SWIMMING

Evening Star, Issue 18543, 28 January 1924, Page 3

SWIMMING

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. RECORDS BROKEN. Tho New Zealand swimming championship meeting opened at Wanganui on Saturday afternoon under very auspicious conditions. Some fine swimming was witnessed, though better times could have been put up in several cases had the winners been pushed. Results: MEN’S NEW ZEALAND CHA.MPlONship.—First heat: L. Fairgray (Auckland) 1, V. Reid (Wanganui) 2, 51. C. Stockley (Auckland) 3. Tho winner led all the way and won by three yards. Time, 64 3-ssec. Second heat; C. Claridge (Wellington) 1, W. F. Smith (Auckland) 2, D? Murrell (Wellington) 5. Abo started : T. M'Kenzie (Hawke’s Bay). Won on the touch ; tho third a yard away. Time, 64 3-ssec. Third heat; N. C. Batchelor (Canterbury) 1, J. Emvright (Auckland) 2, E. Patterson {Wellington) 5. Also started :_ A. Adamson (Hawke’s Bay), .1. Jopo (Wanganui). Won on the touch ; the third was right up. Time, 61 4-ssec. —Final.— Emvright 1 Batchelor ••• 2 Smith 3 A great race. Emvright came up from tho dive with a slight advantage, and ai onco began to forge ahead, and was just ahead of Smith at the turn in 12 2-ssec. The champion came back to the a bit in the third lap, Claridge and Smith being about two feet behind when he turned the last time. Batchelor was up with Claridge and Smith half way homo, but could not catch Emvright, who won on tho touch. Batchelor was a touch away from Smith. Time, 62 2-ssec. 220 YARDS INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP.—First heat ; : S. Lindsay (South Canterbury) 1, V. sl‘Tigue (Canterbury) 2, H. Barker (Auckland) 3. Also started; M. Ellingham (Hawke’s Bay). Won by six yards; a foot between second and third. Time, 2min 46 2-ssec. Second heat: N. Dowsott (Wanganui) 1, A. Stokes (Canterbury) 2, H. Rose (Hawke’s Bay) 3. Also started): W'. Watson (Wellington). Won by eight yards; eight yards between second and third. Time, 2min 51 4-ssec. —Final.— Lindsay 1 Dowse it 2 MTiguo 3 The local lad had a lead of four yards from Lindsay at 100 yards, but with half the distance covered the latter began to overhaul Dowsett. A desperate struggle resulted, Lindsay getting up on rope to touch a fraction ijho quicker. MTignc was twelve yards away, and Stokes was a fair fourth. Time, 2min 43sec. The sectional times were; SOvrls, 30 2-ssec; 75yds, 47 3-sscc; 100yds _65 3-ss.ee; 125yds, 85 3-ssee; 150yds, Imin 45 l-ssec; 175yds, 2min 6sec; 200yds, 2min 27 l-ssec. Tho last 20yds took 15 4-sscc. 100 YARDS LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. G. Shand (Canterbury) 1 E. Stockley (Auckland) 2 L. Freeman (Hawke’s Bay) ... 3 Also started: D. Welsh (Canterbury). Miss Shand forged ahead an even Stan, and at Toytis, which was covered in 51 l-ssec, was a yard in front of Miss Stockier. Miss Shand then drew away and won comfortably. Miss Freeman was a yard away in third place. Tho time was 69 2-sse*c, but the winner could have clipped something off it if site had desired. 100 YARDS JUNIOR BOYS’ CHAM-PIONSHIP.—-First heat : A. Brulson (Auckland) 1, A. Malcolmson (Canterbury) 2, J. North (Canterbury) 3. The winner led all the way, and won by six yards. There was a great light for third place. Time, 77sce. Second heat: W._ Cameron (Canterbury) 1, L. Filch (Wellington) 2, R, Gilbert (Wanganui) 3. Won easily in 74 l-stec. —Final— Cameron 1 Bridson 2 . Filch 3 At 50yds Canieinn was leading by syds, hat Bvid'on icrlnced (hat to a yard at the post. Time, Imin 14 l-S.-oc. 75 YARDS INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ BREAST-SiJl (Viv K CHA MI’IOXSII ( V. Scot-ten t( Hugo) 1, K. Hannin (Canterbury) 2, P. Svenson (Wanganui) 5. Miss Scot ten Jed by a small margin from the outset, and '.von a line race with very little to spare. Fifty yards took 40 1-osec, and the whole distance 67 4-ssec, which is a New Zealand record. 50 YARDS JUNIOR GIRLS’ i ll AMPrONSHIP. First heat: L. Coutts (Anck land! 1, 51. H. Fnirev (Hawke’s Bay) 2. B. Meadhead (Wanganui) 3. Mon by four lengths. Time. 34 3-ssec. Second heat : D. Magee (Auckland) 1, S, Btcen iWellington) 2, J. Clarkson 3. Won by 4vds. Time, olscr—a New Zealand record. —Final.— Coutts 1 Magee 2 Fairey ... 3 There was a big struggle between firs! and second all tho wav. Won on the touch, Fairer being 4vtU tnvav. Time, 5Wc. ONE snr,K NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. C. Atkinson (Canterbury) ... 1 L. Hill (Canterbury) 2 D. Murrell (Wellington) 3 Also started ; S. Bradley (Auckland, retired), E. V. Ctumold (Auckland), i . Wilson (Auckland). Wilson led over tho early stages, but with a furlong gone .-u----kinson rook tho lead. At 500yds ho was 10yds ahead of Hill, and from this on ho gradually increased his lead, finishing with 50yds to spare. Murrell was 12yds away, and Cunnoldi a long way back. Time, 25min 55sec. Tn the diving championship the first stage was commenced. Tin; final will take place to-night. NEW ZEALAND WATER POLO CHAMPIOXSHIP.—First round; Canterbury drew with Wellington, 2 goals each. 50 YARDS INTERCLUB HANDICAP. —Final: H. D. Hawkins (Wanganui) 1, A. L. Herdman (Wellington) 2, W. P. Sutherland (Canterbury) 5. Time, 31 2-sscc. OPEN DIVING COMPETITION. W. Keesing (Otago) 1 H. Walker (Otago) ... 2 Miss 51. Foote (Otago) ... ... 3 There were fourteen competitors. VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. MELBOURNE, January 26. The 100yds championship of Victoria resulted: —(Beauropairo 1, Robertson 2, Stedman 3. Won by a yard and a-half. Time, 61scc. BORG’S QUEENSLAND RECORD. BRISBANE, January 26.

In the 880yds State championship Ante Borg lowered tho Queensland record by 31 2-ssec, his lime being lOmin 59 4-ssec,