NATIONAL MEETING
CONCLUDING EVENTS
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
GREYMOUTH, 29th January.
The New Zealand swimming championships concluded to-night, In rainy weather. Results are as follow:—
Ladies' 220 yards' breaststroke championship. Holder, Miss L. Copplestono; record, Miss G. Pldgeon, 3min 35 l-ssec—Miss D. Pidgeon (Auckland), 1; Miss Thomson (Auckland), 2; Miss Broadhead (Wanganul), 8. Won by eight yards. 'Time, 3min 41 2-ssec.
Boys' 100 yards breaststroke championship. Holder, J. Mageo (Auckland); record, E. Heard, lmin 17 4-ssec. —J. Magee (Auckland), 1. Only entrant. Time, lmln 21sec.
Men's 440 yard? championship. Holder. G. Bridson; record, D. P. Lindsay, smln 28 l-ssec. —G. Bridson (Auckland), 1; A. Stokes (Canterbury), 2; C. Clarldge, (Wellington), 3. Won by twelve yards. Time, smin 36 2-ssec. Ladles' diving championship.—Miss D. Foote (Canterbury), 1. Only competitor, aa the other entrant. Miss D. Hood, Hawkes Bay, did not attend. ■ 30 yards invitation scratch race.—J. Enwright (Auckland), 1; C. Claridge (Wellington), 2; Smith (Canterbury), 3,. Close finish. Time, 27 4-ssec.
Ladies' 100 yards championship. Holder, Miss E. Stockley; record. Miss E. StocWey, 68 3-ssec—Miss' K. Millar (Wellington), 1; Miss Jeps (Otago), 2; Miss Stjatton, 3. Miss Farquhar finished second and Miss Robertson (Auckland) third, but they were disqualified for' not touching the toj> of the baths. The finish was close. Time, 70 l-ssec. Flying squadron, 500 yards.—Canterbury (Hathersley, M'Convllle, Bolam, Stokes, Moorhouse), 1; Auckland (Enrlght, Brldson, Thomas, HyanUson, Porteous), 2; Wellington (Blakeley, Edwards, M'Hardy, C. Claridge, M'lvor), 3. Time, Smln 17sec. 33 1-3 yards open heavy-weight handicap.— V. Gergaminl, 1; M. Hurston, 2; J. Dumble, 2. Time, 30sec. A ctuse finish. Men's diving championship (holder, K. Calder).—B. Calder (Otago), 1; W. Keeßtni^(West Coast), 2; W. Walker (Otago), 3. Water polo championship.—Final: Canterbury and Auckland drew. There was no score in the first two spells and an extra two minutes was ordered, but «s the Aucklander Curtayn« had cramp the game was declared a draw. NON-CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. 50 yard 3 Junior boys' handicap.—S., Jarvis, 1; W. Jarvis, 2. Also competed: N. Jarden, N. Crump, B. Geddes. Time, 38sec. 150 yards inter-club handicap.—Final: Bolam (Canterbury), 1; Kerr, 2. Time, lmln 43sec Close finish. ■ ; I
100 yards brcaststroke Inter-club handicap.— L. Smith (Wansanui), 1; J. Hardio (West Coast), 2; J. M'lndoe (Otago), 3. Won by two yards. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec.
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