SWIMMING.
EDEN CLUB'S CARNIVAL.
CHAMPION IN 'FORM.
The Eden Swimming Club's second carnival was held in the Mount Eden baths on Wednesday night. Notwithstanding the smallness of the bath, there was a large attendance, and the carnival was a very successful one. The chief event on the programme was the 50yd3 Auckland championship, which was won easily by Champion, who also won the 100 yds inter-club handicap after a splendid race. During the evening an interesting exhibition of fancy and scientific swimming was given by Mr. D. B. Anderson. Following were the final results: — SOYds Novice Handicap.— Sheppard. 3s, started. R Je!32s r : 4S *' Ml lified 2d Yds Schoolboys' Handicap.—G. Johnson, sorted. B. Nicholas, 2s, 2. All QUalified started. Time, 19s. nuaiinea i s ° Yd Provincial Championship of Auck-land-First heat: M. E. Champion, 1. Also &*& : J2L-l ? and £ nd I«- Weston. WoS by 2ft from Weston. Time, 28 3-ss. Second heat: J. Enwnght and M. C. Stranger dead heat, 1. Also started: A. O'Hare and O Anderson Time. 28 4-ss. Third heat- E Bristol, 1. Also started: C. Sinton and L Kerr-Taylor Time, 28 4-ss. Final: M E Champion 1; L. Weston. 2; E. Bristol %' All qualified started. Weston being allowed i£ *h ln f„° ( Wl ? g i *<> I"*" having second in the fastest heat. Champion won comfortably Iby more than a yard. Time. 28 4^B Schools' Challenge Relay Race.-Mount Eden (Baiter. Parry, Alexander, and Wolfgrarr.m), 1 Also started: Napier Street ard SOYds President's Handicap.-S Nicholas. start l ed. L Time,3 C 5 tt6S - * AU qualified 50Yds Breast Stroke Handicap.-D. Gladdm?'« 6s. 1; A H. Blennerhassett 4s 2 All qualified started. T. Brown, 3s. finished second but was disqualified for using a wronc stroke. on by a , yard. Time, 44 2-ssi * IOOYds Inter-club Handicap.-Fiist neatR. E. Chanteloup, 12b, 1. Four started, lime, lm 14s. Second heat: ME Cham pion. scr., 1. Three started. Although giviuo away 12s, Champion swam splendidly and won by a touch. Time, lm 2 2-ss. Third n eat lJ- Enw " 5a - wo ' Fourth heatP Warden, 12s, 1. Four started. Time lm 14 4-ss. Final: M. E. Champion, scr., 1■" R. E Chanteloup. 12s 2. All qualified started Champion looked out of the race when the field turned for home, but sprinting in great style he won by a touch. Time" lm 2 1-ob. ' Neat Header,—J. Shivern*n, 1. Seventeen competed.
250Yda Handicap.—C. Sinton, scr., 1- p Martin. 235, 2. J. Mitchell, 225, also started! but was .disqualified for starting before bis time. Sinton caught Martin at the end of the fourth lap and won as he liked by 20; Time. 3m lfs CHELTENHAM CLUB. In the list of. handicaps published yesterday, the following names were omitted:— 100 yds Inter-club: L. Harty. 7s; J. H Vivian, Us. 50yds Novice: W. Steward, 2s. PARNELL CLUB. The Parnell Swimming Club will hold a carnival at the Parnell Baths to-morrow week, March 28. The following events will be included in the programme:—soyds Schoolboys Handicap, 50yds Maiden Handicap. 100 yds President's Handicap, 50yds i2n j" 0i ™ Handicap, s °yds Ladies' Handicap, 220 yds Club Handicap, and Neat Header Entries will close at Sports Club on Tuesday next, at 9 p.m.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15562, 20 March 1914, Page 4
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