SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Evening Star, Issue 22892, 25 February 1938, Page 5

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

ZENITH CLUB'S FIXTURE The Zenith Amateur Swimming Club held its annual carnival last evening in the Y.M.O.A. Baths, when there were some very close finishes—a tribute to good handicapping. The results were as follow. Abbreviations used to denote the various clubs are: K. (Kiwi), D. (Dunedin), Z. (Zenith), Kai. (Kaikorai), T.C. (Training College):— 50 YARDS INTERCLUB HANDICAP. First heat: J. Christie (D.), lOsec, 1; J. Hyndman (Z.), llsec, 2'; T. Hogg (D.), 7sec, 3. Time. 33sec. Second heat: J. Curry (4sec) 1, H. Berland (4sec) 2. Time, 34 4-ssec. Third heat: J. Broadfoot (Z.), Isec, 1; G. Ruston (D.), 2sec, 2; J. D. Paterson (D.), 2sec, 3. Time, 30 2-ssec. Fourth heat: K. Butler (Z.), Isec, 1: D, Paul (D.), Isec, 2; D. Leckie (D.), scr, 3. Time, SOsec. Fifth heat: I. Campbell (2sec) 1, K. Murdoch (Ssec) 2, D. Reid (6sec) 3. Time, 34sec. Sixth heat; L. Rutherford (Ssec) 1. A. Feathers (2sec) 2, K. Smith (2sec) 3. Time, 32sec. First semi-final; Christie 1, Broadfoot 2, Curry 3. Time, 36 2-ssec. Second semi-final: Butler 1, Campbell 2, Paul 3. Time, 31 4-ssec. •—Final.— Christie ... •... 1 Campbell ... ... 2 Butler and Broadfoot (equal) 3 Won by a foot, a yard between second and third. Time, 36 4-ssec. 40 YARDS JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE, and LADIES’ HANDICAP. First heat; I. M'Ewen (Z.), 18sec, 1; Miss W. Whyte (Z.), 15sec, 2; R. Varley (Z.), 17sec, 3. Time, 28 2-ssoc. Second heat: Miss Phelan (Z.), llsec, 1: P. Davis (Z.), 13sec, 2; J. Purdie (K.), 12sec, 3. Time, 30 2-ssec. Third heat: Miss W. Curry (Z.), 9sec, 1; R. Davies (Z.), 9sec, 2; Miss 0, Varley (Z.), 9sec, 3. Time, 28 2-Ssec. Fourth heat: B. M'Gregor (D.), 7sec, 1: R. Davies (Z.), 9sec, 2; A. Main (Z.), 6sec, 3. Time, 29 4-ssec. Fifth heat: M. Buckland (Z.), ssec, 1; I. Wilson (K.),_ssec, 2; B, Buchanan (K.), ssec, 3. Time, 25sec. Sixth heat: R. Paterson (Z.), ssec, 1; Miss E. Goldthorpe (K.), Ssec, 2. Time, 26 4-ssec. Seventh heat: H. Berland (Z.), Ssec, 1; J. Curry (Z.), 3sec, 2; D. Paul (D.), Ssec, 3. Time, 24 3-ssec. Eighth heat: C. Ferguson (D.), scr, 1; D. Leckie (D.), Isec, 2; W. Buckland (Z.), scr, 3. Time, 29sec. First semifinal: M'Ewan 1, Miss L. Phelan 2, B. M'Gregor 3. Time, ,31 3-ssec. Second semi-final: M. Buckland 1, C. Ferguson 2, R. Paterson 3. Time, 26seo. —Final.— M'Ewan .... ... ..< ... 1 Miss Phelan .... >., : ... ... 2 M. Buckland ... ...; ... 3 Won by 4yds, 2ft separating second and third. Time, 31sec. NOVICE HANDICAP. Miss Wilson .... .... ... 1 J. Gallagher .... 2 L. Ellis ... ... ... 3 Won by 2yds, the third competitor being Ift further back. Time, 19 2-ssec. 100 YARDS INTERCLUB HANDICAP. G. Ruston (D.) ... ... ... 1 C. Ferguson (D.) 2 J. Curry (Z.) 3 Won by a yard, the third man being a touch away. Time, 71sec. 50 YARDS BACK STROKE OPEN HANDICAP. First heat: Miss O. Buckland (Z.), 7sec, 1; J. Johnson (K.), 7sec, 2. Time, 43 3-ssec. Second heat: Miss E. Goldthorpe (K.), ssec, 1; J. Curry'(Z.), 2; Miss W. Curry (Z.), 7sec, 3. Time, 43sec. —Final.— Curry ... , ... ... 1 Miss Goldthorpe ... 2 Johnson ... ... 3 Won by a foot, a touch between second and third. Time, 43sec. 75 YARDS INTERCLUB BREAST STROKE HANDICAP. First heat: Miss M. Goldthorpe (K.), 18sec, 1'; I. M'Ewan (Z.), Ssec, 2; J. Hyndman (Z.), 7sec, 3. Time, 76sec, Second heat: J. Wilson (K.), Ssec, 1; G, Erridge (D.), 7sec, 2, Time, 70sec. Third heat: G. Ruston (D.), Isec, 1; W. Walker (Z.), scr, 2. Time, 63sec. Fourth heat: R. Smith (K.), Ssec, 1; R. Knewstuhb (D.), 2sec behind scr, 2. Time, 63 l-ssec. —Final.— • Smith ... ... 1 Miss Goldthorpe 2 Wilson ... ... ...• 3 Won by a foot each way. Time, 7osec. 160 YARDS INTERCLUB RELAY HANDICAP. (4 x 40). First Heat—Zenith No. 6 (Messrs Garnet, R. Davis, ■J. Ferguson, D. O’Sullivan), 36sec, 1; Zenith No. 4 (J. Curry, F. Binning, I. M'Ewan, H. Dowland), 27sec, 2; Zenith No. 7 (P. Davis,. R. Varley, D. Bineyn, Miss Whyte), SOsec, 3. Time, 2min l4sec. Second Heat. Zenith No. 5 (J. Broadfoot, J. Marston, Miss O. Buckland, M. Buckland), 15sec, 1; Kiwi No. 3 (R. Peat, H. Newall, J. Purdie, Miss I. Purdie), 22sec, 2; Zenith No. 1 (Miss O. Varley, R. Paterson, A. Main, A. Deuchrass), 15sec, 3. Time, Imin 53sec. Third Heat.—Dunedin No. 2 (C. Ferguson, J. D. Paterson, G. Ruston, B. M'Gregor). scr, 1; Zenith No. 2 (K. Hyndman), ssec, 2: Dunedin No. 1 (A. M'Taggart, D. Paul, D. Leckie, J. Christie), 4sec, 3. Time, Imin 42 2-ssec. —Final.— Zenith No. 6 1 Zenith No. 5 2 Zenith No. 2 3 Won by 12yds, syds between the second and third teams. Time, 2min 9sec. • A novelty, a canoe fight, was won after a number of interesting contests, by J. Broadfoot.