TAILTEANN GAMES.

Grey River Argus, 23 August 1928, Page 6

TAILTEANN GAMES.

N.Z. LADY SWIMMER’S SUCCESS. DUBLIN, August 21. At the Tailteann Games the final of tbd Women’s 400 metres swie* resulted: Miss Millar (New Zealandi 6.10 4-5 1; Miss Davey (Australia) 2; Miss Laverty (England. 3. Swimming 14 1-5 seconds faster than yesterday, Miss Millar brilliantly won the final heat. The times indicated the closest race between Misses Millar and Davey, but the New Zealander was never challenged. The Australian girl was beaten by twenty yards, and had to swim hard to stave off Miss Laverty, who finished two yards behind, thirl. Miss Millar reduced Miss G. Shand’s Tailteann record 28 l--ssec. At the Tailteann Games the first heat of •thcYneh’s four hundred metres free style swim resulted: Spence (Canada) 5.21 1; Ault (Canada) 2; Lindsay (New Zealand) 3. VANCOUVER, August 21.

A message from Toronto states that the Antipodes will bo represented among’ over 41T) worldaspiring champions, in the third Wrigley Swimming Marathon, on Lake nationalities, and 100 trades and professions are represented among the entrants for the

event. Sixty-six women have entered for the'"ten mile swim on August 29, the first five earning the _right to complete in the 15” miles’ marathon.