AMATEUR SWIMMING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 25 February 1941, Page 11

AMATEUR SWIMMING

TO-MORROW’S CARNIVAL HANDICAPS DECLARED The second swimming carnival ot the season will be conducted by the Gisborne Amateur Surl' and Swimming Club in the Macrae Baths to-morrow evening. Entries for all events are excellent and as there are several championship races competitors will be doing their utmost to break records. There will be two relay races, and the first for the Club Stars and the other the annual 133 l-3yd. Mercantile Relay for the Hautanoa Cup, the holders of which are the P. and T. Department’s No. 2 team.

Handicaps and entries for the carnival are:—

De Costa Cup, 440yds. Handicap.— I. Shaw scr., D. Lange ssec., B. Smale Bsec., R. Clay lOsec., G. Robinson 28sec. 33 l-3yds. Open Dash Handicap.— First Heat: A. Green lsec.; H. Green 2sec., B. Burke and G. Robinson 3sec., C. McKenzie 4sec., B. Judge ssec. Second Heat: D. Lange scr., R. Clay lsec., L. Smale and I. Shaw 2sec., P. Wickens 3sec., A. Sunderland 4sec. Fourth Heat: P. Wilson lsec., J. Broad and P. Henderson 3sec., B. Sloan and T. Blah' 4sec.

Relay for Club Stars. —First Heat: Green, Green, Wickens, 3sec.; Barton, Broad, Burke, 4sec.; Smale, Balfour, Cranswick, ssec.; Duckworth, McWhirter, Sloan, lOsec.; Misses Colbert, Faram and B. Alley, 22sec. Second Heat: Clay, Gordon, Lange, scr.; Shaw, Langridge, Gorden, 4sec.; Clark, McKenzie, Judge, lOsec.; Misses Prendergast, Henderson and D. McGregor, llsec.; Misses Broom, Shields, and Harrison, 12sec. 133 l-3yds. Mercantile Relay, for the Hautanoa Cup (present holders P. and T. Department No. 2 team). —First heat: Common Shelton and Company (men), and Aitken’s Concrete Works, 2sec.; Social Security Department, 4 sec.; Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board, 7sec.; H. S. Motors, Limited, 13sec.; Amalgamated Banks, lGsec.; Bull and Edwards, 21scc. Second Heat; A.M.P. Society, 4see.; Gisborne Herald, 6sec.; Gisborne Publishing Company, 12sec.; Native Land Court (women), 18sec.; Modern Way, 19sec.; Common, Shelton and Company (women), 29sec. Third heat: Grant Bros., scr.; Bank of New Zealand, lsec.; P. and T. Department, 3sec.; New Zealand Petroleum Company, ssecs.; Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Company, and Native Land Court (men), 12sec. 100yds. Women’s and Intermediate Girls’ Handicap, for the McKinley Gup. —Misses. J. McGregor scr., N. Henderson 3sec., G. Foote Bsec., J. Faram 9sec., S. Watson llsec., M. McGregor 13sec. 220yds. Intermediate Boys’ Championship (Record holder, R. Clay, 2.40 i-ssec.; title-holder, L. Smale). —G. Duckworth, L. Smale, B. McWhirter, G. Langridge, P. Balfour, G. Robinson, D. McGregor. 50yds. Schoolboys’ Chamiponship (Record holder, B. Duckworth, 30 2-5 spc.; title-holder, G. Duckworth). —B. McLoughlin, C. McKenzie, T. Clark, P. Thompson, B. Alley, G. Thompson, C. Scanlan.

50yds. Schoolboys’ Championship (record holder, M. Young, 33 2-ssec.; title-holder, N. Broom).—N. Broom, T. Smale, P. Wickens, A. Shields, M. Prendergast, Z. Colbert, N. Harrison. Novelty Event, Candle Stick Race.— Mfisses J. and M. McGregor, and P. Wickens; D. McGregor, D. Lange, J. Clark, C. McKenzie, P. Henderson, R. Clay, I. Shaw, P. Wickens, and P. Balfour. Dive. —D. Johnstone, G. Duckworth. A. Sunderland, D. Gordon, B. Sloan. B- McWhirter, P. Thompson, G. Langridge, P. Henderson, Miss N. Henderson, R. Cranswick, B. Mason, R. Read, P. Broom, B. Alley, R. Clay, L. Smale, P. Balfour, G. Thompson, and N. 'McKay. Weekly Club Night At the weekly club night of the Gisborne Amateur Surf and Swimming Club held in the Macrae Baths results were:— 100yds. Junior Girls. —A. Shields, scr., 1; N. Broome, 4sec., 2. 100yds. junior Boys.—J. Clarke, scr., 1; McKenzie, 3sec., 2; Alley, 17sec., 3. 33 l-3yds. Intermediate Boys.—Judge, jsec., 1; McWhirter, 2sec., 2; Sloan, 2 sec., 3. Time, 21 4-ssec. 33 l-3yds. Men’s Race. —P. Wickens, 1; H. Green. 2; R. Clay, 3. Club Stars Relay;—D. Gordan’s team, 1; H. Green’s team, 2; C. McKenzie’s team, 3. Open Dive.— P. Thompson, 1; G, Duckworth, 2; G. McWhirter and C. Scanlen, equal, 3.