SWIMMING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15504, 10 January 1914, Page 10

SWIMMING.

CHELTENHAM CLUB'S SPORTS. The Cheltenliam Swimming Ch& __-,'«. officially open the S6M on this afW? 1 '■' with a series of races at rhJuf 08 Beach. Capital entrie? &*s** ceived for the various event,, anfL &" handicaps have teen ,arel'i-117 /* ™* ' " there sUld be *, ffi e in Wig JjJ The first event is to start at 3 V iK"-* " lowing are the handicaps ■— V m ' 50yds Boys' Handicap, under IS vea«fll First heat: H. (J. Penett scratch, 'g* • J* V. Jones 2*. J. Trayes & & '■ McLean 4s, A. Schotield 14™ &&.-■. heat: Dug Fan-gray scratch, A. j£'2s, N. Sherson 2s C. Emirali 4. n* H Fairgray 6s, B. Lacey 6s. " **' Don Mens 75yds Handicap.—First heat- W- ' Dumper scratch, W. Hand 2a f' T' ' Preston 3s, T. Batson 6s, W. StLfe' Bs. H. S. Pcrrett 10s. H. Jull Bennett 19s. Second heat: W. J&jL!z&'4 scratch, A. F. A. Woolkms Is A 82* 4 bell 2s, A. Steward 4s, J. Graham fa s ' Gallagher 10s, J. Potter lis. Third heat'.*"'' 1 P. Longdell scratch, G. Buchanan 1- JP-S Cowley 2s, W. Perrett ss. A Marfcm £ W. Kirkman 9s, J. Beaver lis. Fourth"'" heat: J;,? nwri ? hl scratch . H. Bonds* ! ""- ; 2s, 0. Wolfgram ss ; E. Cogan 6s, W Co? ' ! ley 7s. R. Trayes 10s, T. Glover 13a. X; Ladies' 56yds Handicap.— A Hand' scratch, F. Buchanan scratch, F Black ?: burn is, S. Ford 3s, G. Trayes 5s J)""' ; - Fleming 6s. K. Marty 6s, E. Webster7s. J. Anderson Bs. $sf< The foregoing is the order in whichs events will be swum, followed bv the far' of Boys' Handicap, final Men' 3 75yds Ban! ; dicap, and the Mixed and Fancy Diving" from beach. For the dive, post entris*--will be received. Competitors must b* ready to go on board the starting punt j$ ' good time for their respective, races. ''" NOTES AND COMMENTS. ' V . There is not the slightest doubt that tis - ■ ' weather influences the attendances at thoi \ various baths. Previous to the Christsasj:", holidays even the hardiest swimmers vet}' keen, but during the past foresight; tag baths have been well patronised- If tk« number of swimmers who congregate s a|t|i the salt water baths in Customs Street be& guide the new baths in course of ej«ctioK at the foot of Hobson Street promises to I be a lunch hour resort for swimmers. Ask, it is with all its drawbacks the old k.h serve a useful purpose, and with the custodian, Mr. E. Karnott, assiduously study- '<i' : ing the wants of patrons of the bat." • the lack of up-to-date accessories is M noticed. Amongst the many visitors to Auckl'i a at the present moment is Mr. G. S. HiJl.v?, ex-chairman of tha Wellington cot. i Mr. Hill represents the New ZealAmateur Swimming Association on tig New Zealand Olympic Council, a®s i| '• identified with numerous branches of ajsj> tear athletics in Wellington. A meeting of members of and thoca in-; forested in the Eden Club will be laid" in the Druids' Hall, corner of Valley {-; Dominion Roads, at 8 p.m. on Mot? ■■ evening. . m Miss Fanny Bnrrack swam capitally at?* the Eastern Suburbs ladies' carnival is Sydney recently. She won both, the SOsfis and lOQyds handicap, the former in" £2 l-ss, and the latter m 70s. C. Sinton and J. D. Stewart haw &s----cepted the Waihi Club's invitation to csa< pete at its gala on January 30. W. St : Horton is not ana in bis. ft si L. E. Kerr-Taylor, who was a nsotp of {He Waitemata flying-' squadron, re' -.y champions of New Zealand, has bats selected. The programme for the "WaiM CLV carnival includes inter-cluß handicaps -' 60yds and 66yds, a 400 yds inter-clnb sd;j (teams of four), and a 100 yds medley wa (trudgeon, breast stroke, and l«i-.'*j::i styles). For some unexplained reason smari > pastimes receive very few recruits frcr; other parts, and swimming, in part'rai.7, is almost wholly dependent on local i&l]g*&. Occasionally a stranger puts in an app ance, but considering the proximity '4 ' Australia it is remarkable thai ware of Ota Commonwealth's swimmers have not k.s seen in New Zealand. However, the V.'-'-temata Club has profited, by migratJon, G. - : Clancy, of Sydney, being its latest taptare. The newcomer is from the BiK« i Bay CJub, and is a fair sprint and dMarj:;* man, as well as a spring-board diver d ' some merit. " • / ] After an absence of four -pears in Mstralia E. Marett baa returned to Attcklr: id on a holiday visit. The ex-Auck]ais£« has done little or nothing in natataiai $jm his departure from AtjckLusd, which is .•-t----prising, as with his most unorthodox sticfrt in) proved the speediest at short distagß; New Zealand aas_yet. prodnoed. In 1910 he won the 50yds championship of t?« Waitemata Club, defeating M. E. Cr*E.* pion and O'Hare amongst others, and I'M he accounted for the Dominion's b:.'! sprinters in the SOyds scratch rasa at m New Zealand championship meeting, few in Auckland. His time for 50\di~? —has not been bettered by 3 N«w 7-J&* lander so far. At present Marett hi '-« Rotorua. but he intends to return •>"'.? next week in order to train for ths* Eptiw events at the Wsitsmata Club's oi»ni ff M on Friday next. _y." ;

A. W. Barry's success in the lf^te, 1 championship of New South WaJea fiulj? verifies the golden opinions held by Aus» tralian critics of the Sydney Clnb'a 3fW|§l mer. Barry first came into pPMmjWBA;;,' immediately before he was selected in : WM Sydney Club's team which visited Ansfe land in February, 1912. uaider the attspi?#K of the Waiteniata Club. In the IC^f 1 : scratch race he finished first in 59 4-6fjs{ being the first, and up to the present, -SM& only occasion "on which the minnte/_ h«t| been bettered in New Zealand. Behita him were L. Boardman, of the m Olympic foam, and L. Solomons, ex-duan- - : pion 100 yds of Australia. Last seap|s| Barrv placed the Australasian KsatfrjSfif 100 yds to his credit, but in the charog.K ships he failed, though popularly «xp«H|ft to win. His non-success was attributed over-excitement. This season Barry HI been very'consistent in handicap 8 5lt|§ ming, and has established a 66 ■ 2-3?fti| record. His time in the champi<Siffl|p just decided—sß 2-ss—is a full 2* flfowd than his record. W. Longworth. ana ;Jg| Solomons doad-heated for second phWfe The holder of the title, E. Wickham, -Joj not a competitor. Some time ago &&s§§ eepted an invitation to visit South 'Ajtff tralia, and preferred to stay in Affijjjggg and let his title go bv default. has so far proved invincible in the dist«KS|? championships, the 440 yds, 880 yds, «M M mile being won by him. His time in Wp 440yds—5m 55 1-Ss—demonstrates that tip Australian champion is as r-yeedy si ever. Cecil Hcalv was nominate h>t"<p 440vds only, in which he was second, Sfm behind Longworth. The envy of all {§§§ Sydney dubs, the 500 yds teams' racM|g exciting a great deal of interest, becM*® the memberships of the different dßJfg have undertone a vast change bet#J*?fe seasons. The holders of the title, Bos* Bay, have not entered a team, and *»%' honours are likely to go to Sydney Wjm which has won the teams' race on oml previous occasions. ''^t^B