SWIMMING

Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 5

SWIMMING

ANNETTE KELLERMAN CUP BLAKELEY WINS IN FAST TIME [Per United Press Association.] * WELLINGTON, February 11. The Annette Kellermau Cup harbour swim was held this afternoon. Conditions were good, but the water was cold, the temperature being only 60 degrees. A large crowd watched J, C. Blakeley (Wellington) win in a thrilling finish with P. Malthus (Wellington). Over the last lap both kept together to within 30yds of the finishing point, when Blakeley made a final spurt to gain a length on Malthus at the finish. Blakeley, who gained fastest times in this race at Lyttelton in 1934 and Dunedin in 1936, again established the fastest time, taking 78min losec, which is regarded as the fastest time ever recorded in the race. There were 24 starters, 16 of whom

finished. The third man, C. Kidd (Otago), was about 40yds away, 3yds in front of P. Ryan (Hawera). _ The others were well back. The adjusted finishing times and the order in which the competitors finished were: — J. O. (Blakeley (Wellington, 78min 15seo ■ 1 P. Malthus (Wellington), 79min 19sec ...' 2 G. Kidd (Otago), 84min 26sec ... 3 P. Ryan (Hawera), 86rain Bsec ... 4 V. Jarvis (Wellington), 105 min ssec 5 C. Jones (Wellington), 85min 17sec 6 F. Adams (Wellington), 105 min 56see 7 D. Evans (Wellington),'99mm Isec 8 G. Usher (Whakatane), 85min 17sec 9 Miss A. Parr (Wellington), 103 min 58sec* ... 10 O. Watson (Wellington), 96min 15sec 11 G. Balfour (Wellington). 97min 57sec 12 D. Sams (Canterbury), 99min 19secs 13 V. Osmond (Hawke’s Bay). 89min ssec ... ... _ 14 L. Dalton (Auckland), lOlmin 51sec 15 S. Guppy (AVellington), 128 min ssoo 16 NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS WEATHER CAUSES POSTPONEMENT (Special to the ‘ Star.’] WELLINGTON, February 11. Despite the reputed slowness of the water in the Riddiford baths, it is possible the New Zealand record will < be broken in the final of the 22yds men’s breast stroke championship. In the first heat on Saturday W. Dyson (Otago) covered the distance in 3min 1 3-ssec, which is only 1 3-ssec outside the record established ; last April by J. Davis,-of Taranaki. Early in the ; race K. Shaw (Southland) took the lead, and Dyson stayed at his elbow till the last 30yds, when he went ahead to win by a length. ' The second heat was much slower, and Gedcles (Otago) was well back third. - A southerly change and heavy rain in the late afternoon caused a postponement of -the night programme,■ eluding the sprint and the > 22(V1ireast stroke finals till Tuesday-night. .