SWIMMING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 14 February 1910, Page 6

SWIMMING.

[Unite* Press Association.] FEILDING, Satur. The West Coast championship swimJagcarnival was held here to-day ; n splendid weather. J*'™*™*. successful meeting The results * ereOpen Handicap, 50 yards: O. it. Carr (4 sees). t . , West Coast Championship, 100 yds. •!A. Campbell and J. Grant; tjmel./. Corfu Dive: B. Bassett . ~ Championship, 220 yards: A. Caw Mil, J. Grant 2, A. Bridges 3; time 2.56 p Open Handicap, 7o yard,. Uir, )6 B S re C ast Stroke, Championship: L. R. Nicholas 1, J- L. Anderson 2; time Neat Diving: P. Bassett Open Handicap, 100 yards: Carr, ti cLU"n S Mp44oy,Ids: 1 ds: A.Bridgcs 1, J. Grant 2; time, 0.31. •THE VICTOmSTcHAMPION--BHTP9. _ MELBOURNE, Sunday. The one hundred yards swimming championship of Beaurepaire 1, Mason 2, Bradley 3. Won by two lengths; time, 64 second,. MOTTJEKA VALLEY SWIMMING CLUB. SPORTS AT TAPAWERA. The Motueka Valley Swimming Club held a successful sports meeting at Tapawera on Friday, nth inst. The day, was an ideal one fo,r aquatic gports, and a fair crowd from all par.; of the district attended. The events were well contested, and got off puue- • tually to time. Evan Innes-Jouc* waa the successful competitor for t»w> • district championship medal, and F. • Challies won the medal for the 20« yaris inter-club event. Both medals were .generously given to the club by ; Mr F. Harford, and were presenter amidst hearty cheers, -by Miss Constance DTummond. D. Poole ww ' Messrs Brown and Kerr's medal io* the 50 yards club race. The Tapawera . ladies kindly provided, a liberal afteif roon tea, both to competitors 'and epecfators. The following were the officers:— ■Judge, Dr. Hudson; Starter, Mr C. L Mest; Call Stewards, Messrs E. Mn,cniahon and F. Lawrence; Handicappeis, Messrs E. I. Jones and R, MaeMahon;.. Timekeeper,. Mr C. L. Best; Secretary, Mr Evan Innes-Jonei., Tie following were the results:— Maiden Race, 30 yards.-D. Poo'e 1, C. Mayo 2, Leonard Challies 3. Tira«, 37 sees. School Boys' Handicap, 50 yards.H. Jones 1, H. Creed 2, I Cusack 3.

Time, 46 sees. Club Handicap, 50 yards, Ist heat.. Evan Innes-Jones 1, H. Parmenter 2. Time, 38 sees. ■Club Handicap, 50 yards, 2nd heat, D. Poole 1, R. Macmahou 2. Time 42 Bees. ;(Jlub. Handicap, 50 yards, final.J). Pcole' 1, R. Macmahon 2, Evjm Innes-Jones 3. Time, 39 sees. Inter-club, 50 yards—P. Challies 1. D. Poole 2, H. Challies 3. Time, S& 60CS.

Neatest Dive—P. Lawrence 'l, 11. Chaise's 2.R. Macmahon 3. District Championship, 100 yards.— iilvan Innes-Jones I, C. ayo.B. Time. 34« eM, Inter-Club, 100 yards.—P. Challies 1, H. ParmenteT 2. L. Ellis 3. Time, 1 min; 40 sees.

Club Handicap, 100 yards:— K. Goodull, Evan Innes-Jones and C, May* (dead heat) 2. Time. 1 min, 32 sees. . ■ . ; *

Diving for Plates.—H. Parmenter aijd R. Maomahon, 12 plates each, I; H. W. Jones, 10 plates, 2. ■Breast Stroke, 100 yards—H. W. Jones 1, H. Parmenter' 2, L. Ellis 2. Time, 1 arin. 58 sees. -Inter-Cluib, 200 vards—P. Challies 1,-H. W. Jones 2, C. Mayo 3 Time. 4iniiu. 7 sees.