SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22355, 28 February 1936, Page 9

SWIMMING

BELAY BACES DECIDED PARNELL CLUB'S CARNIVAL RECORD ATTEMPT ABANDONED Tho Parnell Swimming Club conducted its first, carnival of the season at the Tepid Baths last evening before a fair attendance. The feature of the evening was the 500 yds flying squadron inter-club, relay championship of Auckland for the Tui Memorial Cup, this being comfortably won by the Mount Eden Club, with North Shore second. During the evening- 'Dr. J. A. Watson, president of the Parnell Club, in making the presentation of a pennant _ to the successful Mount Eden relay team in recognition. of the good work and the splendid record it had accomplished during tho season, briefly mentioned the club's efforts and wished it continued success. At the conclusion of the inter-house relay contest for the Jaffe Cup Mr. M. Jaffe, donor of the trophy presented it to the captain of the Auckland Star team, which scored a fine victory after a splendid tussle with the Milne and Choyce representatives. It was announced, during the evening that an illness sustained, by Miss V. Colt-> hurst, Auckland lady sprint champion, had resulted in the abandonment of her record attempt on the New Zealand 60yds ladies' record. » , , The Australian system of handicapping* which was recently adopted by the Auckland Centre, was enforced for the first occasion at an Auckland carnival. The figures shown in handicap events represent the standards in seconds' on which the competitors were penalised. Following are the results, the abbreviations for the various clubs being:—Mount Eden (M.E.), Parnell (Par.), Ponsonby (Pon.), North Shore (N.S.), BirkenheadNorthcote (8.-N.). University (U.). Helensville (H.), Otahuhu (O.), Dargaville (D.), Waitemata (W.), Eastern Suburbs (E.S.). CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS SOOYds Auckland Flying Squadron ChamMemorial. Cup.—Mount Eden (A. C. Skgnall, B. R. Bagnall, "W. Johnson, B. JS O'Connor, P. Hanan), 1; Parnell. 2. Time, 5m 375. 133 l-3Yds Inter-houee Belay, Jaffe Cup. —Auckland Star, 1; Milne and Choyce, 2; South British - Insurance, 3. Tmic, lm 11 l-os. . _ 50 Yds Parnell Club Championship.—P. Brownlee, 1; O. Oakley, 2; H. Noble, 3. Time, 28s. Won by liyds; half-a-yard. 66 2-3 Yds Inter-club Dual Relay.—Miss K. Bull and H. Homiston, - 6s, 1; Miss J. Thomson and 0. Oakley, 3s, 2; Miss G. Hambrook and T. Hambrook, 6s, 3. Time, 39 l-ss. HANDICAP EVENTS 33 l-3Yds Tiny Tot Boys, xe-swim from Waitemata carnival.—First heat: P. Squire (O.), 29. 1; V. Hills (Pon.), 33, 2; .T. King (O.), 29, 3. Time. 24 3-ss. Second heat: F. Judy (O.), 25; 1; M. Bell (E.S.),' 24, 2; D. Irvine (Pon.), 25, 3. Time, 235, Third heat: I. Culpan (Pon.), 23, 1; K. Rogers (M.E.), 22, 2. Time, 25 4-ss. Final: Squire, 1: Hills, 2; Bell, 3. Time, 26 2-ss. 33 1-3 Yds Tiny Tot Handicap, boys.— First heat: H. Scott (N.S.), 29, 1 : V. Hills (Pon.), 33, 2; B. Mulvihiil (W. , 28, 3. Tims, 24 4-ss. Second heat: F. Delgrosso (Pon.), j 2B, 1; R. -Wallace (Par.), 27. 2; M. Brett (Par.), 27, 3. Time, 26 3-ss. Third heat: K. Howe (Par.), 26, 1: M. Menzies (Pon.), 27, 2; G. Menzies (Pon.), 27, 3. Time, 24 4-ss. Fourth heat: P. Squire (O.), 31, 1; M. Bell (E.S.), 24, 2; I. Culpan (Pon.). 23, 3. Time, 265. Final: Scott, 1; Squires, 2; Howe, 3. Time, 24 l-ss. . lOOYds Open Breaßtstroke Handicap.—W. O'Keel'e (W.). 86, 1; F. S. Taylor (W.), 79, 2; E. Shreeve (Pon.), 85, 3. Time, lm 235. 33 1-3 Yds Tiny Tot, girls.—First heat: B. James (M.E.), 26, 1; R. McGill (Par.), 27. 2; M. McConnell (N,S,), 28. 3. Time, 22 2-sh„ Second heat: D. Metcalfe (M.E.), 25, 1; V. Harper (N.S.), 25, 2; D.'Arnold (O.), 25, 3. "Time, 23 2-53. Final: James, 1; McGill. 2; Metcalf, 3. Time, 24 4-53. 33 1-3 Yds .Novice Handicap, open.—First heat: K. Rogers (M.E.), 37, 1; D. Menzies (Pon.), 37, 2; W. Goodwin (Pon.), 34, 3. Time, 355. Second heat: T. O'Meara (Par.), 33, 1; L. H. Jackson (M.E.), 33, 2: P. Krause (E.S.), 33. 3. Time. 30 3-ss. Third heat: H. Nutsford (Par.), 33, 1; A. -Donovan (Par.), 33. 2. Time, 345. Fourth heat:: D. I. Hole (U.), 32, 1; F. Dick (Pon.), 33, 2. Time, 31 l-ss. Fifth heat: D. Harvey (W.). 31, 1; F. Calderbanlc (Par.), 31, 2; A. MacElwain (O.). 32. 3. Time, 30 l-ss. Sixth heat: C. Hilliard (Par.). 30. 1; N. V. Conway (Po'n.), 31. 2; J. A. Alexander (U.). 30, 3. Time, 30 3-ss. Seventh heat: D. Miller (E.S.), 30. 1; T. Hambrook (W.),- 30. 2; N. Rush (Par.), 30. 3. Time. 29 l-ss. Eighth heat: W. Warren (N.S.), 29. 1: A. Wiles (M.E.). 29, 2. Time, 29 2-ss. First semifinal: J. K. Rogers, 1: G. I. Hole, 2; H. Nutsworth, 3. Time. 36 l-ss. Second semifinal: T. O'Meara. 1: D. Millar. 2; D. Harvey. 3. Time, 30 4-5». Final: Rogers, Hole, Millar. Time. 34 3-ss. The finalist* crossed the rope in a line, Rogers gaining the decision by a foot. ■ • 66 2-3 Yds Open Handicap.—First heat: B. Clench (N.S.), 44, 1: R. Lowther (Pon.), 43, 2; T. Loom (O.), 41, 3. Time, 425. Second heat: J. K. Cameron (IT.), 42. 1; W. O'Keefe (W.h 41. 2: W. Warren (N.8;),-41, 3. Time, 41 l-ss. Third heat: F. Howe- (Par.), 41, 1; C. Bunting (Pon.), 40, 2; R. White (Jf.E.), 41. 3. Time, 41 3-ss. Fourth heat: D. O'Connor (M.E.), 40. 1: C. "Williams (W.), 39. if E. Fletcher (M.E.), 40, 3. Time. 41s. -Fifth heat: S. Baker (W.). 39. 1: O. Oakley (Par.). 39. 2; M. Hansen (Hel.). 39. 3. Time, 39 3-ss. Sixth heat: C. R. Buchanan (W.), 37. 1: D. Harp (Pon.).* 38. 2. Time, 375. Seventh heßt: D. Bacnall (M.E.). 40. 1: B. O'Connor (M.E.). 37. 2: N. Crump (N.S.), 34. 3. Time. 3« 4-ss. Final: B. Clench, 1; F. Howe, 2 j D. O'Connor, 3. Time, 42 1 -sa. 66 2-3 Yds Handicap, ladies.—First heat: H.. Harvey (E.S.). 48. 1; M. Galloway (N.S.). '49. 2;. L..Grey (O.). 47. 3. Time. 48s. Second heat: J. Wright (N.S.), 46. 1: G. Priestley (M.E.T, 41.'2; G. Hambrook (W.)," 46. 3. Time, 47 2-ss. Third heat: P. Johnstone (M.E.). 45, 1: J. Mulvihiil (W.), 45, 2: B. Pollock (Par.), 45, 3. Time. 45-3-ss. Fourth heat: J. Finlayson (N.S.), 44, 1; B. Pollock (Par.), 45, 2; A. Glasson (Pon.), . 45, 8. Time, 45 8-ss. Fifth heat: K. White (Par.), 44, 1: J. Thompson (Par.), 44, 2; K. Grey (O.). 44, 3. Time. 445. First semi-final: P. Johnstone, 1; J. Finlayson, 2. Time, 44 l-ss. Second semi-final: K. White, 1: H." Harvey, 2: M. Galloway, 3. Time. 445.. Final: Johnstone, 1; Finlayson, 2; Galloway, 3. Time, 455. AUSTRALIANS WANTED WAITEMATA CLUB'S PROPOSAL The Waitemata Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club's proposal to invite to Auckland tho Australian lady champions. Misses Pat Norton, of New South Wales, and Evelyn de Lacy, of West Australia, was approved yesterday by the Auckland. Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association The club stated that the intention was for Misses Norton and de Lacy to swim at carnivals in Auckland, Rotorua and other towns, and that, if either was not available, the Victorian. champion, A. Craw-« ford, would be invited in their place. The three swimmers named all have imposing records. Regarded as the most skilful girl swimmer produced in Australia. Miss i Norton, whose age is 16 years,, learnt the art in Auckland, leaving here for Sydney with her parentj at the age of. 10. 11l the 1932-33 season, when 13 years of age, she attracted notice by winning the junior and intermediate girls' championships of New South Wales, and she has since scored many senior successes. Miss de Lacy, who is 19 years of age, has risen to being a notable swimmer onlv this-season. Crawford is 100 yds, 220 yds and 440 yds champion of Victoria. Permission was granted the !North Shore Club to send a team to compete at Hamilton to-morrow - evening. ■ The club's representative advised that the New Zealand Council had approved the payment of expenses. The management committee, however, deprecated the belated request made for permission by the Y.M.C.A. Club. _ - It was decided to permit the North Shore Club to contest the championships of the North Shore schools in the Tepid Baths on March 19. ,■ . > WHANG AREI HIGH SCHOOL NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Thursday The school swimming baths were crowded to capacity last evening when the annual swimming championships of the Whangarei High School were held. Some very excellent racing took place, no fewer than six school records being broken, three of them by Rao Tebbutt. The championships were won as follows:—Boys: Senior, S. Bradley; intermediate, J. Rice: junior. D. Tebbutt. Girls: Senior, Rae Tebbutt; intermediate. Fay Reid; junior, Elsie Biggins. House points resulted as follows:—Boys: Grey 631: Carruth, 551: Hobson, 50: Miwsden. 31. Girls: Cook. 82: Rodney. 78; Selwyn, 57- Lupton, 27. Results:—' Junior Girls, 23yds.-Elsie Higgms. 1; Beryl Weston. 2; Margaret Ward. 3. Time. 'l6 '2-as. a record. Junior boys, 33 l-3yds: D Tebbutt. 1: C. Bradley. 2: D. Moselen. 3. Time 20 4-ss. Senior girls. 100 yds: Rne Tebbutt. 1; .1. Brown. 2. Time, lm 19 4-os. Senior boys, 100 yds: S. Bradley. 1; D. Coote. 2; R. Kermode, 3. Time. 62 3-ss. Intermediate boys. 100 yds: J. Rice, 1; D■ Osborne. 2; J. Smith. 3. Time, 69 2-ss. Junior girls, 50yds: Elsie Higgins, 1; N. Hawken, 2; B. Blanshard, 3. Time. 37 3-6s. Intermediate girls, 50yds: Dorothy Robert-

eon, 1; M. Worsley, 2; J. "Wilson, 3. Time, 3o 2-ss. Junior boys, 66 2-3 yds: D. Tebbutt, 1; D. Moselen, 2; C. Bradley, 3. Time, 47 4-ss, a record. Girls' neat dive: Sheila Stewart, 1; Mails Morris,'2; Norma Wilson, 3. „ _ Senior boys, 50yds.—D. Coote, 1; S. Bradley, 2; R. Kermode, 3. Time, 30 2-ss. Senior girls, 50yds: Rae Tebbutt, 1; Joyce Brown, 2: Sheila Stewart, 3. Time. 33 4 ss, a record. Intermediate boys, 50yds: J. Rice, 1; D. Lane, 2. D. Osborne, 3. Time, 29 4-ss, a record. Junior girls, 25yds breaststroke: P. Ward. 1; B. Weston. 2: N.. Hawken, 3. Time, 26 4-ss. Boys' plate diving: W. McConnell. 9 plates, 1; D. Osborne, 5 plates, 2; F. Cumpstry. 4 plates. 3. Intermediate girls. 33 l-3yds breaststroke: Fay Reid, 1; E. Roper, 2. Time. 29 2-ss. Senior girls, 50yds breaststroke: Rae Tebbutt, 1. The other two competitors were disqualified. Time, 48 4-ss, a record. Senior boys, 220 yds: D. Fairlcy, 1; S. Bradley, 2; D. Coote, 3. Time, 3m 9s. Junior boys, 33 l-3yds breast* stroke; D. Rowe, 1: G. D. Tebbutt, dead-heat. 2. Time, M-tts. Boys neat dive: G. Fairley. 3. '' , , Intermediate,^- -gitls, 33 l-3yds breaststroke.— Pjitr'Reid, 1;, Fay Reid, 2. Time, 29" l-557 Senior girls. 33 l-3yds breaststroke: Rae Tebbutt, 1; Sheila Stewart, 2; J. Brown, 3. Time, 27 l-ss,' a record. Intermediate boys, 50yds breaststroke: R. Coote. 1; D. Osborne and J. Rice, dead-heat, 2. Time, 43 2-ss. Intermediate girls' house relay- Selvyn (Mary Cook, Hazel Forbes. Neka Hawken and Elsie Biggins). 1; Rodney, 2: Cook. 3. Senior girls' house relay: Cook (Roe Tebbutt, Joyce Brown, Irene Stewart, Pat Reid), 1; Rodney» 2; Selwyn, 3. Old hoys v/ present boys' relay: High School (J. Ricp. S. Bradley, P. Lane. D. Coote). 1; Old Boys (F. Collins, W. Morns, G. Dent,. K. Symington), 2. Old boys' 66 2-3 yds handicap: B. Given. 1; H. Fldler, 2; D. Haigh, 3. Time. 43 4-ss. VERMONT STREET SCHOOL CARNIVAL. AT SHEIJLY BEACH- ; A very successful carnival was held by the Marist Brothers' Vermont Street school at the Shelly Beach Baths yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a large gathering of pupils, parents and friends of the school. A lengthy programme, in which 170 individual competitors took Part, was decided. The school was divided into two sections, east and west, the west winning by 193 points to lio. Friends of the school donated cups for the four champions, who were as follows Midget, L-. Ryan: junior, B. Priestley; intermediate, I. Culpan; senior, D. Barchard. Messrs.' W. Dervan and M. O'Connor were time-keepers and adjudicators. Winners of finals were:— 15Yds.—Under ( 10 years: L. Ryan, 1; G. Davidson, 2; P. McQuillan, 5. Time, 10 2,-ss. Under 11 years: W. Reidy, 1; J. Brady, 2; D. McQuillan/ 3. Time, 11 4-5«. 33 l-3Yds.—Under 12 years: "B. Priestley, 1; J. Williams, 2; P. O'Dwyer, 3. Time, 28s. 50Yds.—Under 13 years: I. Culpan, 1; M. Murphy, 2; H. Shields, 3. Time,,3Bs. Under 14 years: D. Bai-chard, 1; R.' McFarla'nd, 2; H. Steven, 3. Time, 375. Under 15 years: T. Ambridge, 1; D. Irvine, 2; M. Flanagan, 3. Time, 35 2-ss. ' • laYds Breaststroke.—Midget: E. Davey, 1; D. Sarsfield, 2; D. McCarthy, 3. Time, 15s. Junior: J. Flanagan, 1; B. Priestley, 2; K. ' Temm, 3. Time, 14s. 33 l-3Yds Breaststroke, Intermediate.—J. Flanagan, 1; H.'Shields, 2; M. Murphy, 3. j Time, 30 2-ss. • 60Yds Breaststroke, Senior.—M. Flanagan, 1; D. Irvine, T. Ambridge, 3. Time, ' 38 3-ss. 15Yds on Back, under 12 years: W. O'Connor, 1; P. McQuillan, 2; K. Temm, 3. Time, .14s. 33 l-3Yds on Back, tinder 15 years.—D. Barchard, 1; T. Ambridge, 2; A. Holt, 3. Time, 29 l-3s. i lOYds Beginners' Race.—T. Donaghue, 1; K. Wade. 2; B. Montague, 3. Junior Diving.—B. Priestley, 1; P. Keenan, 2; P. McQuillan, 3. Senior: D. Barchard, 1; J. Jackson. 2: R. MoFarland, 3. 15Yds Midget Championship.—L. Ryan, 1; P. McQuillan. 2: W. Reidy, 3. 33 l-3Yds Junior Championship.—O'Connor, 1; B. Priestley, 2; E. Wright, 3. Time, 22 2-ss. 50Yds Intel-mediate Championship.—l. Culpan, 1; H. Shields, 2. Time, 38s. Senior: D. Barchard, 1: T. Ambridge, 2; D. Irvine, 3. Time. 35 3-ss. 33 l-3Yds Junior Breaststroke Championship.—M. Murphy, 1; B. Priestley, 2; K. Temm, 3. Time, 31s. SOYds Senior Breaststroke Championship. —D. Irvine, 1; T. Ambridge, 2: D. Barchard, 3. Time, 525. IOOYds, open.—D. Barchard, 1; M. Flanagan, 2; T. Ambridge. 3. Time. 1235. Relays.—Standard IV. E. beat IV. W., Standard V. W. beat' V. E.,-Standard VI. W. beat VI.-E. ... „ Flying Squadron (9 boys u team). —East beat West. CLUB RACES [by TKLEGKAPH —OWN' correspondent] : WHANGAREI, Thursday . The Wbtegarei Swimming Club held---a club night this w;eek, when the club championship. for men and! ladies over 50yds was decided, 'resulting in wins tor W. Morris and Miss respectively. Championships^—Men's 50yds: W. Morris, 1; K. Symington, 2; 8.. Belcher f 3. Time. jKMrSfc" Ladies' 50yds: Miss Blanche Orr, 1; Miss Delcie Symona, 2; Miss Audrey Dent, 3. Time, 82 4-ss. Handicaps.—Junior boys' 50yds: L. Mortimore (7s), 1; G. Dudding (ss), 2; D. Fairley ?3s), 3. Time, 36 2-ss. Junior girls 33 l-3yds: Audrey Reed (ss), 1: Margaret Ward (ss). 2; Dorothy Robertson (scr), 3. Time. 27 3-ss. Men's 133'1-3yds: F. Collins (10s>), 1; W. Morris (scr). 2;. C. Bevington (ss), 3. Time; 1m 47 4-sa.''