SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume 65, Issue 65, 17 March 1924, Page 11

SWIMMING

CARNIVAL AT TE ARO

WELLINGTON CLUB'S FIXTURE

POOR ATTENDANCE AND SMALL ENTRIES.

There was a mere handful of spectators at Te Aro Baths on Saturday afternoon when the 29th annual carnival of the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club was held, and the opinion was expressed by more than one that- the club would have been better advised to postpone the event. The cold conditions that have ruled in Wellington during the past week had their effect on the water, and. in several of the races the starters were few, especially in the majority of children's events. Post entries, were, received for these events, and in four or five races only two competitors faced the starter-, this fact "robbing the events of much of their interest. In | one race only one boy-signified his intention of trying himself out. and he a'ccprdingly gaiiied a "bloodless victory." Ho swam the course by himself, just to prove that he was not too ambitious in entei-injr for a 50 yards sprint, and many youthful wags, looking upon their fel-low-competitor's task from a humorous aspect, exhorted the youth to "look out," "get a move on," and so on The greater part of the carnival was taken up with championship events for n-ids and boys, and although no latent talent was brought to light of day, it was shown that Wellington has promising swimmers in the making in point of ability, if not in point of numbers One could understand, the absence of youngcompetitors, for mothers and fathers generally are careful people, and it was not difficult to picture many youngsters hopehil of saining championship honours being unable to obtain the permission necessary to enable them to visit Te Ai!'.° Bjlihs- Certainly, it was -not a suitable day for children as far as swimming was concerned, and those who did take part in Saturday's events are to be commended for their pluck. Sinclair Breen, the promising young swimmer who represented-Wellington at the recent National Championships at Wanganui, had a day out, winning every event for which sho- started. Miss Breen, who is a student at Wellington College, has a particularly attractive style, which serves for speed as well, and with proper training she should prove a second Gwitha Shand. She commenced the day by beating the "field" of sis in the 25 yards championship by a comfortable margin, and from then, on she did not lock back. On- making her next appearance, in the 100 yards championship, she found- that the opposition had been reduced to one, Miss T Devlyn henig the only girl to give herself a chance of downing the colours of the champion. Whether the reduction in numbers was due to the .cold water or to Miss'Breen's prowess, it was difficult to ' ascertain. The Wellington College girl a"am had matters all her own way, and the same procession occurred in the 75 yards'and 50 yards championships, in which Miss Devlyn filled second and last positions. In the 25 yards championship for girls under 12 there were seven starters and two or three of the little ones had difficulty in seeing out the distance a fact due in the main probably to the state of the water. This event was won in pood style by a youngster named O Kane, who showed promising form Much the same state of affairs ruled in the boys' championship events as was the case in the girls' races, the field ultimately being reduced to two and finally to one. B. M'lvor, a Wellington College lad, figured prominently in thesis events, and his most dangerous opponent was a Wellesley College representative name Pace. M'lvor won the. 50 yards, 150 yards, and .75 yards championships, and m each case Rice swam into second place. The winner showed himself to be a_ good class of swimmer, and some of his times were very good for a young boy.- The 25 yards race for boys under 12 was won by C. Colley, who had a comfortable margin to spare when the tape was reached. Relay races were a feature of the carnival, and provided the most interesting portion of the programme. The race forthe Duthie Cup, for which teams from the various schools compete, resulted in a very close finish,' the Wellesley College and Mount Cook representatives touching the board almost simultaneously after a gruelling contest over 200 yards. The verdict went in favour of Wellesley College, and partisans expressed their approval of it in no uncertain manner. The Coltman Cup, for' which the contest-

ants were teams of girls from the various schools,' was won by the Girls'. College four, with the unbeatable Sinclair Breen i. as .the,leader. The men's relay race prpvided another interesting contest. Handicap conditions governed- this event, and the limit team, comprised of four worthy veterans,, almost' reached home first. The. pace over, the • last 50 yards, however, proved too.much for B'ussel'l, and the veterans had to be satisfied with third place, the Evans Bay A team finishing up winners. .Life-saving, diving, and interclub- handicap events went to make up the programme. ' ■■••■•■ The management of the carnival was in the-hands of the following officials :-rEeferee, Mr. P. W. Rundle; starter, Mr. ■T. M'Nie; starter's steward, .Mr. V. N. Beasley; judges of swimming, Messrs. G. Sadd, A. Kelly, and H. Little;' judges of diving, Messrs. P. N. Bundle. P. Coira, and H. Little; timekeepers. Messrs. C. Clark, G. Morris, T. H. Coltman, and J. Duffy; timekeepers' steward, Mr. P. M'Cardle: call stewards. Messrs. S. Prince andß.Wilson:. press steward. Mr. F. Chapman;.costume steward, Mr. R.. Mason,- ladies'' costume steward, Mrs. Bosher ; imegaphonist, Mr. A. T. Russell; handicapper. Mr. J. Calnan;^ secretary. Mr. W. J. Look. - Results were as follow:— 50yds Championship . for Boys—B. M'Ivor 1. Bice 2, Smith 5. Six starters. Won-easily. Time, 32 2-ssec. 25yds Championship for Girls—Sinclair Breen 1, T. Devlyn 2, N. Reeves 3. Won with several yards to spare. Time, 16 sec. 50yds Second-class Handicap—First heat: J. Breen.. (9sec) 1. E, Mason (4sec) 2, A. Cormac (scr) 3. Cormac came up at the end, and just managed to qualify for . the final. Time. 39sec. Second heat: J. Davis (lsec) 1. F. Jepson (Isec) 2, J. Blakely (2sec) 3. Won easily. Time, 39 3-Ssec. Final: Davis 1, Breen 2, Mason 3. There was a close finish. Time, 38 4-ssec. 25yds Race for Boys under 12—C. Colley 1, C. Donald 2, Osborne 3. Won easily. Time, 20 2-ssec. 25yds Bace for Girls under 12—Miss O'Kane 1, Miss Taylor 2, Miss Harper 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. 100 yds Breastroke Handicap—J. Robinson (15sec) 1. R, Mason (13sec) 2. K. Humphrey (losec) 3. Beasley, the limit man, led over the greater part of the journey, but failed, to see the distance out. Evatt, the scratch man, was notprominent. Time. 93sec. 150 yds Championship for Boys—M'Ivor 1, Bice 2. The only starters. M'Ivor swam strongly, and had no difficulty in gaining first- place. Time, 2min 2sec. 100 yds Championship for Girls—S. Breeu 1, T. Devlyn 2. The only starters. Won easily. Time, 90sec. . 50yds First-class Handicap—First lieaf: M. Griffin (6sec) 1, C. ESversleigh (3sec) 2.. Fordham (—) 3. Time, 31 1-5 tea. Second heat: C. Darling; (6sec) 1.

W. Lavelle (6sec) 2, E. Zohrab (4sec) 3. Time, 31 4-Ssec, Final:.. .Griffiava, Darling' 2. Lavelle 3. Time. 30sec. Duthie Cup (200 yards)—Wellesley College (Longuet. Jones, Plimmerj and Hansford) 1, Mount Cook 2,' Clyde Quay 3. Time, 2min 48 4-ssec. . " - " : Coliman ■' Cup (200- yards)—G'u'le' College 1, Hataitai 2, Greytown 3. Time, 3min 3 2-sse~e~. . ..." '■;' ■'Diving for Boys (Junior -Banner)— Hardy I,; Green 2, Watson 3. ■ '1 75yds Ch'ampioiisHip for 'Boys—M'lvor 1, Rice 2. The only starters. Time. 54 l-ssec.'. _■•; ■~. v. ._; -■■ ••- ; 75yds Championship "for Girls—Sfßreen 1; T. Develyri-2. .The only: Etarters. Time, 2min 66 1-Ssec." - - ■■" Diving (Men)—Nesbit-1,-Griffin 2, Watson 3. ■ .. ■. ■> .:'- Swimmers' Memorial (Life-Saying)— Lyall Bay 1,- Evans Bay 2; Wellington 3. Time, Imin 41 3-ss.ee. Relay Race (Men)—Evans Bay A 1, Wellington B 2, Veterans 3. . Time. 2mia 25f.ec. ' . ._ ■ ■• 50yds .Ladies—Mrs. Scales (~6sec) 1. Miss Lowe (—)■ 2.. Time, 35sec v -.r. Miss Gwifha Shaud was down to compete-in this event, but, although present at the carnival, she. did not make her appearance on the starting board. 50yds Championship fo? Girls—S. Breen 1, T. Develyn 2. Time. 36sec.