SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22356, 29 February 1936, Page 19

SWIMMING

GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPORTS FINE JUNIOR STANDARD GOLDSMITH PERFORMS WELL Fast times were registered at the annu'al swimming sports of the Auckland Boys' Grammar School, held at the Shelly Beach Baths yesterday, the junior section, especially, displaying an excellent standard. In tho championship event under 15 years, the record of 31s, established by G. Bridson in 1924, was bettered twice in tho heats, twice in the semi-finals, _ and lowered again in tho final. The winner, Davenport, returned the fine figures of 29 4-ss. The 100 yds open championship was won by Goldsmith, with Webster second and Cleary third. As all three boys are prominent performers in open company, the race was contested at a fast pace, the winner failing by three-fifths of a second to reach tho record of 61 4-sa. established in 1918 by L. L. Kronfeld. Goldsmith, the outstanding performer, swam in the 66 2-3 yd» open handicap, in which he was again successful. He also contested the 220 yds event, finishing in third position from the scratch mark in a large field. Following are th» results:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 50Yds. Junior Championship, under 15. First heat: Smeeton, 1; Schischka, 2. Time, 33 3-ss. Second heat: Elder, 1; Gould. 2. Time, 32 2-ss. Third heat: Elliott, 1: Leyland, 2. Time, 30s—a record. Fourth heat: Mitchell, 1; Davenport, 2. Time, 30 l-ss. Fifth heat: Barrance. 1: Carroll. 2. Time, 365. First Mitchell; 1; Elliott. 2; Smeeton, 3. Time. 30 2-Ss. Second semii final: Davenport, 1; Leyland, 2; Barrance. 3. Time, 30 2-ss. Final: Davenport. 1; Elliott, 2; Mitchell, 3. Tims, 29 4-ss—a record. . . 50Yds. Intermediate Championship.—First heat: Giles, 1; Dyson. 2; Champtaloup. 3. Time. 30 l-ss. Second heat: Sellars. 1; Weston, 2; Briggs, 3. Time, 30 3-ss. Final: Sellars, 1; Giles, 2; Weston, 3. Time, 30 '2-os. IOOYds. Senior Championship.—Goldemith, 1; Webster, 2; Cleary, 3. Time. , 62 2-ss. Junior Diving Competition.—Brennan. I: Smeeton and Wilson, eaual. 2. Senior Diving Competition.—Blomfield, 1: Turner, Wiles, Bellbooth, equal, 2. Corfu Dive. —Dyson. 1; Jacobs and White, ■ equal, 2. Clothes Race.—Cleary, 1; Webster, 2; White, 3. , Plunging Competition, under 16. —Blomtfeld, 1; Brennan. 2; Champtaloup, 8. Distance, 39ft 2iin. _ . Life-Saving Competition, Junior.—Giles arid Speight. 1: Sinclair and McGregor, 2; Griffiths and Boss, 3. Life-Saving Competition, Senior.—Scrivm rind Giles, Webster and Cleary, eaual. 1; Jacobs ana Spicer. 3. Horse and Saddle Rnce. 33 l-3yds.—Web-ster and Allen, 1: Goldsmith and Cleary, 2: Bean and Scriven, Pago and Harvey, dead-heat. 3. Third Form Relay.—Modern 3.C., 1; 3.A., 2* 38. 3 Form Relay.—4.C. and Modern 4.0.. dead-heat, 1; 4.A., 3. . Senior Form Relay. Trevithick Shield.— Setnior Modern, 1; 5.C., 2; Modern 5.8., 8. HANDICAP EVENTS

3ii l-3Yds Free-style, under 13.—First heat: CliU'k, 1; Jones, 2. Second heat: R. Wilson, 1; Bascombe, 2. Third heat: Arthur, 1; Soper, 2. Final: Bascombe, 1; Wilson, 2; Cl&ck 3. 33 'l-3Yds Free-style, under 14.—First heat; Elder, 1; Pring, 2. Second heat: Finer, 1; Kussell 2. Third heat: West, 1; Barry. 2. heat: Colgan, 1; Sheffield, 2. Fifth heat: Brett, 1; Haydon, 2. Sixth heat: Carroll, 1; Coutanche, 2. Seventh heat: North, 1; Robertson, 2. First semi-final: Finer, 1; Elder, 2: Colgan, 3. Second semifinal: Sheffield, 1; Carroll, 2; North, 8. Final: Finer, 1; Elder. »; Colgan, 3. 33 1-3 Yds Free-style, under 15.—First heat - Holder, 1: Robinson, 2. Second heat: McLaren. 1; Pittendrigh, 2. Third heat: Daviinport, 1; Barrance, 2. Fourth heat: Eldtsr. 1: D. A. Smith. 2. Fifth heat: Brennan, 1; Leyland, 2. Sixth heat: Mitchell, 1, Rew,, 2. Seventh heat: West, 1; Lawry, 2. Eighfß. heat: Luyk. 1; Boucher. 2. Ninth heat: Hodgson, 1; Wilson and Gould, deadheat, 2. Tenth heat: Kay. 1; Dickson, 2. First semi-final: Davenport, 1; Leyland, 2: Elder, 3. Second semi-final: Mitchell, 1; Elliottt, 2; Hodgson, 3. Final: Elliott, 1; Leyland. 2: Elder, 3. , 66 2t-3Yds Free-style, Intermediate.—-First heat: Davenport. 1;. McGregor, 2. Second heat: Giles. 1; Cronin, 2. Third heat: Mitchell, J; Dyson, 2. Fourth heat: Keen, 1; Champltaloup, 2. Fifth heat: Buckle, 1, Blake, 2. Sixth heat: Sellars, 1; Kay. 2. First semi-final: Mitchell. 1: Davenport, 2; Giles, 31 Second semi-final: Sella-rs. i ; 2; Champtaloup, 3. Final: Mitchell, 1; Sellars, 2; Davenport, 3. 66 2-STYds Free-style, Open.—First heat: Dennis, 1; Webster, 2. Second beat: Goldsmith, 1; Fletcher, 2. Third heat: Cleary. Is Thomas, 2. Fourth heats Thompson, 1; Jacobs. 2. Final: Goldsmith, 1; Dennis, 2; Webster Backstroke, under 16.—8chisrhka 1: Allen, 2; Simmons, 3. „ Medley Race, under 16.—Sellars, 1; Dyson, Free-style, Open.—Webster, 1; Champtaloup, 2; Goldsmith, 8. Old Boys' Race, 66 2-3Yds.—Cameron, 1, Adams, 2; Oakley, 8.

MOUNT EDEN CLUB'S RACES Three teams, Mount Eden. Ponsonby and North Shore, have so far entered for the 500 yds inter-club relay championship, of 15 men a which will be the principal event at the Mount Eden Swimming Club's carnival to b<3 hel-d in the. Mount Eden Baulis on Tuesday evening, A warm welcome awaits R. B. Frankham. a member of the Mount Fden Cluh who recently regained the lOOyds freestvlo cham.pfionship of New Zealand. He will participate in the annual 220 yds handicap for the Weston Cup. in which another competitor will be the Auckland furlong champion P. Hainan, runner-up in the national lOOycls. Seveiral dther handicap races, primary schools* relay contest and a diving competition -will also bo decided. HAMILTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL SEVERAL RECORDS MADE [FROM o®B OWN COBKRESPONDEIST] HAMILTON. Friday Several reckxrds were broken at the annual swimming ctkrnival held in the municipal baths to-day by the boys of the Hamilton Technical Hiefr School. The school record for the 100 yards event was reduced to 70 2-5s by A. Lwrcombe, who succeeded in clipping a second off the_ previous time, J. Warrington woti the junior 100 yards in the record time fot the school of 78 ,3-58. The record for both the senior and junior plunge was broken by I. Koss, his distance being 45ft. 7in. , . , . Larcombo t\fon the senior championship with an aggregate of 21 points, while M. Marshall and W. Harlock were second with eight points each. The junior title went to J. Warrington, with a total of 18 points. W. O'Brien, 3.0 points was second and S. Thompson was third with five points. The inter-house competition was won by Aotea with 101 pointn. Arawa being second with 78 points and Ttokomaru third with 27.

GIRLS' CARNIVAL HAMILTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL [FROM OtTE OWN CORRESPONDENT J HAMILTON, Friday There was a gpod attendance of spectators at the annual swimming sports yesterday.of the Technical High School girls. The senior championship witnt to Joan Cherrie, with_2B points, and Bett.y Kurth was runner-up with 19 points. The junior championship was won by Joan Peterson with 22 points, and Lorna Forster was secci&d with 12 points. In the inter-house competitions Tainui secured first place with a tortal of 145 1-3 points. The senior championship events resulted a* fol°Breaatstroke.—Jctan Cherrie. 1: Mona Bradley. 2: Bett? Kurth. 8. 150 Yds: Joan Cherrie. 1: Betty Kurth. 2j Mona Bradley. 3. 50 Yds: J. Cherrie. 1; B. kurth, 2; M. Bradlev. 3. Dive: L. Fbrster. 1; B. Peake, 2: M. Bradley. 3. lOOYda: J. Cherrie. 1: B. Kurth. 2; B. Peake. 3. 33 1-3 Yds: J Chenie. 1: B. Kurth. 21 M Bmdley, 3. Backstroke: B. Kurth, 1: J. Cherrie. 2; M. Bradley. 3. Senior relay: Tamui. 1; Aotea. 2. Toko maru. 3. Past and present relay: School (.1. Peterson, R. Richards. B. Peake. J. Cherrie) 1: Old Girls (Mrs. Mcllwraith. M. Paley, J. Adams. M. Barton), 2.