MISS STOCKLEY SHOULD HAVE OLYMPIC PRIORITY

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6542, 25 February 1928, Page 9

MISS STOCKLEY SHOULD HAVE OLYMPIC PRIORITY

AUCKLAND SHIMMERS PROTEST (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 24.*; The Auckland Swimming, Gentry after hearing a statement by Mr. Enright, one of the Auckland delegates, resolved to forward a letter to tho New Zealand Swimming Association pointing out that Miss Stocklcy, had priority in times for the first nominee' as. a Now Zealand representative at the Olympic games, the following amend-, ment moved by Mr. Enright being lost: "That the centre take no action and that the, nominations as submitted to tho New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association bo allowed tho Order that they are in at present. 1 ’

The , centre 'e delegate to, the New Zealand council is to be instructed to support a .motion that.the New Zealand swimming, championships be held in February instead of in January ,as at present intended. /-.-.V* Private advice has been received that Miss Stocklcy.’s time in winning thO| 100 yards ladies’ championship of Aus-J tralia at Melbourne last Saturday was 67 4-5 seconds, not 60 4-5 seconds as previously reported.

NEW ZEALAND SUOCESStS IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Feb. 24. The 440 yards ladies’ swimming championship of Australia resulted as follows: Miss K. Miller (New Zealand)! 1. Time 6.13 3-5. Miss E. Davey (New South Wales), 2. Time 6; 13 4-5. Miss B. Law (New South-Wales) 3. Misses Miller and Davey raced level] for two laps, then Miss Davey led by aj length until the tenth lap. Miss Miller, came in a burst in the last lap and won' an exciting race by a touch. | Invitation handicap,' 100 yds. —Miss E. Stocldey (New Zealand), 1. Time, 1.7 4-5. Miss K. Miller 2, Miss Davey, O • 300 yds ,junior championshipof Australia Miss B. Law (N.S.W.) 1. Time 1.9 3-5. Miss B. Mealing (New South Wales) 2, Miss B. Foreham (Victoria) 3. NEW AUSTRALIAN RECORD. BRISBANE, Fob; 24. Boast, the Australian backstroke swimming champion, created a new Australian record, covering 100 yards in 75 3-5 seconds. He beat the German, Froclich, by two and a half yards.