HEAVY RAIN

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 58, Issue 4110, 9 March 1949, Page 5

HEAVY RAIN

2.07 INCHES IN PAEROA FALL MONDAY NIGHT Very heavy rain fell in Paeroa on Monday night and early Tuesday morning, a total of 2.07 inches being recorded. The heaviest fall occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. although light rain and a blustery wind kept up until well into the morning on Tuesday.

champion) at the open carnival held in the Blue Baths by the Bay of Plenty Swimming Centre. Paeroa swimmers acquitted themselves well, winning several first places in the various events. B. Masters of Paeroa gained second place in the open breastroke handicap, 100 yards and in the open freestyle handicap, first heat, P. Fathers came first and E. Jennings second; second heat, A. Green 1, L. Turnbull 2, B. Masters 3; final, P. Fathers 1, L. Turnbull 2, A. Green 3. Miss J. Fathers came first in the ladies’ freestyle handicap, 50 yaids, in 41 l-ssec. In the third heat of the intermediate girls’ handicap, 100 yards, Miss A. Treanor came first with the fastest time of the event. 79

l-ssec. In the final she was rehandicapped 11 seconds and gained third place. The inter-club relay was won by Paeroa while in the dual relay Paeroa came second. In the open freestyle handicap, 220 yards, P. Fathers came second. CLUB NIGHT EVENTS RACING AND DIVING -Swimming and diving events held by the Paeroa Amateur Swimming Club last Thursday night resulted as follow:— Tiny tots, across baths, boys: B. Graham 1, Jenkins 2, N. Blackwood 3. Girls: M. Heappey 1, K. Handley 2, F. Heappey 3. Begin/iers, 25 yards, boys: O. Bedford 1, M. Fathers 2, J. Stewart 3; time 25 3-5 sec. Girls: A. Blackwood 1, L. Nield 2, C. Scott 3; time 25 sec. Juniors, 33 1-3 yards, boys B grade, first heat: T. Shaw 1, L. Bancroft 2, R. Wrigley 3. Second heat: M. Mead 1, M. Pye 2, L. Gordon 3. Final: L. Bancroft 1, T. Sbaw 2, M. Mead 3; time 33 2-5 sec. 50 yaids,'boys, A grade: P. Montague 1, N. Bedford 2, R. Masters 3; time 42 2-5 sec. Girls, A grade, first heat: L. Stewart 1, P. Williams 2, C. Evans 3. Second heat: M. Shaw 1, D. Sewell and G. Te Moananui equal 2. Final: P. Williams 1, C. Evans 2. M. Shaw and L. Stewart equal 3; time 50 sec. Intermediate, 66 2-3 yards, hoys: R. Smith 1, P. Fielding 2, O. Green 3; time 53 3-5 see. Girls: A. Edwards 1, A. Treanor 2, Y. Hunter 3; time 65 3-5 sec. Ladies’ 59 yards,; J. Turnbull 1, J. Fatheis 2. Men’s 100 yards: P. Fathers 1, JHenton 2, L. Turnbull 3; time 1 min. 5 4-5 sec. Open 220 yards: P. Fathers 1, L. Turnbull 2, B. Walmsley 3; time 3 min. 17 2-5 sec. Open breastroke, 50 yards: B. Faber 1, J. Fathers 2, B. Masters 3; time 47 4-5 sec. Diving, juniors, boys: M. Bedford 1, B. Walmsley 2. Girls: Y. Hunter 1, L. Stewart 2. Men: R. Beale 1, P. Walmsley 2. Crazy dive': J. Ander- ' son 1.