SWIMMING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 33, 21 January 1911, Page 11

SWIMMING.

H.B. CENTRE’S SPORTS AT HASTINGS. There was an exceptionally large number of people present at the Maddison Baths. Hastings, last night to witness the sports held under the auspices of the H.B. Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. The fields were large in most of the events. The handicappers deser.e a word of praise for the manner in which they allotted the starts. In most of the races the finishes were very close. In the semi-final of the 25 yards dash there was not two seconds difference between the first anti last man. There were six starters in this heat. The officials had everything well in hand. an<l no hitch occurred in any of the events. Following are the results: MAIDEN RACE. s<> Yanis. First heat. T). Thomson (6sec) !. Hanney (srr) 2. Time. Wsecs. Second heat. - Evans (2sec) I. H. Knight (“see) 2. Time. 38sec. Third heat. -Le Bas 1. Anderson (ssec) 2. Time, 3b 2-ssec. Fourth heat.--C. Ellingham (3 see) I, Road: Oser) 2. Time. sec. Final. — Roach I. Le Bas 2. Thom son 3. Time. 3?isec. The exhibition of high diving by Messrs. Darling and Ashworth w ts billowed with much interest. 22<> yards Championship of Hawke's Bay attracted four ph trants- T. Wellwood. N. McCartney. F. Seymour, am! G. Scymmir. At the end of the first hundred yards Mellwm>d and McCartney gave ;:p. leaving the Seymour brothers in. G. Siyinmif w<>?» l>» abut;? naif a length of the baths. Hr will tliruf'ii-r represent 11.’..k. ’> R;.i a: the W, llimi.., i Spc.: mwi :r '.i h. T’se’e i' ti •••■..■. .••100- i‘iir the Ribb".ii Dive. 1 Iru :g : ’.vamine •aft r l-aving had to dive off wwr'.i t imos. 25 Yards DASH HANDICAP. There were t hit ty -eight entri'-s fur this event. First heat. —Edser 1. King 2. Time. IB 2-ssec. Second heat. Hanney J. Eddy 2. Time. 16 2-ssee. Third heat. -Proffitt 1. Pothan 2. Time. Hi l-ssec. Fourth heat. —Russell I. McKechnie 2 Time. 16 3-ssec. Fifth heat.—Baird 1, Spence 2. Time. 17sec. Sixth heat.--Watson and Spefn-e dead-heat. Time. 17 l-ssec. Seventh heat. —Foster I. Brooking 2. Time, ITsec. Eighth heat. Hansen 1, Le Bas 2. Time. 16 l-.isec. Ist Semi Final. Hanney 1. W. Pothan 2. Russell 3. Time. 16 • »..*> sec. 2nd Semi-Final. -J. H. Spence 1. Foster 2, Baird 3. Time. 16 3-ssee. Final. —Pothan I. Foster 2. Time i 6 2-ssec. Bandsmen’s Race, 25 yards Handicap. —Reg. Pearce 1. The Nightshirt and Candle Race was won easily by J. H. Bailey. G. Johnson was second, and Ribbands third. TEAMS RACE. Ist heat. —Napier No. I I. Kia Ora 2. Second heat. -Napier No. 5 1. Napier No. 1. 2. Third heat. -Napier No. 2. 1 : Hastings No. 2.2. Final. —Napier No. 1. 1 : Kia Ora. 2. The Napier No. 1 Polo team scored an easy victory over the Hasting:’ team, the scores being Napier four goals to one. Mr IL lan So.u'-on. President of the Hastings < bib. in returning thank* to those present for ileir attendance. -a id that the sports w.-re held in ord. r to rai«’ stdii vi' iJ fund-, to .send a leprcsrnta tive I*. Y.’b to participate • n the N.Z. Cl-ameeting n< rm’:! b. I* :> wovt'c, ]• rt h*‘ g-.’.ii '•> '■• e < j

many present. He felt sure that j the representatives who were going to Wellington would acquit j themselves well and return t«. • Hawke’s Bay with Hie laurels.