SWIMMING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14906, 3 February 1912, Page 9

SWIMMING.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. The 100 yds provincial championship >»! Canterbury was contested last week. It was. won by W. Cookson, in 65 2-ss.' This is record time for Canterbury. It is 2 2-ss. slower than C;-Br ice's Now Zealand record. The event of the week in Auckland swimming circles is, of course, the visit of tho Sydney Club's team. As the inter-club contest* will not finish until this afternoon, when the. visitors will make their third and last public appearance in Auckland, in tho carniva' ro bo held at the Graving Dock, it is too early to comment more than briefly upon ihe visitors' form- So far they have been seen, only in fresh water, whereas they are accustomed to salt water. So they will nor, jo seen in; the most favourable conditio! ,s until this afternoon. •",'*' ' . • Suttee it to say that, despite the absence of the Sydney Club's best all-round man, thei .<uu is a, strong on»,_ although most of th - men are sprinters. , .Next to Hardwick, i.,. Boardman, who is captain of the visiting tfam,' is the best. distance swimm; ; "n . th© Sydney Club. So that the result ot th© contests will give a very ' good idea of the calibre of the Waitcmata swimmers, for th© Sydney Club is admitted to bo the premier club of the Commonwealth'' ,-

The party which came over from Sydney. ; consists of 12, there being, in addition to the eight swimmers chosen by the committee of the Sydney Club, Miss Fanny Durack and 7 * J. Clarke (an old Thames boy, who was ena „ of the ', two heroes of the-.- Coogeof bathing '■' disaster), P. Duff, and G. H. Abel. Ihe ■ visitors are' quiet and unassuming, .and. they ": have made themselves .very populir in. 1 : Auckland. . They are greatly enjoying their; stay in Auckland.* On Monday ' they were at* the Takapuna races, as the: gussts of tt© ; Takapupa Jockey Club. The next; day they ! were shown through , Seccombe's Brewery. [h* On Wednesday : . they greatly ' Apprecutod; afishing excursion in the Guilt", :as the guests of ; Mr. Harrj^H.>Hayr.i s This was followed by.an evening at a performance > of "The ;' Speckled Band." Yesterday officials of the;' ; j Waitemata Swimming Club took them for a ; motor drive to interesting .; beautiful spots around Auckland, and in the;eve nag they were entertained j ,by "Mrs. James president of ' the-Waitemata Ladies' Swimming Club. This evening the Waited ! mata Club will entertain. at a dinner, 1 \ and to-morrow they will bo'taken for another, marine excursion!* 'Some of the visitors will return to Sydney, (Hi Monday, but others will go on to Rofonia for a/few days. , THE SYDNEY SWIMMERS- - ■ ENTRIES ' AND 1 HANDICAPS FOR ' ■'•■'■'' TO-D'AY.' : ' '■'■< : ; ■. ".'■.:'■•' ■.■'■"':-/''•' ■?"">•; i ;'•'<<•• ■x'-': yp}X"'^]^A''- : '}/2 : .C-\':['- :; : .■.,'■■ The following > are • the entries-, for the scratch events, and the handicaps for the. filial carnival of the Sydney-Waitemata interclub contest, to bo held in the Graving- Dock this afternoon: H -lOOydii Champioriship.—Svdney: L. Solo. , mons, A. W» Barry, '.Jul''' Boardman- '\Waite-'; 'i mata: ', M. Ei"; Champion, 1 O." Wclson, A. ; [| O'Hare. !'■ ■ , : ' '•'■:. ■'■■■,■> ' . ft v.Orie Mile Championship.--Sydney: - Pr i! ■ Boardman, W. Puruell, F. B. | Hickson. Waitemata: M. E. Champion, Ci Welsorj r '■ E. J. McQuillan. ~ ..,,, •"'. SOy'ds'': Scratch Invitation Race: L.' Solomons, A '.V. Barry, P. Boardman, L". Board- ' man, C. Blornfleld,' O. Welson, A. G'Hare, , i J. D. Stewart, M. E. Champion, L. E. KerrTaylor. 75yds .Handicap.— j Solomons, A. ,W. .:,* Barry, L. Boardman, scratch: M. E. Cham*"s pion, '0. Welson, 1- ; A. -si' Hare, 25.; -P« Boardman, «Ti D. Stewart, A. Madigan, 3a.; R.: A. Began, V. B. Uickson,' 45.; W. S. Matthews, J. A. Stewart, P. Olson, Dingle, P. Stephenson, L. 'E- Kerr-Taylor, O." Wool- I , 'grnmin,i; if A'.vKcef©i*vN.f Joan, ;; 55.; H. G. Mendoxa, E. liovaird, 65,; ,'C. Blomfield, F. J. Preston, W. J. Gibbons, W.-Dumper, J.' Enwright, D.:Pugh, G. A Danrell, J. Gibbons, arm Abel, J, darken, P. Duff, 75.; J. Paltry. A. Bramlo7,'J. S. Kean, C. Murray, W..Purnel!.'H;?;; Thomas, H.Voss, Bs.; J. Eraser, N. Tate,' II McCarfk, C. Lowe, W. Barn's A. 'Sk-^ , .- sen. 15. Howard, 95.; M- Johnson. J. O. Houcot, 6. Dickey, R. Rope, 10s.; W. Perrett. W. Moore. W. Good, W. Bovaird, 125.:; S !L; Bell, F. Wilson,' 135.; P. O'Keefe, 14s. ;j * J.- A: Menzies,';J. Fitzgerald, 155.; W. »"« ■ Coatos 20°. , • . , 4 •■ 50yds Boys' . Handicap.—K. Bovaird A'. Jessen, J. Enwright, scratch; • (L Lindsay, 25.; -G.C. W. Armstrong, '35.:. J. Horsfall, ' G. Preston, B. Earlly, 4«.; H. . Lynn, C Wheeler, R. Tate, 55.: O. Farqiihsr, 7a.; ■ j G. Sea gar/* lis ; A." G. Jerrat, 145.: F. Allen,'l6«. ■ .'■. '■ '--n' = lOOj'ds nreait-stroke ~ Ha.r4dicap.--W, B. | Horton. scratch W. B. Jerrom, 25.; H. Voss, 45.;. B. Seavcr, 55.';., A. Dawes, 75,; C..Welson, Bs.; A. JerromjiE."Harper,- 9s. ■ -Ladies' Handicap, ■ 50yds.—F.' Duraek, scratch; L- Mackay. , 10s.; , ,D. Farquhar, ■ H.Taylor, lis. M.Caffr v. M. Mar tt, 12-,. ;j ■ H. Buckworth. 135.; i K. frrgnsson Hp ; M. Jacobi, 15f.;:.-. P. ; Mackay,. J..RosHcr, 16s. • ,•""' '11'" ' ' .;■'•■ ,; V.''\ ' ■-,•■" -•-■■-■■■