SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 31, 6 February 1936, Page 17

SWIMMING

PUBLIC SERVICE RACES

WIN FOR P. AND T.

The inter-departmental swimming tournament held at the Thorhdon Baths last night by the Public Service Interdepartmental sports committee was won by the Post and Telegraph Department. The points were as follows:— P. and T., 29; Public Trust, 10; Taxes, 8; Education, 7; Pensions, P.W.D., and P.S.C., equal, 6; Health, 3; Tourist and Agriculture, equal, 1. The tournament was the first of a series for the Ward Memorial Trophy, and the gate takings are to go to the health camp campaign.

Results were as follows, departments being designated: Agriculture, Agri., Audit, Adt.; Education, Educ, Government Life, Life; Health, 'Health; External, Ex. A.; Labour, Lab.; Land and Income Tax, Taxes; Mental Hospital, M.H.; Post and Telegraph, P. and T.; Public Trust, Trust; New Zealand Hallways, Rlys.; Public Service Commissioner, P.S.C.; Public Works, P.W.D.; Industries and Commerce and Tourist, Com.:— 50yds Men's Handicap.—First heat: H. E. Grover (Adt.), ssec, 1. Time, 32sec. Second heat: A. H. Armour (Trust), 6sec, 1. Time, 32sec. Third heat: T. Brown (P. and T.), Bsec, and C. Philpott (P.W.D.), Bsec, 1. Time, 32sec. Fourth heat: V. Bennett (Rlys.), ssec, 1; J. L. Sale (P. and T.), ssec, 2. Time, 30 2-ssec. Fifth heat: W. G. Martin (P. and T.), Bsec, 1. Time, 35 l-ssec. Sixth heat: C. Webb (Pensions), ssec, 1. Time, 32 l-ssec. Seventh heat: J. W. Simpson (Trust), ssec, 1. Time, 30 2-ssec. First near-final: Brown, 1; Philpott, 2. Time, 31 l-ssec. Second nearfinal: Bennett, 1; Sale, 2. Time, 30 2-ssec. Third near-final: Webb, 1; Simpson, 2. Time, 31 l-ssec. Final: Brown, 1- Philpott, 2; Webb, 3. Time, 31 2-ssec. 50yds Women's Handicap.—First heat: O. Jackson (Trust), ssec, 1; C. Quirke (Trust), Bsec, 2. Time, 41 4-ssec. Second heat: J. I. Fune (P. and T) Bsec, 1; M. Morton (Taxes), ssec,

2. Time, 39sec. Final: Morton, 1; Furi«, 2; Jackson, 3. Time, 38 3-ssec. 100 yds Men's Breaststroke Handicap. —First heat: J. E. Reed (Lab.), 12sec, 1; C. Hulston (P. and T.), 20sec, 2. Time, lmin 35 3-ssec. Second heat: A. P. Hoy (Trust), 18sec, 1; A. A. Gerrie (P. and T.), 15sec, 2; J. Arthur (Agri.), scr, 3. Time, lmin 38sec. Final: Hoy. 1; Gerrie, 2; Boyd, 3. Time, lmin 34 4-ssec.

Women's Breaststroke. —J. I. Furie (P. and T.), 15sec, 1; J. Robertson (Health), lOsec, 2. Time, 65 4-ssec. 100 yds Men's Handicap.—First heat: C. Webb (Pensions), 6sec, 1; N. S. Milligan (Com.), lOsec, 2. Time, lmin 13 3-ssec. Second heat: R. S. Gurr (Rlys.), Msec, 1; J. McLean (P.S.C.), 18sec,2; G. H. Williams (P. and T.), 7sec, 3. Time, lmin 13sec. Third heat: F. P. King (P. and T.), 12sec, 1. Final: Webb, 1; King, 2; Williams,.3. Time, lmin 13 4-ssec.

100 yds Women's Handicap.—J. I. Furie (P. and T.), 16sec, 1; M. Morton (Taxes), 12sec, 2. Time, lmin 31sec.

Diving.—G. E. King (Educ), 1; A. W. McNaught (P.S.C.), 2; G. H. Fulford (Educ), 3. . Relay.—First heat: P. and T., 1; Audit, 2: Trust, 3. Second heat: Education, 1; Railways, 2; P. and T., 3. Final: P. and T. (Martin, Quirke, Gerrie, Brown), 1; Trust, 2; Education, 3. .