SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 2

SWIMMING

VARIOUS CLUB RACES. The Thorndon Swftnming Club decided a 100 yds i handicap at Thorndon Baths last evening, which resulted in a win for the veteran A. W. Smith. The conditions Were perfect, and the racing 1 very keen. " The fourth heat weis especi- " ally attractive, and was won by R. Ronayne in the splendid time ot 64sec. Brice and Healy dead heated for second place. Details follow :~i. First heat—- A". W. Smith *'(22sec), 1 ; R. Lambert. (llsec), 2. Also started: T. 'H. King (20sec). Time, 82 l-ssec. Second heat— -W. O'Meara (16sec), lj E. C. B. Wilkinson (16sec), 2. Also started :"S. Henry (l?sec), J. W. Burns ,(l6sec),,.W/ Lqmas U6sec)j D, Higgie' . (16sec)., Time, SOsec. Tbis v hea£— C. Higgui'\ (lOsee), 1} "J. S. Wareham' l(l2sec),'l (12sec),' 2.' J Also 1 ' started :' H C."Sheehy tl2sec),T. Ronayne (14see5. ■ Time, 74' 4-ssec. r Fourth heat-^-R. Ronayne l (3sec),T; R. Healy .(fcsec)' and C. Brice (scr), dead heat, S. Time, 64sec. Final heat— A. W. Smith 1, ft. Ronayne 2, R. Healy 3. Time, 78 3-ssec. ■ , The Wellington Club decided the heats o| ,fche 220 yds race— the first dis-' tanCe for the Misaen Cup— with the following results :— First heat— W. Meyer- (40sec), 1; L. H. Butler (44sec), 2; K. Russell (20sec), 3i Also started : D. Mowat (31sec), J. Fqrsyth (31aec), J. Robinson (21sec), G. M'Grath (ISsec), S. Murrell (scr). Time, 3miri 28 1-Ssec. Second heat— W. G. .Morpeth (36sec), 1 : A. M'Carlie and A. Crovvther (6sec), dead heat, 2» Also started : E. Donovan (61sec), E. Vango (53sec), A. Beavan (46sec), G. P. Hanna S'Ssee), P. Stratford (26 sec), H. M. ullins (14sec), W. Francis (14sec), Newman ,(3sec). Time, 3,min 32eec. The employees of Diithie and Co. held a 50yds race at Te Aro. Result': — Legg (14sec), 1 ; Bishop (14aec), 2 ;" Ballinger (Bsec) and Hugo (scr), dead heat, 3. WATER POLO. •■ The junior water polo competition was advanced a further stage last evening, when Old Boys drew with'Worser Bay, each side scoring' three points." Newman, Freeth, and ' Wise Were J successful for Old Boys, and Carmichael (2), and Blick for wqrger Bay.