SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 58, 7 February 1925, Page 7

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

IN AID OF TOURING FUNDS. There was only a moderate attendance at the swimming carnival held at the municipal baths last evening. The carnival was the effort of a committee representative of the local clubs for the purpose of raising funds to permit of the sending of a water polo team to participate in the New Zealand championships at Christchurch this month. The events were interesting though entries were small. It was announced during the evening that the winners had kindly presented their trophies to add to the funds for the touring team. The officials responsible for the capable management of the carnival were:— Judges, Messrs Neill and Pattle; diving judges, Messrs H. Sly and E. Persson; starter, Mr H. Parsonage; polo referee, Mr Persson. Following were the results:—

Men's 66" 2-3 yards handicap.—First heat: It. Milverton (Palmerston North) 4secs, 1; E. Seifert (Rangitane) 4secs, ,2; Coekroft (Palmerston North) scr, 3. Time 48 2-ssees. Only starters. Second heat: H. Farnell (Pahiatua) scr, 1;R. Eade (Feilding) 4secs, 2; A. Mathie (Palmerston North) Bsecs, 3. Time 52 l-ssecs. Five starters. Third heat: Sly (Woodville) 2see-s and; G. Zaloum (Palmerston N.) 9seos (dead heat), 1. Final: R. Eade 4secs, 1; Seifert ssecs, 2; Milverton Ssees, 3. Time 53secs. A close finish. Ladies' 60 2-3 yards handicap.—Miss H. Smith (Palmerston North) 2secs, 1; Miss F. Noble (Feilding) scr, 2. The only starters; won easily. Time 55secs. Corfu diving.—Milverton 1, Eade 2. Three competitors. 220 yards breaststroke.—S. McKenzie (Palmerston North) scr, 1; J. Devine (Palmerston North) 30sees, 2. Four starters, only two finished. Won by yards. Time 4min 7secs. Men's 33 1-3 yards handicap.—First heat: Mathie 4secs, 1; McKenzie 3sec, 2; Sly scr, 3. Time 23 sees. Second heat i. Miles 4secs, 1; Short 2secs, 2; Devine ssees, 3. Time 23secs. Third heat: Vail (Feilding) 3secs, 1; Evre (Y.M.C.A.) Isec, 2; Lewison (Palmerston North) 3secs, 3. Time 20secs. Final: Vail 1, Short 2, Eyre 3. Won on the touch; a close finish. Time 21secs. Men's ICK) yards handicap.—N. Seifert (Bsec) 1, G. Sollitt (2secs) 2, C. Eade (2secs) 3. Won by two yards. Sis starters'; time lmin 20secs. Open diving.—G. Zaloum 1, Miss Rather (Wellington) 2. Six competitors. Polo match.—The teams were: Sly, C. Eade, McKenzie, Farnell, Rush, Coekroft and Vail v. Milverton, R. Eade, Galpin, Devine, Sollitt, Fahey and Bennett. The former won by four goals to one. Coekroft was the scorer for the winners and Sollitt for the losers. NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS POSTPONED. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 6. At a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association it was decided that both the junior and intermediate championships, which were set down to commence in Christchurch on February 21, be postponed indefinitely, the majority of the centres who replied to the council's query in connection with the matter favouring this course. Mr Cutler, on behalf of the Canterbury centre, stated that the centre would probably put on scratch events over the same distances as the championships for those intermediate competitors who were over the age of 16 years, thus/ giving them an opportunity to create new records before becoming ineligible to compete in the division. The Eltham and Opunake clubs wore granted affiliation.