KELLERMAN GUP
SWIMMING tRQPHr
WOMAN'S EASY WIN
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
TIMARU, 16th' February.
The Annette Kellerman Cup, which is competed for at the senior swimming championships each'-.yeav,'-, was contested in tTimaru harbour this afternoon,, and■-re-sulted in an ' easy win for, Miss ;H.!iJ/ Ellis, oi the Christchurch /Ladies' Club, W. R. Girling; : Wellington, was secoiid, and J. Enwright, Auckland,' was. third. ;! :.A crowd ot several thousand watched the raeeV which was s^vum over a triaijgu> lar course' threc-qiVa'rters of a mile long, the. swimmers, having to make four fcir•nits'.i'.' .--,:'■' ! :'.:' . . ;;. !
.■.'• The winner, who received a big handicap, swr»m a 'fine race,-1 winning ■ by? 200 .yards. Enwright, irho twice previously Won the cup, put up a great performance from scratch, gaining fastest time. Only seven out of the fourteen starters completed the course. ' :
The winner is the third woman, to secure the cup, previous winners being Miss O, Nuttal. (Napier, 1922) and Miss L. Copplestoue (Christchurch, 1828). -. .-;:,. :i The Vin'ner, Who had a start of 32 minutes on, Emyright, kept a • good everi pace throughout, and was accorded an ovation on-: finishing. Girling, who was second; conceded ia start of; 13% minutes to Jiliss Ellis,' and made up 10 minutes. Enwright justmdnaged to'-wip'e'off the ihandicSp of 3Vi minutes he gave to Reid, who iecured fastest .time. at. Wanganui. last, year, the .naty finishing within' three'seconds 9f each other. ';'' '■■■■'■ . -•:• ■': ■ " ■-.-•-■■■:..■»
; T,he.result was as follows:— :' ; \';.' Miss H. J. Ellis (Ghristchurch), handi- : ' cap 32miii) v time lhr 52min 17sec . 1 "W: R. Girling (Wellington), 18%inin, lhr 42min 18sec 2 W. Emvright (Auckland), scr, lhr 20miu 45sec 3 D. l^eid (Timaru),. 3%min, lhr 2Smiu ISsec -. 4 C.-N. Robertson (AVest Coast), 14min,; • lhr 53min GOsec 5 V. Newall (Dunedin), sinin, lhr 45min 33sec '. 6 L. Hill (Christchurch), S^min, lhr 48min 18sec ~.. 7
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1932, Page 4
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293KELLERMAN GUP Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1932, Page 4
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