SWIMMING

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5475, 2 January 1905, Page 3

SWIMMING

THE COMPETITIONS AT WANGANUI. HAMILTON MAKES A NEW RECORD. There was a large attendance at tho Wanganui bath on Saturday, when the championship meeting, held under the auspices of tho Wanganui S.C., was concluded. The weather throughout tho afternoon was fine though cloudy. Results:— 75yds Boys’ Handicap.—Cummings, 1; Pierpont, 2. Time, Imin 4sec. 100yds New Zealand Championship (winner in 1003. H. A. Creaghe).—J. M. Hamilton (Christchurch), 1; C. D. Campbell (Wanganui), 3; D. Nevcn (Wellington), 3. ALo started Moore Hunter (Hawera) and B. W. Johnson (Napier). Hunter -cut out tho running for the most of the way, but died awav in the last few yards, and came Johnson coming in last. Time, Imin 7sec. 50yds Open Handicap.—First heat—R. Cavil! (Sydney), scr, 1. Also started— C. liegglan (Wellington) 6sec, F. Turnbull (Hawera) 9sec, and O. Bcavis (Wanganui) 12sec. Time, 25 2-osec. Second heat —G. Matthews (Wellington) 6sec, and A. V. Stohr (New Plymouth) Usee, dead heat for first place. C. D. Campbell, 4sec, and A Somerville (Wellington), Tsec. also started. Time. 31sec. Third heat—Baird (Hawera), 1. Also started—P. Moore (Wellington) 7sec, and J. Laird (Wanganui) lOsec. Time, 34 4-ssec. Fourth heat—C. E Seabright (New Plymouth). lOseo, 1. Also started A. E. Dale (Wanganui), lOsec, J. McKinley (Ahuriri) 32sec and D. Tonks (Hawera), 12sec. Time, 34 -r-oeec. Fifth heat—R. Nofman (Wanganui), 13sec, 1. Also started—R. Meuli (Wanganui) osec, C. Newcombe (Wanganui) lOsec, and A. Hadfiold (Hawera). 12sec. Tim©, 341-ssec. Final—Notman, 1; Cavil I, L Seabright, 3. 'Time, 35sec. 440yds New Zealand Championship (1803 winner, H. A. Creaghe).—J/M. Hamilton. 1; E. T. Hegglun, 3. D. Neven also started, but left the water ofter covering 150yds. Hegglun was beaten by about 25yds. Time, 6min sftsec. High Dive.— Nowcombe, 1; Hodgson, 3. These two were very even in merit, 100yds Ladies’ Bracelet. R. Cavill scr, 1; C. D. Campbell, 6sec, 2. A Somerville, 15sec, and J. H. Nicholls, 20sec, also started. Time, 62 2-ssec. Second heat—J. Hogan (Wanganui). 15sec, 1; P. Moore, 15sec, 2i. Tho only starters. Time, Imin 23sec. Third heat—A. V. Stohr, 20sec, 1. Also started—J. Knowles Gsec, and R. Meuli 12scc. Tim© Imin 21sec. Final—R Cavill, 1. Time, Imin Iseo. One Mile New Zealand Championship. (1903 winner, J. M. Hamilton). When this race was called on Hamilton was the , only mar. willing to swim, and he decided to swim over the distance, and stated that he would try to lower the record. E. T. Hegglun also was persuaded to start, but he had no serious intentions. Tho two contestants turned together at 25yds, but Hamilton slowly drew away until, at 75yds, he was 3yds ahead of Hegglun. Thenceforward he increased -his lead rapidly, till at 225yds he was a lap ahead of his opponent. Hegglun left tho water at 400yds, but returned later for three separate swims of two laps each After 700yds had been coverod, Hegglun did not swim any more, and Hamilton—who had started out at a swift pace—settled down and plugged along steadily. From about 1100yds he was especially steady, covering the laps iu between 26sec and 27sec each. He swam the last full lap in rather quick time, and made a big effort in the final ten yards of the race. He was loudly cheered as he left the water. Hamilton’s time was 30min 37sec. The previous best was 3lmin 31sec, put up by M. Champion. Diving (boys under 14) —H. Pierpont 1, Faber 2.

In the flying squadron relay race, Wanfanui. (Campbell, Meuli, Hunter and ’ownnll) beat Swifts (Hcgglun 2, Neven and Matthews). As a team from New Plymouth failed to put in an appearance to contest with Wanganui for the New Zealand Waterpolo Championship, a scratch game was played, in which the elaborate and deliberate fouls perpetrated were not the least amusing items. Both teams played well.