo) a tie. The other starters were J. Wilson, W. Algar, G. Ulmes, H. Page, J. G. Hughes (each 50s?o), H. Luoas (40seo). J. Barry, M. M'Farlane, J. Jensen, W. Danty, Roulston (eaoh 25seo), W. Prentice (ISsec), J. 4. Jourdain and F. Hutohinson (ISseo eaoh). From a good start the limit man was never caught, though the competitors with less starts swam strongly, but the distance was not long enough to enable the lead that Lang had secured to be decreased.

220 Yards Handicap —1, silver medal and greenbtone nendant, W. Seilars (120 sec); ■3, pair of trousers, H. Lucas (80sec) ; 3, two volumes of standard works, S. Jago (-6s<J<s)j The following also started :—J. MajorVXjßarry, M. M'Farlane (40seoeaoh), J. H. Kelly (25seo each), F- P. Dujrfeby (ISsec each). As in the preViuUuoWft-iJ^ B .

limit swimmer had the best of the raise throughout, and was never passed from the start.

440 Yards Handicap.—l, silver medal, vest, and bathiog siit, H. Luoas (200seo); 2, silver medal, W. Seilars (240.cc); 3, silver medal, Norman (GOsec). The following also started—J. Barry, M. M'Farlane, J. Jensen, J. Bishop (60eeo each), S. Jago, J. Franklin (45seo eaoh). R. P. F&ter.ou (210 sec), and W. P. Dagleby (25sec). Sallars and Luoas thus tied for the gold medal and half-dozen photographs for the grand aggregate. They will swim off the tie this evening at a quarter-past six, and shortly after this event has been decided, Major and Roberts will swim off their tie in the hundred yards event. Lang wins the third aggregate prize with 5 points.

Ihe successful competitors will receive their prizes at the Oi«y Saloon this evening. A meeting will be held at the same place to-night for the purpese of forming a Napier bathing club.