SWIMMING CHAMPIONS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 March 1931, Page 3

SWIMMING CHAMPIONS

DOMINION TITLES BRIDSON RETAINS TWO HUNDRED YARDS AND MILE. (By Teiejfraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, March 4. A gallery of 1200 watched swimmers contest events in the New Zealand championships at the Gonville baths this evening, when the first day’s programme was completed. The weather was fine, but cold. G. Bridson, of Auckland, retained, the men’s 100 yards and one mile titles, ias did L. G. Moorehouse, of Canterbury, the men’s 150 yards backstroke. The Aucklander, Miss Marie Farquhar, took the women’s IQO yards title held by Miss K. Miller, who has retired from the amateur ranks. The meeting is expected to conclude on Saturday. CUP POINTS. Yaldhurst Cup points at the conclusion of the evening events were: Auckland 25. Canterbury 9. 'Wellington 6. South Canterbury 1. Further results are: MEN’S: 100' YARDS FINAL. G. Bridson (Auckland) 1 J. Enwright (Auckland) 2 C. Ei. Claridge (Wellington) ... 3 Time, 58 2-ssec. Won by four yards, with a foot between second and third. LADIES’ 100 YARDS. Miss M, Farquhar (Auckland) 1 Miss N. Stratton (Auckland) ... 2Miss M. Smith (Auckland) 3 Time, 68 4-ssec. The race was between Misses Farquhar and Stratton, the former gaining the decision by a foot. MEN’S 150 YARDS BACKSTROKE. L. G. Moorhouse (Canterbury) 1 A. Raper (Auckland) 2 A. G. Bolam (Canterbury) 3 Time, Imin. 58 2-ssec. AVon by 20 yardS ' ONE MILE MEN’S. G. Bridson (Auckland) 1 A. Stokes (Canterbury) 2 D. Reid (South Canterbury) ... 3 Time, 24min. 24 l-ssec. With 44 laps to go Bridson lapped Gowan and. Reid and went on to win by two and a-half laps. TARANAKI REPRESENTATION. POLO AND SURF TEAMS. The Taranaki polo team proceeds to Wanganui to-day and has been drawn to play Canterbury to-night. Canterbury holds the polo championship banner in conjunction with Auckland. The Taranaki team will be: Goal. W. J. Tommey (Fitzroy); backs. C. Evans (Inglewood) and N. Lealand (New Plymouth); half, C. H. Plumtree (Fitzrov, captain); forwards, C. Shaw (New Plymouth), R. Crossman (Inglewood) and H. J. Thomas (Fitzroy). Lealand replaces L. Petty (New Plymouth), who was unable to travel. Mir. W. J. Toornev has been appointed! manager. The team will return during the weekend. , The Annette Kellerman Cup race, the three-mile New Zealand open-water championship, is to be held in the Wanganui River oil Friday. From Taranaki there will probably be three .entries, those of H. St. George (Fitzroy), N. Gardiner (East End) and B- Dudley (Opunake). „ .... The star event on Saturday will be the. Nelson Shield contest and allied surf competitions for senior New Zealand teams. For tlie Nelson Shield East End, Opunake and Patea have been nominated, and in addition Patea. has- entered for the William Henry Memorial event. No nominations were made by the Taranaki centre for the swimming and diving championships. COOK STRAIT ATTEMPT. PLANS OF MISS GLEITZE. WELLINGTON, March 4. Although she has not yet made any definite decision as *to the date of her promised Cook Strait tlie indications are that Mis» Mercedes Gleitze will perhaps make an attempt on about March. 14 or during the following six’ days. The attempt will depend! upon the weather, which has been unsuitable for (he past month. She is still hopeful favourable weather may break about the middle of tlie month. She and her husband are at AVellington. They intend leaving for the south to-morrow.