SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22891, 24 February 1938, Page 18

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

[From Our Balclutha Correspondent.] PERSONAL. Last night members of the committee of the Balclutha Pipe Band and playing members_ entertained Mr D. Malcolm at a social evening. Mr Malcolm has been drum-major of the band for some years. During the course of the evening the guest of the evening was presented with a nice travelling rug, and the president of the baud and others present extended best wishes for the recipient’s future success at Eltham, to which town Mr Malcolm has been transferred as clerk of court. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. The annual swimming sports under the auspices of the South Otago High School were held in the Municipal Baths, Balclutha, yesterday afternoon. The weather was delightful, and there was quite a good attendance. The members of the staff, assisted by swimming club members, carried out the lengthy programme expeditiously, and some very good swimming was seen in all grades. Results:— Boys’ Senior Championship Events.— One length breast stroke: B. Roy 1, G. Bell 2, R. Henry 3; time, 30 3-ssec. One length free stylo: M. Willyams 1, S. Parr 2, R. Henry 3; time, 21sec. Two lengths free style: W. Harrison 1, M. .Willyams 2, R. Henry 3; time.

51sec. Three lengths free style; M. Willyams 1, S. Henry 2, G. Bell 3; time, Imin 27 2-ssec. _ Championship points: Willyams 13 joints, 1; Henry, 6 points, 2; Harrison and Roy, 5 points, 3 (ecpial). Girls’ Senior Championship Events.— One length breast stroke; N. Cameron 1, W. Parkinson 2, B. Pearson 3; time, 29 l-ssec. One length free style; W. Parkinson 1, N. Cameron 2, B. Pearson 3; time, 28 l-ssec. Two lengths free style: W. Parkinson 1, N. Cameron 2, B. Pearson 3; time, 63 3-ssec. Three lengths free style: W. Parkinson 1, N. Cameron 2, B. Pearson 3; time, Imin 45sec. Championship points; W. Parkinson, 18 points, 1; N. Cameron, 14 points, 2; B. Pearson, 4'points, 3. Boys’ Junior Championship Events.— One length breast stroke; W. Wright 1, H. Byars 2, D. Fraser 3; time, 31 2-ssec. One length free style: C. Brown 1, W. Wright 2, D. Byars 3; time not kept. Two lengths free style: W. Wright 1, C. Brown 2, H. Holgate 3; time, 62 l-ssec. Three lengths free style; W. Wright 1, D. Byars 2, C. Brown 3; time, Imin 44 2-ssec. Championship points: W. Wright, 18 points, 1; C. Brown, 9 points, 2; D. Byars, 7 points, 3. Girls’ Junior Championship Events. — One length breast stroke; *P. Middleditch 1, D. Pearson 2, E. Dow 3; time, 29 3-ssec. Two heats were run. One length free style; P. Middleditch 1, D. Pearson 2, E. Dow 3; time, 32 l-ssec. Two heats. Two lengths free style: D. Pearson 1, P. Middleditch 2, E. Dow 3; time, 69sec. Three lengths free style:. D. Pearson 1, E. Dow 2; time, Imin

48 4-ssec. Championship points: D. Pearson, 16 points, 1; P. Middleditch, 13 points, 2; E. Dow, 6 points, 3. Boys’ Senior Handicap Events.—One length breast stroke: R. Somerville 1, W. Dunlop 2, G. Bell 3; time, 35 2-ssec. One length free style: W. Harrison 1,

M. Willyams 2, G. Bell 3: time, 28sec. Two lengths free style: G. Bell 1, V. Hughes 2, E. Bell 3j time, 66 l-ssec. Girls’ Handicap Events.—One length breast stroke: W. Clark 1, C. Clent 2, I. Scott 3; time, 37 l-ssec. One length free style:_ W. Clark 1, C. Clent 2, L. Scott 3; time, 35 4-ssec. Two lengths free style: C. Clent 1, D. Cunliffe 2, W. Clark 3; time, 84 l-ssec. Three lengths free style: N. Cameron 1, C. Clent 2, L. Scott 3; time, 2miu 20sec. Boys’ Junior Handicap Events.—One length breast stroke: W. Wright 1, J. Dawson 2, D. Fraser 3; time, 34 4-ssec. One length free style: R. Lewis 1, H. Holgate 2, S. Peoples 3; time, 34sec. Two heats. Two lengths free style: H. Holgate 1, R. Hutton 2, D, Fraser 3; time, 79sec. Three lengths free style: W. Wright 1, PI. Holgate 2, H. Evans 3; time, 2min 10 4-ssec. Girls’ Junior Plandicap Events.—One length breast stroke: V. M'Auslan 1, P. Throp 2, P. Brown 3; time, 38sec. One length free style: P. Throp 1, P. Brown 2, F. Brown 3; time, 35sec. Three heats. Two lengths free style: F. Brown 1, P. Throp 2, V. M'Auslan 3; time, 74 3-ssec. Miscellaneous Events.—One length open handicap; N. Cameron 1, W. Parkinson 2. D. Byars (scr) 3; time, 34sec. Learners’ width: Boys—G. M'Diarmid 1, R, Alexander 2, A. Foley 3; girls—

P. Murray 1, A. Moir 2. Diving: Boys —M. Willyams (36 points) 1, S. Parr (29 points) 2, V. Hughes (24 points) 3; girls—W. Clark (23 points) T, D. Pearson and E. Clark (21 points, equal) 2. Cork race: Boys—G. Murray (33 corks) 1, T. Cochrane (29 corks) 2, S. Wright (18 corks) 3. Thread-tjie-needle Race.—V. Corcoran and P. Brown 1, W. Parkinson and D. Cunliffe 2, F. Brown and C. Clent 3. Boys’ under-water swim: A. Parr (85ft) 1, R. Somerville (76ft) 2, V. Hughes and J. Donaldson (equal) 3. Girls’ under-water swim; B. Brown (49ft) 1, E. Dow (47ft) 2. D. Cunliffe and P. Brown (41ft) 3, Corfu dive: Somerville 1, C. Donaldson 2, V. Hughes and G. Bell Boys’ long plunge: J. Dawson (35ft) 1, G. Bell (31ft) 2, W. Harrison (30ft) 3. Girls’ long plunge: B. Brown (31ft) 1, W. Parkinson and C. Clent (26ft) 2. House relay: Blaikie House (Wendy Parkinson, Phyllis Middleditch, W. Harrison, M. Willyams) 1, M‘Donald House 2, Sutherland House 3, Somerville House 4. House points: Sutherland, 139 points, 1; Blaikie House, 134 points, 2; M'Donald House, 3; Somerville House, 36 points, 4.