SWIMMING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 February 1929, Page 3

SWIMMING.

lIAWERA CLUB. ELECTRIC LIGHT .CARNI-VAL. SEVERAL GOOD PERFORMANCES. Another largo crowd attended the Hawera Amateur Swimming Club’s third electric light carnival last night. Everyone anticipated witnessing excit- . ing sport, and no one was disappointed, there being many good contests. A feature or the evchlng was the attendance of the Technical High School band, which rendered several selections which were greatly appreciated by the large audience. Caretaker J. Dowdle had everything for the convenience of the swimmers and public in groat order, a special feature being an extension of the seating accommodation, and even now there is very little room for the increasing number of the public who attend each successive carnival. The presence of C. ("Stumpy”) Claridge (Wellington) and Miss N. Stratton (Wanganui) was keenly anticipated, and on being introduced to the audience they were 'accorded an ovation. At the conclusion of the sports both Claridge and Miss Stratton gave an exhibition of various styles of swimming which was a revelation to many. Several very close contests were witnessed during the evening, and the finish between Noble, and Claridge was a thriller, but the decision did not meet with the approval of all. The judges awarded n< dead-heat, but it appeared to many that Noble won on the touch. The officials responsible for the conduct of the evening's entertainment were as follows: Judges—Swimming, 1 , Messrs D. Strachan and D. C. Ryan; Diving, Mrs Higgs and Mr L. S. Poison; timekeepers, Messrs V. Gerrand and G. W. Taylor; handicappers, Mrs E. Higgs, Messrs V. L. Warner and A. ! W. Lawn; starter, Air A. W. Lawn; call stewards. Messrs F. H. Champion, C. X>owdlo tinrl iVlrs Higgs; ushers, IMiss J. Page, Airs Aloss, Messrs V. Spragg and Aloss. Details of the racing were as under: 25 yards handicap (girls under II) —

P. Murray (ssec) 1, B. Smith (6sec) 2, Tuit Canu (ssec) 3. Time, 21scc. 25 yards handicap (boys under 15) — . K. Wills (3see) 1, I. Hunter (2sec) 2, 11. Clark (lsec) 3. Time, lGsec. 25 yards handicap, B grade—Lowe (3sec) 1, Pease (2sec) 2, Hibson (lsec) 3. Time, 15sec. 50 yards handicap (open ) First heat: Noble (7sec) 1, Hunter (Sscc) 2, Poison (2scc) 3; time 32 2-sscc.' Second heat: McLean (sscc) 1, Hobson (3scc) 2, Meyrick (ssoc) 3; time, 32 1 2-sscc l _ Third heat: Chainey (2scc) .1, I Spragg (Gscc) 2, Claridge (2scc bhd) 3; i time, 34 2-ssce. Final: Noble .1, Me--1 Lean 2, Robson- 3; time, 31 2-ssee. Inches separated the placed men. Junior girls’ dive (14 years and under) —Miss Grubb 1, Tui Canu 2, D. Gilmore 3. Ladies’ 50 yards handicap (open)—-l-osec. First heat: N. Stratton (3sec bhd) 1, Z. Spragg (2scc) 2, J. Page (3sec) 3; time 40 l-ssoe. Second heat: 1 Miss George (Gscc) 1, S. Seaver (Sscc) ,j 2, Miss Dixon 3; time, 43scc. Final: i N. Stratton 1, Z. Spragg 2, S. Seaver i i 3; time 41 3-sscc. Won by half a yard, j i Open dive—R. Clark 1, Miss Long 2. j | Men’s 100 yards handicap (open)—' j First heat: Claridge (2scc bhd) 1, Dowdle (3sec) 2, Spragg (3sec) 3; time, 1.12 3-5. Won on the touch. Second I heat: Noble (Gsec) 1, Fookes (2sec) 2, Anderson (lsec) 3; time 1.15 1-5. won Iby a foot. Final: Noble and Claridge dead-heat 1, Fookes 2. Time, 1.11. 225 yards handicap (open)—Claridge (scr) 1, Harrison (scr) 2, Ryan (7see) 3; time 3.5. Claridge sprinted and j caught up with his field and leading slightly for several laps, increased liis lead, winning with the greatest of ease by 10 yards from Harrison, who was | live yards in front of Ryan. Ladies’ 50 yards breaststroke —Miss Seaver (scr) 1, Miss Ryan (Gscc) 2. 1 Miss Sowerby finished first, but was disqualified for not swimming genuine stroke. Miss George, who finished, was also disqualified for the same reason. 'Time, 50 4-ssec. 1 Ribbon dive—L. Poison, 9ft Gin) 1. i I Ladies’'7s yards handicap (open)—j | Miss Stratton (4sec bhd) 1, Miss | Sonver (Gsc-c) 2. Miss Ityan (7see) 3.; Timo 1.3 1-5. Miss Stratton won with \ ridiculous ease. I Relay race. 50 yards—Ha went A 1, j Convilie 2, Hawera B 3. :