SWIMMING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8362, 24 February 1913, Page 10

SWIMMING

WELLINGTON CLUB CARNIVAL. A DULL AFTERNOON. The carnival of the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club held at I© Aro baths on Saturday afternoon was not the pronounced success that members had had such good reason to anticipate. The weather, cloudy and threatening in the forenoon, improved as the afternoon advanced, and welcome sunshine tempered tlie chill of the southerly breeze towards the end of the meeting. The management, concerning which all sorts of good reforms had . been promised, was markedly inefficient. IB® few officials who did appear to fulfil their allotted tasks worked well, but there were defaulters in officialdom and the consequences disastrous to the success of the carnival. Competitors were few and the scratomngs many, a circumstance contributed to in small part by the weather and in a greater degree by the fact that many of those who had signified their intention of starting had not, at the time, returned from the territorial ca.mp, and so the carnival of the dullness of the weather, and it was only the good swimming of those who did start that kept absolute gloom at a comfortable distance. The chief event of the afternoon, the 220yds provincial championship, was won by B. Healy in 2min 44 l-ssec, better time than the Thorndon crack has done for a couple of years. B. C. Freyberg was second, a short distance behind the winner. The schools belay championship for the Duthie Cup went to Clyde quay, who have won it every year since the competition was established. The 440yds event went to K. D. Russell, who was sifiowing ./(neatly improved form. C. Welson (of Auckland) who had announced his intention of competing, was unable to bo being recalled to the northern city in the morning. Results of tho races are appended; 50yds Handicap.—First heat —L. D. Bamfield, llsec, 1; E. Vango, 12sec, 2- F. C. Jones, 19sec, 3. Also started J. Elton llsec, S. R. Edwards 9sec. Time, 33 4-ssec. Second heat—H. K. Johnston, Bsec, 1; C. H. Neal, 7sec, 2. Also started—J. Parry 9sec, V. L. Alien Bsec, Ginders Bsec, T. Hall Bsec, A. Walling Bsec, J. B. Grimmett Bsec, G. Gray 7sec. Time, 35 l-ssec. Third heat—W. J. O’Meara, 7sec, 1; C. S. Smith, 4sec, 2; G. S.' dark, 6sec, 3. Also started—B. C. Robinson 6see, H. Roberts sseo, J. A. Smith 4sec. Time, 32sec. Fourth heat—L. C. Armstrong, 3sec, 1; A. McNab, Isec, 2.. Also started—Salek Isec. Time, 30sec. Final —Neal, 1; Johnston, 2; Bamfield, 3. Time, 33 3-ssec. 220yds Wellington Provincial Championship. R. Healy, Thorndon Club 1 B. C. Freyberg, Coronation Club, Levin 2 B. O’Neill, Wellington .Club 3 Also started—B. M. Newman and H. Capper. The first two men kept together throughout, each alternately leading, and they rapidly drew away from tne other competitors. Over the last few yards Healy managed to draw far enough ahead to win by about a yard. Capper left tho water after covering 100 yards. Time, 2min 44 l-sseo. Duthie Cup; relay race for teams of four boys from public schools; each boy to swim. fifty yards.—Clyde quay (Hacks, Toms, Murrell, Kitto), 1; Marist Bros., 2; Terrace school, 3. The race was well contested throughout, Murrell winning for Clyde quay in a good finish. Time, 3min 1 l-6sec. KXjyds Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap.— First heat—V. L. Allen, 22sec, 1; Anton, 2 j T. Woodcock, 18sec, 3. Also started—B. Grimmett 15sec, R. D. Baker XOsec. Time, 85 l-ssec. Second heat—A. McCarlie, 7seo, 1; H. Silver, XOsec, 2; H. Little, 6sec, 3. Also started—J. Robinson lOsec, W. Francis lOsec, H. Capper 6seo, W. F. Dudson ssee, L. C. Armstrong sseo, B. Healy 2sec. Time, 70 l-ssec. Final —Allen, 1; McCarlie, 2; Little, 3. Time, 84 l-sseo. Diving Competition.—G. P. Hanna, 1. 440yds Handicap.—K. D. Russell, Imin 13sec, 1; W. G. Morpeth, Imin 27sec, 2; J. A. Smith, 2min 13sec, 3. Also started—F. C. Jones 4min ISsec, E. Donovan 3min 23sec, L. Butler Imin 49sec, H. M. Mullins Imin 37sec, T. Woodcock Imin 35see, G. McGrath Imin 13sec, A. Greener Imin 13sec, H. Jenkiuson 48sec, B. O’Neill 35sec, B. C. Freyberg 15sec. Time, 7min 10 4-ssec. Teams Race.—6.P.O. Club, I ; Swifts Club, 2; Athletic Football Club, 8. Time, 2min 15 2-6 sec.