Lange Cup Field Provides Four Heats at Swimming Sports
The 100yds. handicap for the DLange Cup, open to senior and intermediate division competitors, drew an excellent field which was divided into four heats at the weekly sports meeting of the Gisborne Amateur Surf and Swimming Club. Racing was very keen in each heat and the final was won by a narrow margin by one of the middle-markers, B. Pere.
The open backstroke of 50yds. and open breast-stroke of 100yds. were other feature events of an interesting programme which also included diving competitions and two water polo games. Details follow. Senior and Intermediate, 100yds. (D. Lange Cup). First heat: B. McLean (scr.) 1: I. Butler (9sec.) 2: G. Odams (9) 3. Time, lmin. 32 2-ssec, Second heat: B. Pere (15sec.) 1; N. Moss (21), 2; B. Chamberlain (16) 3. Time, lmin. 29sec. Third heat: B. Hughes (22sec-) 1; T. McDonald (2), 2. Time, 1.27 2-5. Fourth heat: B. Alley (9sec.) 1; B. Foote (8). 2: H. Holmes (scr.) 3- Time, 1.13, Final: Pere, 1; Hughes, 2; McLean 3. Time, 1.24 1-5.
Open Backstroke, 50 yards.—First Heat: Miss S. Moss (7sec.) and I. Butler GO), dead heat. 1; P. Morrison (10), 3. Time. 49 2-ssec. Second Heat: Miss M. Orrell (20sec.) and Miss N. Broom (18). dead-heat. 1: B. Read (8) 3. Time, 49 4-ssec. Third Heat: D. Healey (lOsec.) 1; Miss A. Shields (10) 2: H. Orrell (20), 3. Time, 47sec. Final: Healey. 1; Miss Broom. 2; Miss Shields, 3. Time, 49sec. Open Breast-stroke, 100yds. First Heat: Miss A. Crawford-Smith (38sec.) 1; I. Butler (10), 2. Time, 2min. 9 3-5 sec. Second Heat: G. Odams (lfisec.) 1; D. McGregor (9), 2: Miss N. Broom (4) 3. Time. 2min. 12sec. Final: Odams 1; McGregor, 2: Miss Crawford-Smith, 3. Time, 2min. 2 l-ssec. Women, 100yds.—Miss S. Lockwood (18sec.), 1: Miss A. Shields (scr.) 2; Miss S- Moss (16), 3. Time. lmin. 29 l-ssec. Diving.—lntermediate: A. Johnstone, 1: G. Odams, 2: Gregory, 3. Junior: McPhee, 1; l.amont, 2; Finnigan, 3.
Water Polo.—Seniors 3 v. Juniors 2; Gisborne 8 v. Wainui nil. Beginners, one width, scr. Girls: de Lautour, 1; J. Moss, 2: M. Jo.nes, 3. Time. 9 2-ssec. Boys: Payne, 1; Kaye, 2: Gardiner, 3. Time, 9 4-ssec. Beginners, two widths., scr., Girls.— Wood, 1: P. Nicholas, 2: V. Figg. 3. Time, 22 2-ssec. Boys: Berry, 1; Tulloch, 2; D, McCallum, 3. Time, 20 2-5 sec-
Eight to 12yrs., 25yds.—Girls: M. Penny (9sec.) 1: M. Bradley (9), 2; J. Nolan (scr.) 3. Time, 21sec. Eight to 10yrs., 33 l-3yds.— Boys: B. Morrow (Isec.) 1; R. McCulloch (10), 2; B. Curtis (10), 3. Time, 31sec. Ten to 12yrs., 50yds.—Boys: Webber (14sec-) 1; J, Gardiner (10) and M. Allen (9), dead heat, 2. Time. 50sec. Twelve to 14yrs.—Girls, 66 2-3vds.: D. Bodle (21sec.) 1; B. Perston (12). 2; J. Gregory (10) 3. Time, 66 3-ssec. Boys, 100yds.: First Heat: R. Eastham (3sec-) 1: R. Forsyth (12). 2; T. Pere (8). 3. Time, lmin. 40 4-ssec. Second Heat: Green (29sec.) 1; Stafford (29) 2: McPhee (20), 3. Time, lmin. 35sec. Final: Green. 1: Forsyth, 2; Eastham, 3. Time. lmin. 31 4-ssec.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22872, 16 February 1949, Page 9
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