FEILDING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 78, 1 March 1929, Page 8

FEILDING NEWS

SWIMMING SPORTS. (Special to “Standard.”) - FEILDING, March I.' Tho Feilding Agricultural High School swimming sports were held last night in tho Municipal Baths under favourable weather conditions. A fair crowd of spectators witnossod tho proceedings which were carried out with commendable despatch. Fast swimming wa3 recorded in one or two events, but in tho majority of tho races tho provious records were unbeaten. Tho detailed results arc as follow: Senior Championship, 25 yards.—First heat: P. Bade 1, Trass ma. 2, Thompson 3; time, 15sec. Second heat:/ L. Bramwell 1, Allen 2, Herbert 3; timo, 15 l-sscc. Final: Bade 1, Bramwell 2, Allen 3; timo, 14 5-ssec. Junior Dive. —Janies 1, Prebblo 2, Somorvillo mi. 3. Open Handicap, 50 yards.—First heat: Bramwell (scr) 1, Allen (4sec) 2, Farmer (4sce) 3; timo, 43scc. Second heat: Brook (7sec) 1, Waugh mi. (6scc) 2. Third heat: Waugh ma. (6scc) 1, Herbert (7scc) 2. Final: -Herbert 1, Waugh ma. 2, Bramwell 3; timo, 43sec. Senior championship, 50 yards.—Eado 1, Bramwell 2, Trass ma. 3; time, 33 3-ssec. Junior Championship, 50yds.—Prelible I, Hoffmoistcr 2, James 3; time, 33 4-ssec, a record for tho school. Opon Dive. —Eado 1, James 2, Thompson 3. Junior Championship, 25yds.—Prebblo ma. 1, Hoflmeistcr 2, James 3; time, 14 2-5 sec, a record, the previous fastest time being 15 2-ssec by M. Prebblo in 1928. Junior Handicap, 25yds.—First heat: Waugh ma. (scr) 1, Somerville mi. (lscc) 2. Sim (3scc) 3. Second heat: Guthrie ini (scr) 1, Gardiner (scr) 2, Crimp mi. (4sec) 3. . Final: Waugh 1, Guthrie 2, Gartlinor 3. Open Handicap, 25yds.—First heat: Cossar (ssec) 1, Herbert (3scc) 2, Crump ma. (3sec) 3. Second heat: Somerville ma. (2sec) 1, Waugh ma. (3sec) -2, Brook (4sec) 3. Final: Cossar 1, Somervillo 2, Waugh 3. _ i i Senior Championship, 100yds.—Eado 1, Bramwell 2, Trass ma. 3; timo 74scc, a school record. Junior Breast-stroke Championship, 50yds. —James 1; timo, 54 l-ssec. Plunge.—Prebblo 38ft llin 1, Buist 2, Somerville ini. 3. Breast-stroke Handicap, 25yds.—First heat: Somerville ma. (scr) 1, James _(4sec) 2, Farmer (3sec) 3. Second heat ; Fitzpatrick (scr) 1, Durrant (ssec) 2, Barltrop (4sec) 3. Final: Janies 1, Farmer 2, Soinervillo 3. ' Breast-stroko Championship, 50yds— Bade 1, Fitzpatrick 2, Somervillo 3; time, 42 l-ssoc. Junior Championship; 75yds.—Prebblo 1, Hoffmoistcr 2, Mitchell 3; time, 60sec. Backstroke Handicap, 25yds.— Somerville ma. (scr) 1, Thompson (3sec) 2, Farmer (2scc) 3. ’ Old Boys’ Race.—O. Eado 1, Mobster 2. Inter-house Relay.—Junior: Manawatu 1. School 2; timo. 71 4-sscc. Senior: Manawatu 1, School 2; time, 67 l-ssec. CRICKET. Tho cricket fixtures for Saturday in the local competitions are as under : . , . A Grade.—Feilding v. Public Scrvicb, No. 2 wicket; Old Boys v. Colyton, No. 1 B Grade.— Feilding v. High School, No. 3 wicket; Public Service v. Nondescripts, No. 4 wicket. Representative Match. —Feilding v. xiorowhenua, at Levin. Tho following will play for Public Service against Feilding:-—McDonald, McLeod Might, Sauer, Mooch, Hay, Jewell, Thomas, Whitehead, Malcolm, McClure. The following have t been selected to represent Feilding against Horowlienua at Levin on Saturday :—Lange (captain) G. V. Wild, L. J. Wild, Stevens (Public Service), E. Bramwell, L. Bramwell, Dowe, Penney, Telford (Old Boys), Salmond, Donaldson (Feildingh The above team may be subject later 'to an alteration, it not being known this morning if Fitzherbcrt (Colyton) will bo available or not. EVENING ATHLETICS. Tho following are the results of the final evening sports meeting for this season held under tho auspices of the Feilding Amateur Athletic Club last night: Three-quarter mile handicap.—J. I urnbull (140yds) 1, L. Cowling (60) 2, W. Cochrane (75) 3; time,-3.20. Long Jump.—C. Pearse (Iff) 20ft Sin 1, W, Cochrane .Ift) 20ft lin 2, J. Turnbull (Ift 6in) 19ft 9in 3 Hop, Stop and Jump— W. Cochrane (3L) 42tr Bin 1, C. Pearse (Ift) 42ft sin 2, F. Heard (3ft 6in) 41ft Tin 3 Boys’ Raco, 440 yards.—Davis 1, Murch 2, Grinrod 3. Bicycle Race, eight and a-half miles.— Littlejohn 1, Hurst 2, Bowater 3. Chas. Pearse. as tho result of his successes during the season, becomes the possessor of tho Scotney Cup for 1928-29. BOWLING. Three rinks from tho Bulls Club visited the Feilding green on Wednesday afternoon and were defeated on tho aggregate by 87 points to 41. . . Mr Ross extended a welcome to the i isitora on behalf of whom Mr J H. 1 orrett replied. The following nre the Feilding rinks being mentioned fast. Wilkinson 30 v. Ingram 10, Moore 32 v. Stevens 21, Ross 25 SWIMMING. The Haybittle and Fisher cups were Street School) winning the formei Betty Harford the latter.