SWIMMING SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS,
The Otago High School boys held thnir annual ' swimming tournament at the Municipal Baths yesterday afternoon. Everything went off without a hitch. P. 11. Nelson won the junior championship for the second year in succession, and the school championship was secured by G. H. Fairmaid. Following aro tho results :
Open Handicap, of 33ivds.—First heat : Kelman (scr) 1, Wright (oyds) and Campbell (syds) equal, 2. Second heat : Grove (4yds) 1, Harris (3ydsi 2, Allan (3vds) 5. Third heat : Sh.'ckeil (7yds) 1, Moloney i.3yds) 2, Reid (6yds) 3! Fourth heat": Cameron (3yds) 1, Beattie (2vds) 2, \nn ,'turmer (4yds) 3. First semi'-iina! : Harris 1, Grove 2. Second semi-final : t-hack-ell 1, Wright 2. Final : Harris 1, Shackell 2, Grove 3. Time, 26? sec
Junior Championship.—334yds : P. H Nelson 1, M. Ab.cbetu 2, H. F. Harns 3. 663 yds: !'. H. Nelson 1, M. Mnrbe'!) 2.100 yds : P. H. Nelson 1, M. Macbeth 2. Neison gained 4 points in each distance, his tot.J being 12: while Macbeth's total was 6. Nelson therefore gained the junior championship. Open Handicap, 50yds.—First heat : Grove (6yds) 1, Karris'(3yds) 2. Second heat : Gray (6yds) 1. Blair (7yds) \i. Final : Grove and Harris (equal)'l, Gray 2. Time, 41fsec. * School Cka -pio-ishin.—s<Vds • (I Fairmaid 1, W. Forsyth 2. R, C. M'Glashan 3. 100 yds : Fairmaid 1, Forsyth 2,
M'Glashan 3. 200 yds : Fairmaid 1, Forsyth 2, M'Glashan 3. Fairmaid won tho championship with a total of 12 points, Forsyth coming next with 6 points. The times for the three distances were 34? sec 76Jsec, and. 158* sec. Breast Handicap, of 66<tyds.—First ! heat : Grater (syds) 1, Allan (scr) 2, Resticaux (7yds) 3. Second heat: ■ Riwer (9yJs) 1, Blair (9yds) 2, Petre fsydsf3. Final : Rmger 1, Grater 2, Blair $. Time. 691 see.
" mar Handicap, of 66$vds.—Moloney (3yds) 1, Rolfo (10yds) 2." Won fairiv easily. Tim", SO^sec.
Back Handicap,'of 66^yds.—First heat Grater (3yds) 1. Second heat : Ringei I7vds) 1, Cameron (3yds] 2. Final Ringer 1, Grater 2. Won fairly easilv Cameron came in second, but was di"s qualified. Time for the final. 72sec. Junior Plunge.—B'.air 1, Webb 2, Macbeth 3. The winner's distances were 321' i 2in. 32ft 7in, 36ft 7in, and 36ft 7in.
Senior Plunge.—Slater 1, Ringer 2. Blair 3. Stn-t"-?' distances were 41't s£in. 40ft 2*in, 39ft. and 41ft s£in. This is the best performance among the boyn for some vears.
Neat Dive. —Moloney points) 1 Ma-shall (50i points) 2." Ringer (50 points"! 3. The maximum points obtainable wcv 60.
Candle Race (preliminary heats '! school}. —Final : Fairmaid 1, Reid 2, Kelman 3.
Corfu Dive.—Forsyth 1, Ruhen 2. In the four dives Forsyth gained 12 points, Ruben coming next with 9 points. Plate Div-'-'s; (decided at school).— \l!an 1, Scarfe 2.
Relay Race.—lll. C (Speight, M'Glashan, Williams, L. Stanaway) 1, 111. B (Allan, Roberts, Jackman, Bett) 2, Remove (Forsyth, Petre, Gray, Finnegan)
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Evening Star, Issue 16090, 15 April 1916, Page 12
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