SWIMMING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXI, Issue 15210, 22 January 1910, Page 11

SWIMMING.

QUEENSLA ND CHAMP lONSHIPS. United Frois Af»ociation—By Elsctxio Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, January 21. In the 220yds swimming championship of the State. Graham defeated Springfield in 2min 39seo. NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association was held last evening, Mr G. Reese presiding. A letter was received from the Wanganui Centre, asking that recognition should he granted to W. Peiihall for services rendered in connection with life-saving. It was decided to forward the request to the Royal Life-saving Society. The Wanganui Centro forwarded a donation of £1 Is for the Webb Memorial Fund. A large amount of correspondence from the Auckland Centre in reference to certain reinstatements was referred to a committee. The selectors of the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association have chosen the following teams for a trial water polo match, to be held in the Sprovdon Bath this afternoon: —A team—Goal, G. Lester; full-back, W. Manhire; halves, H. Williams and Y. Drake; forwards, E. Johnston, P. Mason and W. L. Dodge. B team—Goal, R. Rich; full-back. A. Russell; halves, W. Cookson and G. Gemmed; forwards, J. W. M’Cracken, A. Bright!ing and L. Hales. Emergencies—P. Schwartz, G. Bull and F. Dodge. The Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association will hold a carnival in. the Tepid Baths on Thursday evening, to raise funds to send a polo team to- the New Zealand championship meeting at Auckland next- month. An attractive programme has been arranged. It. includes a 66 2-3yds inter-club handicap, 33 l-3yds ladies’ handicap, a relay rnce, an obstacle race, high and springboard diving, a water polo match and an exhibition of fancy and trick diving by Mr B. Olds and his company. Entries for the events will close this evening, at the Pio-neer Club’s rooms. The Southbroak Amateur Swimming Club

hold a 75yds handicap on Thursday ovoning. The results are as follow*: —First heat: H. Truscott, scr, 1. Second heat: J. Evenden, 15sec, 1. Third heat: S. Ruabatch, 18sec. 1. Final—H. Truscott, scr, 1; J. Evenden, 1560 C, 2. After an exciting race Truscott won on the touch. Time—s 6 sec.