CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 24, 30 January 1933, Page 4

CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIPS

TWO RECORDS BROKEN

The carnival conducted by. the. Wellington Centre of .the New-Zealand., Amateur Swimming Association attracted a failcrowd of spectators to the Te Aro Baths ou-Saturday afternoon. A varied programme had been arranged including four Centre championships and,a number of handicap events. Competition, throughout was very keen; with good fields in nearly every race. J. C. Blakeley retained his titles in the 50 and 440 yards, free-style championships, K. Spry again ■ won the . breast-stroke championship, and Miss P.. price, the present champion, dived off for the women's diving championship, being the only entrant. In the 50 yards championship Blakeley clipped 3-ssee off the existing -record, and Spry : showed fine form in winning the breast-stroke" championship 2 sec under the record. Following are the results:— - CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS, 50yds Freestyle Championship.—j"; c bi„_» ley 1, G. Foo.es 2, _1a..6_ 3. Time 25 3-5 sec-a centre record. Blakeley shot-ahead over the last twenty yards to win by two yard 3 _20yds Breaststroke C_amptons_lp._-i_ s.rv 1, A. Hep.urn 3, L. .C...Hansen"3... xime 3mm 10 2-osec—a centre record. Spry took thp cad from the start and, swimming: strongly throughout, won by about twenty. yards. Heiburnwas two, yards ahead ot Hansen. The time teat the previous Wellington record by 440 yds Freestyle Championship.—j. rj. Blakeley 1, F. Clarke 2, W. Dougal 3 Time smin 47 3-ss.c. Over the first four laps Blake-' ley and Clarke swam together a little ahead of Doug.l. Blakeley forced ahead over the last hail of the distance and won comfortably Women's Divine ".. Championship.—Miss p' Price 1. Miss Price, the holder of'-the titl.' was the only competitor. .-,.,'■ HANDICAP EVENTS. 50yds interclub Handicap.—First heat- _r* Durrant (Tse-c) l, T. Alcock (osec) 2. E „_„_.< tyro (4sec) 3. lime, Slsec. Second heat: M. Hopping <ssec) _, P. Bosia (7sec) 2, S. Valentine (4sec) 3. Time, -.sec. Third heat- H Warburton (Osec) 1, J. Cook Msec) 2, J Darling (4sec) 3. Titoc, 29 l-s_.c. Fourth heat.T. Coyle (.sec) 1, P. Har.woocl (6sec) 2 L Pesborough (4sec) 3. Time,'3o' 2-s.ee. ■' Fifth heat: J. Yule (6._e) 1. E. Baven ■ (4s_c) ■» Fairey (ssec) 3. Time, 29 4-ssec. Sixth h_t: J. Horrax (Osec).l, E. Rex (.see) 2, B. Mclvor (2sec) 3. .Time,'. 29 S-ssec. First semi-final: Coyle 1,: Valentine -2, Mclntyr. 3. Time, 27sec Second Semi-final.: Yule 1, Hopping 2, Warburton 3. Time, 29 4-ssec. Final: Honni__ l Yule 2, Mclntyre :S. Time, 28 S-ssec; . 50yd_.Women's Handicap.—First heat: Miss I Staples (9see) 1, Miss J. Wright (6sec) 2 Mrs Johnson (6soc) 3. Time, .34 .-osec. Second heat: Miss W. Prltchard (9sec)••_, Miss E. Aitken a sec) 2, Miss S. Campbell (Ssec) 3.. Time; 36sec. Final: Miss Wright l, Miss Aitken 2 Miss Staples 3. Time, 32sec. 50yds Schoolboys' Handicap.—n.. McLeod i-se£>. *• ?- Doyl. (3s.c), 2, It. Wilson (scr) 3. Time, 31 2-asec. 50yds Schoolgirls' Handicap.—Miss S. Julian (Osec) 1, Miss P. Cohen (2sec) 2, Miss S. Braiisforel (scr) 3. Time. 40 .-.sec. Open Dive—Miss P. Price 1, J. McNaught 2 ,J 2? y,ds, J ntH?, lub , Handicap.—l,.:- Dawkins (33sec) 1, D. Milne (20sec) 2, J. Loglo (24sec) 3. Time, 2min ■•2i.ee. ■ - '"""•' 220 yds Relay Ra.ce.—First heat-. Hutt B 1 Featherston 2. Maranui 3. Time, 2mln '•0 1-5 I sec. Second heat: .Wellington D 1, Wellington A 2, Hutt A 3. Time, 2min .sec. Final- Wellington D.l..Wellington A 2, Hutt B 3. Time. !2min 7sec. ■ ■'■. :< Water Polo.—Hutt 3. University _.■' 3?or the winners: Balfour.scOred two-goals and 1. Lorle . one, 0.,,5, Oliver, obtaining University's goal.