SWIMMING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10595, 2 March 1895, Page 3

SWIMMING.

The 'first of -/the. championship meeting!* will be held at the Lancaster Park baths to-day, at 2.30, when tho East Christchurch Club will decide its annual,races and the SJ2oyda. Championship of New' Zealand.. Those engaged in thechampionship eEant are i—Proudfoot and Davhi (New. South Wales), Hoey and Bailey (Auckland), H. H. Dacre (Welling tonji and. Roper and Builivant (Christchurch). 'The formal reception of the visitors will, take place at the Clarendon .Hotel at halfpast twelve to-day, when the vMayor 'will take the chair. An advertisement in this-issue...calls attention to the winch will, take place on Thursday afternoon. Bntriae will close, with the Secretary Clarendon Hotel’tonight. The Oldvßoys’ Race. 50yde,.sin .connection with the Boys’ High School' swimming races, took place yesterday afternoon, in the High School baths. There was a. large number of competitors, and somei good racing was witnessed. Mr W. Bl Eyre was handicapper, and Mr J. P. Grosamann timekeeper. The following are the results^—First Jbeat—W. Bassett 1 j H. Gareia ssec, 2. Time—sß-Jeec. Second heat—H. L. Armitage steed 6sec, 2. Tima—46a ec. Third heat —B. Cull lOsec, 1; T. Cotterill Iseo, 2. Time—49|sec. Fourth heat—A. G. Hen-, derson ssec, 1.; S. J. Denham Isec, 2. Time—44-’-aec. Fifth heat—G. Taoon lseo, - 1; T. W. Reese Spec, 2. Time—47Jjsec.' Final , heat—A. G. Henderson Ssec, 1; Q. Tacon;loec,’2 • H. L. Armitage l'ieac^il.