SWIMMING.

New Zealand Mail, 21 February 1901, Page 49

SWIMMING.

WELLINGTON ROWING CLUB'S SPORTSThe annual swimming sports for members of the Wellington Rowing Club were held on Saturday afternoon. The weather was favourable, and there was a large attendance, including a number of ladies, for whom afternoon tea was provided. The principal event was the Club Championship, from the Queen’s Wharf to the shed skids—about 4t4oyds—which resulted in an exciting finish, the judges giving it a dead-heat between A. Me Alpine and J. Spencer. McAlpine won. the race on the two previous occasions that he competed for it, and holds the record for the distance, 6min 25sec.' The officials who conducted the meeting were: —Judges, Messrs R. F. Smith and J. W. Price; starters, Messrs A. J. Bishop and T. Spencer; handicappers. Messrs T. Spencer, W. Nidd_ and G. Player; committee, Messrs W. Fisher, J. Calnan, J. Burch. H. Jones, G. Player, A. Hill and E. Wylie. The meeting was capably managed by Mr W. Nidd, secretary.' Following are the results :

Maiden Race, 50yds.—G. Player, 1; H. Jones. 2; J. G. Hand, 3. Also started—J. Burch, A. W. Humphreys. Won by about a yard. Time, Imin lYisec.

Coxswains’ Race, 40 yards.—J. Strang (3sec), 1; J- Osborne (scr), 2; F. Allen (7sec), 3. Also started —R. Henry (6sec). Won easily. Time, lmin 4sec. Long Dive.—G. Ford, 1; S. Gyles, 2 ; W. J. Spencer, 3. Also competed—H. Dixon and A. Galbraith.

Club Handicap, 75yds.—A McAlpine (ssec), 1: H. Jones (lsec), 2: R. F. Smith (Bsec), 3- Also started—K, L. Bet-kune (3sec), W. Reid (dsec), E. Wylie (9sec), H. Pearce (lOsec), F. Easton (llsec). Won by a couple of yards. Comic Diving'— C. R. Furness, 1 ; E. Hutclien, 2 ; H. Jones, 3. Also competed—F. H. James and A. Galbraith. Novice Race, 40yds.—D. Duff (6see). 1; A. H. Humphreys (lsec), 2 ; H. Dixon (4sec), 3. Also started —O. Jones (scr). C ! . Leggatt (6sec), B. A. Guise (6sec), W. Stewart (Bsec), S. Gyles (Bsec). Won by about a yard. Time, lmin 3sec. Neatest Header.—F. J. Ellison, 1; G. Player, 2. W. J. Evans, W. Stewart, A. McAlpine, F. James and C. R. Jones also competed. * Club Championship, from Queen’s Wharf to boathouse.—A. McAlpine and J. Spencer (dead heat), 1; K. L. Betliune, 3. Also started—H. Jones and A. Galbraith. Spencer Led to within twenty yards of the winning post, whore McAlpine caught him and made a dead heat- of it. Bethune and Jones finished close up. Galbraith gave up. Time 6min 35sec.

Back Race, 50j r ds.—O. R. Jones, 1; R. F. Smith, 2; A. Galbraith, 3. Also started' —W. Read and J. Burch.

A. AlcAlpine was the only competitor to successfully walk the greasy boom. The best- of the others were E. Hutchen (placed second), and S. Gyles and H. Jones, who were considered equal for third place.

SPORTS AT THE THORNDON BATHS. The Ladies’ Pipitea Amateur Swimming Club held a carnival at the. Thorndon Baths oil Saturday afternoon. The attendance of spectators was large, but the weather was not the most favourable for this class of sport, there being a strong north-westerly gale, and, consequently, somewhat rough water. For that reason the competition for the various events was not so keen as it; would have been under more genial conditions, but, nevertheless, was sufficiently so to invest each event with iixterest. Minifie’s String Band contributed selections of music, and, welcome afternoon tea was dispensed by the committee. An interesting addition to the programme was a diving and swimming exhibition by a number of members of the Thorndon (male) Club, in which Messrs G. S. Hill, J.-Berti, Tom Gray, E. J. Styles, T. Hamer, E. P. Richardson and others took part. Mrs J. Bertie acted as secretary and handicapper; Mr E. J. Fleming, starter Mi* G. S. Hill, check starter; Mrs C. C. N. Barron, Mrs W. Holmes and Miss Morehouse, judges; Mr R. G, Stone, clerk of course. The results of the competitions were as under : 50yds Boys’ Handicap, under thirteen years.—T. Higginson, 24sec, 1; H. Collins, 12sec, 2; H. Conlin, 12sec, 3. Time, 58sec. ,

20yda Little Girls’ Race.—D. Henrys, scr, 1; G. Blackl'ock, 4see, 2; N. Brandon, 4ssc, 3. 35yds Juvenile Handicap, girls under sixteen years.—A. Fife, 12seo, 1; V. Tyer, 7sec, and A. Lingard, ssec, tied for second plaice. Time, 45sec. 30yds, boys under eleven years.—E. McKenzie, 4sec, 1; W. Strang, 3sec, .2 ; H. Bardsley, Bsec, 3. Time, 42sec; Blindfold Race. —J. Nelson, 1 ; F. Higginson, 2.

Girls’ 40yds Mafeking Handicap.—R. Jameson, llsec. 1; M. Wilton, scr, 2: V. Clark. 14see, 3. Time. 52seo. 30yds Ladysmith - Tlier e were seventeen entries for this event, but only six started. After a good contest the result was—Miss P. Ronayne, ssec, 1; .Miss H. Long, 7sec, 2 ; Miss Morehouse, Bsec, 3; Mrs A. E. Ames, I.osee, 4. Time, 41sec. 20yds Little Boys’ Race. —C-. Smith. 10>ec. 1: C- Otterson, -lsec. 2. Ladies’ Championship, 50yds.-—Miss Wilton. 1: Miss Wix. 2. Time, 50see. 30yds Egg and Spoon Race.—Miss R. Jameson, 1; Mrs E. Hervy, 2. Neatest Jump.—Miss A. Lingard. 1: Miss P. Ronayete, 2 : Aliss V. Tver. 3. Neatest Header. —Miss M. Wilton, 1; Miss V. Tver, 2. Seahorse Race.—Miss A. Lingard, 1 ; Miss E. Point on. 2.