SWIMMING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10217, 11 December 1893, Page 2

SWIMMING.

CHRISTCHURCH AMATEUR SWIMMING CiiUß. On Saturday afternoon the members of the Christchurch Amateur S wimmiog Club held their fourteenth annual exhibition of water, sports in the West Christchurch school bath. All through the sport wag very good, and many novelties were in-' eluded in the programme. A blindfold dog and duck hunt was very mirth-provoking’, a?, was the franchise race. The racing in tho 25yds Inter-Club Handicap was rrceedingiy good. C. E. Bird (Christchurch) beat H. L, Armitaga (Richmond) in the final beat by a foot after a fine race. Credit is due to the various officials for the manner in which the sports were carried out. The following are results of the various events:— 25yds Intsr-Club Handicap—First htac» J. Crummy (Christchurch) 3£sec, 1; S. L. Partridge (East Christchurch) scr, 2 ; A. Imnc'oi (ECbristehmch) 2£sec and H. Craddock (Richmond) 3sao also started. Time—l9(;sec. Second heat: S. C. Wathew (Bsst Christchurch) Ssec, 1; D.H. Casbolt (Christchurch) 2|scc, 2; G. Wark (Christchurch) 4scc also started. Time—l9ieo. Third heat: G, J. C. Smart (Christchurch) 2J-sec. 1; F. P. Wilson (Cnriatshurch) iaea, 2. Time —lB = s.'C. Fourth heat: W, Halliday (Christchurch) 1; D. Hardihgham (Christchurch) Sine a, 2? B, E, Hiorns (Richmond) and F. J. Craddock (Richmond) -S-i-sec a Iso started. Time —l7|sec. Fifth heat: J. W. Eaves (Chriatchurcb) 2£aec, 1; J. M, Watson (Christchurch) isac, 2; P. H. Venables (Christchurch) 2-Jaec, S. C. Baron (East Christchurch and C. Cheesmaa (St Aibans) Sseo also ctarted. Tims —lßsic. Sixth heat: H. L. Armitaga (Richmond) 2isec, 1; W. Bassett (Richmond) li-sec, 2. T. H. Barker (Christchurch) 3?.ec and F. F. Williams (Christchurch) 3^see also started. Time—l7|aec, Seventh heat; C. E. Bird (Christchurch) 4see, 1; A. G. Henderson (Christchurch) Usee, 2. H. L. Dickenson (Christchurch) 3seo and C. D. Cleary (Lyttelton) 4eec also started. Time—l9sec. Eighth heat: R, Carpenter (Richmond) Gsec. 1; C, H. F< x (Christchurch) lizec, 3. W. H. Carl (East Christchurch) 3isec also started. Time—--21-|eec. Second round—Firnt 3ies.it: S, C. Wathow (East ChristcliUKob) 3aee, 1; J. Crummy (Christchurch) Si-sec, 2. G, J. C. Smart (Christchurch) 2}sec also started. Time—l9aeo. Second heat: H. L, Armitage (Richmond) church) 4sec, 2. J. W. Eaves (Christchurch) 3J-9GC and R. ’ Carpenter (Rich, mond) 6aec also started. Time—lß«*c. Final heat: C. E. Bird 1, IT. L. Arm it age 2, S, C. Wathaw S, J. Crummy 4, Time— High Diving—-A. H. White 1, H. L, Dickenson 3. Tea competed, Lilipntiaa Handicap, 25yds—A, Neavo 1, J. A. Thompson 3, K! Cox 3. G. Wark and F. D, M’Clea also started: Turning Competition, four widths of the bath —In the firs if. heat W. Bassett finished first and S. L. Partridge second. A. H. White and'A. P. Blanchard also started. A. G. Henderaon'wron the second heat, D. Hardlngham being second, F. F. William a also started, Henderson was awarded first place, and W. Bassett second. Refreshment Race-—ln this race the competitors had to swim one kngtb. of tho bath, drink a bottle of milk, then fill the botclo with water and place it on tho opposite tide of the bath properly corked. S.'L. Partridge (East Christchurch) waa the only competitor,wfaa filled his bottle with water. A. H. \Yiute, A. P. Blanchard' and A. G. Henderson also competed. Undressing Competition —A. Duncan (East Christchurch) 21aec, 1 j P. H. Venables (Christchurch) 35sec, 2. F. Williams 41xec and G. Gray 43iseo also competed. Polo Match, Christchurch v. Richmond i—Christchurch: First forward, J.M, Watson ; forwards, D. H. Cat bolt, W. Halliday r.hd C. H. Fox; halves,-J. Patterson and G. J. C. Smart;' full-back,' D. Sinclair. Richmond : First forward.'S. L. Partridge; forwards, W. Eaceett, W. Simpson and H> BullivAn£; halves, H. Craddock and E. G. Hull; full-back, A. Duncan. There was' no score in the fifot spell, but in the second Watson scored two goals and Halliday one for the Christchurch team,, which won by three goals to nil.