SWIMMING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 64, 27 February 1935, Page 3

SWIMMING

H. CHAMPIONSHIPS Swain Cup to Gisborne TWO MORE RECORDS SET The 1935 Hawke’s Ba?/ provincial swimming championships ended at t!ie Napier baths last night with the recording of new times in five distances. Three new records were created on Monday (880 yards men’s, 150 yards junior boys, 150 yards backstroke men's) and two last night (100 yards intermediate boys’ breaststroke, and the 50 yards Junior girls’), and the large crowd in attendance must have left with the impression that swimming in Hawke's Bay is gradually improving. The Swain memorial cup goes back Io Gisborne, after a race with llerotaunga that bad the spectators about iiig themselves hoarse. To Awn, with an aggregate of 71 championship points, is the first club to win the “Herald” cup, for which clubs affiliated to the Hawke’s Bay Swimming Centro will annually compete. A race which deserves special mention was the 100 yards intermediate boys’ breaststroke, in which B. Snaddon, the winner, made a new time of 1 min. 27 secs. lie and the second boy, T. Cray, fought it out to a finish, and had the crowd wildly excited. Cray’s time was only (wo seconds slower than Snaddon’s. Both show good promise. The new Centro secretary, Mr R. 11. Miles, though new to the organising of championship meetings, had organised the programme with efficiency, towards which the stewards made adequate contributions. Public interest was not confined to the finals. Yesterday afternoon about 100 people gathered at the baths to watch the running of the heats, which brought some good finishes and gave indications of promising swimmers among the younger generation of swimmers. On several occasions these heats were covered in times that were well within the New Zealand standard times, as reference to the under-mentioned results will show. In so far ns the junior and intermediate boys are concerned, many of them gave evidence in their performances that with careful coaching they should develop into swimmers well above tho average. A survey of the 1935 Hawke’s Bay championships shows tho following new times to have been established tor the under-mentioned distances: 880 yaids men. li. Watkins (M) in H nun. 52 1-5 secs. 150 yards junior boys.—T. Sommervell (G) in 1 min 59 2-5 secs. 150 yards men’s backstroke. —V. Hill (He.) in 2 mm. 6 2-5 secs. ItXi yaids intermediate boys’ breaststroke.—B. Snaddon (!) in 1 min 27 secs. 50 yards junior girls.—. Miss G. Hyslop (M) iu 51 2-5 sees. concluding events. In the following results the various clubs are denoted by initial letters, Gisborne competitors being marked with the letter (G), Napier (N), Te Awa (1), Heretaunga (He), Havelock (H.N.), Alahora (M), Port Ahurin (!’), Hastings (11). The results were as follow: 100 yards championship, record 59 1-5 secs, —K. Watkins (M) 1, S. Boardman (Ij 2, N. Willis (N) 3. Time 60 secs. W on by a yard. 100 yards women s championship, record 1 mm. 11 1-5 secs.—Miss M. Simmonds (T) 1, Aliss Al. Ham (N) 2, Miss 11. AieKnight (G) 3. bme 1 miu. 13 secs. Won by eight feet, a bare touch between second and third. 220 yards intermediate uoys' championship, record 2 mins. 34 1-5 secs.— T. Sullivan (He) 1, B. Christie (H.N.) 2, A. Duncan (H.N.) 3. Tune 2 mins. 53 3-5 secs. Won by about five feet. it> yards intermediate girls’ breaststroke championship, record 1 min. 5 4-5 secs. —Miss B. Keeble (T) 1, Miss Y. Luke (N) 2. Tune 1 min. 10 1-5 secs. Won with comparative ease from the start. 75 yards junior boys’ championship, standard time 61 sees., record 49 4-5 secs.—First heat: K. Wrightson (Al) I, T. Somervell (G) 2, R. Clay (G) 3. lune 53 1-5 secs. Second heat: C. Fergusson (H.N.) 1, P. Sadler (G) 2, 11. Sherridan (He) 3. Time 5-1 2-5 secs. Final: Wrightson 1, Fergusson 2, Somervell 3. 'lime 52 secs. 100 yards intermediate boys’ breaststroke championship, record 1 min. 52 sees.— B. Snaddon (T) 1, T. Cray (N) 2, L. Layzell (N) 3. Time 1 nun. 27 secs. A splendid race and a new record. The first two fought it out the whole way and Cray was only two seconds slower than the winner's lime. 50 yards junior girls’ championship, standard time 45 secs., record 31 4-5 sees.—First heat: (1. Hyslop (M) 1, M. Young (G) 2, R. King (N) 3. Timo 35 secs. Second heat: P. Campbell (He) 1. 1. McLaren (He) 2, B. Cox (He) 3. Time 37 2-5 secs. Final: Miss Hyslop 1, Miss Campbell 2, Miss Young 3. Time 34 2-5 secs., a new record. Women’s diving championship.—Mrs Fisher (He) 1, Aliss 1. Mackay (He) 2. 4-10 yards, teams’ race championship, Swain Cup, tecord 4 min. 14 2-5 secs, held by Heretaunga.—Gisborne (H. Holmes, P. Wilson, J. Beckett, R. Colebourne, capt.) 1, Heretaunga 2, Havelock North 3. Time 4 min. 21 2-5 secs. Won by two yards, after a most exciting race. It was evident from the start that Gisbyrne would be difficult to beat. 220 yards women’s breaststroke championship, record 3 min. 53 2-5 secs. —Atrs Scarte (T) I, Miss H. McGregor (He) 2 Miss N. McKay (He) 3. Time 3 min. 54 secs. Mrs Scarfe is the bolder of the record 220 yards men’s breaststroke championship, record 3 min. IS secs.—C. Atkinson (N) I. J King (T) D Marshall (N) 3. 'lime 3 nun. 26 25 sees. Won by eight jarils. 100 cards junior litiyC championship standard time 1 nun. 25 secs., record I min. 9 1-5 secs.—First heat: T. Somervell (G) 1, R Clay (G) 2, K. Wrightson (M) 3 Time I min. 16 2-5 secs. Second heat: C. Fergusson (H.N.) 1, R Sadler (G) 2, H. Sheridan (He) 3. Timo 1 min. 18 1-5 sees. Final; Fergusson 1, Somervell 2, Wrightson 3. Time I min. 16 secs 75 yards junior girls’ champiunsliip. slandurd time 1 min. .16 sees, record 58 secs.—First heat: G. llyslip (Al) 1, P. Campbel] (He) 2, M. Young (G) 3. Time 1 min. 3 5 secs. Second heat; 1. McLaren (He) J. B. Cox (He) t. C. Knight (N - 3. Time, 66 secs. Final;

Hyslop 1, Campbell 2, McLaren 3. Time, 61 2-5 secs. Intermediate boys’ diving champion- | ship.—Wall (G) 1, Lord (lie) 2, Mor- I ley (He) 3. 100 yards women’s backstroke cham- .[ pionship, record 1 min. 28 4-5 secs.— Aliss Al. Simmonds (T) 1. Sole entrant. Time, 1 min. 31 4-5 sees. 220 yards championship, record 2 min. 32 2-5 secs.—ll. Watkins (Al) 1, S. Boardman (T) 2, L. Vesty (Al) 3. Time, 2 min. 35 1-5 secs. Won by about eight yards. Boardman still retains his title, which he secured a year ago. 220 yards intermedia to girls’ championship, record 3 min. 19 3-5 secs.— Miss B. Keeble (T) 1, Aliss J. Luke (N) 2, Miss E. Elliott (G) 3. Time, 3 min. 34 2-5 secs. 50 yards junior girls’ breaststroke championship.— R. King (Xj j, Only entrant. Time, 54 2-5 secs. HANDICAP EVENTS. 60 2 3 yards women’s handicap.— Airs Scarfe (T) I, Aliss M. McKendrick (N) 2, Miss J. Maliy (T) 3. Time, 55 sees. 33 1-3 yards junior girls’ handicap.— M. Young (6) 1, C. McCushin (17) 2, G. Redshaw (6) 3. Time, 33 2 5 sees. Water polo.—Napier representatives 1 v. Hustings representatives nil. 100 yards teams’ race. —Clothier, Hardgraves and Hardgraves (N) .1, Johnstone, Dcnsliam and buiiimerseJl (N) 2, Hammond, Monrad and D. Brown (N) 3. Time, 59 1-5 secs, “HERALD” CUP. To Awa is the first club to win the “Herald” cup, which was presented this year for the club with the best aggregate of points in the senior and intermediate sections. The points wero as follows: Te Awa 71, Heretaunga 48, Napier 31, Al .hora 29, Gisborne 19, Havelock North 18. Mr A. I. Rainbow, who presented the cup last night to the club chairman, Air H. Le Bus, said the success of Te Awa was due to training and a good club spirit that was to be greatly admired.