BEGINNING TO ARRIVE

Evening Star, Issue 22261, 12 February 1936, Page 5

BEGINNING TO ARRIVE

SWIMMERS FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The visiting swimmers for the New Zealand national championships, which commence on Saturday, are now beginning to arrive, and by Friday most of the teams will be here. 11. Watkins, the New Zealand mile champion, came by the express last night and is staying at Wain’s Hotel. He will represent the Hawke’s Bay centre at the annual conference of delegates, The only other member the Hawke’s Bay team is Miss Edna Bainey, who arrives to-night. C. Thnrlow and B. Wright, who nominated for the men’s diving championship, were unable to obtain the necessary leave, and therefore are not making the trip. Watkins was hampered in his training recently by an injured arm, hut judging from the way ho w<js' moving at the baths last night there is not much wrong with his form, and he should not easily be dispossessed of his title. He will also contest the 440 yards and 880 yards events. M iss Rainey, who is the present New Zealand ladies’ 100 yards champion, won the Hawke’s Bay 100 yards ladies’ championship last week in 67 2-ssec. Miss Amelia Morris, the Wellington ladies’ back stroke champion, also arrived yesterday. Miss Morris formerly represented Canterbury, and was here last year for the New Zealand University tournament. She has held Canterbury provincial free style and hack stroke titles, and was also the- New Zealand University 100 yards free style champion. The Auckland team, holders of the Yaldhursb Shield and easily the largest of the visiting contingents, is ex'pected this afternoon. Wellington is due tomorrow. and Canterbury also to-mor-row. The Canterbury team will be quartered at the Criterion Hotel, and will be managed by Mr M. E. Lyons,' president of the Canterbury centre. _ Some of the Southland team will arrive to-morrow and others on Friday, and while some are staying at the Prince of Wales Hotel, others will be at the Excelsior, where a number of officials will also be accommodated. _ The visitors are being accorded a civic reception by the mayor (Rev. E. T. Cox) on Friday morning at 11 o’clock, and representatives of other sports bodies will be present. WATER POLO DRAW. The draw for the water polo championship has been announced as follows :—■ Saturday Afternoon (First Round). —First match, Otago A v. Auckland; second match, Otago B, v. 'Southland ; Canterbury a bye. Evening (second round): Otago A v. Otago B; Canterbury v. Southland; Auckland a bye. Monday (Third Round). —Morning; Canterbury v. Auckland. Evening: Otago v. Southland: Otago B a bye. Wednesday. Morning (fourth round); Canterbury v. Otago B; Southland v. Auckland; Otago A a bye. Evening (fifth round) ; Otago A r. Canterbury; Otago B v. Auckland; Southland a bye. ANNETTE KELLER MAN CUP. A late entry for the Annette Kellerman Cup harbour swim has been received by the Otago Centre from Leo Yates, of the Ohinemutu Club, Rotorua, which brings the total number of entries for this race up to 11. Yates won, the race when it was held in Auckland last year, and is one of the fine contingent of Maori swimmers hailing from Rotorua. Three previous winners of the cup are now contesting the event, these being J. Enwright, the veteran of them all; Jack Young, who won the race in 1934; and Yates. Enwright is one of the most versatile swimmers Auckland has ever had, as is evidenced by the fact that he won the 100yds New Zealand title four times, the 220yds once, and in the Kellerman Cup he has also recorded fastest time. It is rather interesting to recall that D. Shanahan, who put up fastest time in the Otago Centre’s two-mile Batt Cup swim recently, was formerly coached by Enwright, the Kiwi man being a member of the Waitemata Club when he was in Auckland, and it is this club of which Enwright is president. Young belongs to the Christchurch United Club, and has frequently appeared at carnivals in Dunedin. He is also competing in the New Zealand 440yds championship, and, arriving here on' Monday, was the first of the Canterbury co.ntingent. The Kellerman Cup race is being handicapped by Mr P. Coira, the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association’s handicapper. who belongs to Wellington. Mr Coira is one of the Wellington Centre delegates at the conference, and is also a diving judge. KIWI CLUB RACES. The Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club staged races in its under 12 handicap cup series last night at its club hour at the Municipal Baths, these resulting ; Width of Baths (Breast Stroke).— Girls: N. Wood (2sec) 1, Y. AVood (ssec) 2, G. Strong (4sec) 3. Boys; .1. Purdie (scr) 1, F. Sharpe (2sec) 2, D. Kidd oil (3scc) 3. Immediately following the New' Zealand championships the club is making arrangements for its second carnival of the season, which is to be held on March 25 and is to be a junior and intermediate interclnb meeting. A social function is also to be tendered to the club captain. P. E. Mathieson, G. P. Chambers, and Misses 1. Purdie, AAL Dunn, D. Pope in recognition of the first-named’s success in Australia and of the performances of the other swimmers at the intermediate and junior championship meeting in Hamilton.

A CHAMPION RUNNER MATTHEWS BREAKS SAVIDAN’S RECORD [Per United Press Association.l CHRISTCHURCH, February 11. C. H. Matthews, the well-known distance runner, broke the New Zealand lecord of three miles in a specially arranged handicap race at English Park this evening. His time, 14m' 18 3-ssec, was nearly 9sec better than the former record held by J. W. Savidan. of Auckland. Matthews ran well within himseK all the way, and finished with a powerful sprint.