SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23222, 16 December 1938, Page 9

SWIMMING

WAI-WAI SHIELD CONTEST HANDICAPS FOR TO-MORRO^ The Wai-Wai Shield harbour race under the control of the Ponsonby Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club >, will bo held to-morrow afternoon, smarting at three o'clock. The contest will commence from the western vehicular ferry wharf and finish • at the Sliell.v Beach Baths. The * following handicaps have been declared: — P. Mathicson, scr; J. Barry. 30s; V. Cap- • per. '2m; G: Sellars. 2m 30s; F. Hall, L. Dalton, 3m; C. F.wen. .T. Locke. 4m; H. T. Burleigh, W. Gibbons, J. -Richardson, J. Evans, A. Raper (backstroke), A. Litchfield, R. C. Whittome, C. Campbell, J, Mason, 4m. 30s; B. Catell, J. Ashton, -,5 m; E. Loonib, 5m 30s; M. Hannah, 6m; MiSs M. Graney, Miss D. Kuypeft. Miss L. Browning. 7m; F. Neale. Sni 30s; A. Lomas. withheld. VISIT FROM HAWAIIANS Authority to negotiate for the Hawaiian swimmers. Duke lvuhanamoku and Kyoshi Kvkama, lo compete in Auckland ami the country districts was granted yesterday by the management committee of tne Auckland Centre of the Xew Zealand Amateur Swimming Association to the honorary ..secretary, Mr. J. R. Miller. The two Hawanans will, it is expected, be passengers by the Monterey, which is due to arrive at Auckland on i comber 23, on their way to Sydney, where l they will commence an Australian tour, it ,: is hoped they will swim in Zealand at 1 the conclusion of (his tour. tn > The management committee < i have the senior championships of Auckland , i contested with the intermediate and junior championships at carnivals in the lepid • | Baths on January li and 19WHANGAREI CLUB ) I'KO.M otrn own cokrkspondent] WHANGAREI. Thursday I Following were the results at the .weekly club uight of the Wh.ingarei bwimnling 1' ,I,—-uirls, Junior anil intermediate, I 0. vds: Mi Mi R. Jteale. ls,„l; Miss E. Pattison scr, Miss B. Wiley, scr, 3 Boys, i or . >Ovds: B. Hayden, (3s, 1; 0.. Haigh, It W" Wilson, 10s, 3. Intermediate, Ob o.a'vds: A. D. Turketo, ss. 1; L. Mortimer, ■Tor' -J; H. Muir, scr. 3. Mens 6« 2-3ydst L. Stockwell, 7s, 1; F. Collins. 3s, 2; D. Fairley. 2s 3. OFFICERS AT BOMBAY [V'IIOM ouU OWN COIIKKSPONDENT] PUKEKOHE, Thursday The Bombay Swimming Club has elected the following officers for the season: -President Mr. 11. H. Abercrombie; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Holmes, G. Carter J. Lowry, W Landon, J. Townsend, E. J. fancy, C. Mace, A. Karris; secretary. Mr P. Smyths assistant secretary, Mr. W. Perry; club captain, Mr. Smyth; vice-captain. Mr. C. .1. Vallance; management committee, Messrs. Vallance, J. Lawrence. C. Best; L. Donovan, P. C. Fahey, W. Perry; auditor. Mr. A. BC lf' was stated in the annual report that a flood had washed away the dam constructed to tfive a swimming pool for the club but it had been reconstructed by some of tno members, who had worked loiiff hours, mostly in the evenings, to accomplish this. It was < decided to ask Mr. J. N. Massey. M.P., whether Government assistance could be obtained toward the cost of further work id improving the pool.