TO-DAY’S EVENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11129, 8 February 1922, Page 8

TO-DAY’S EVENTS

' SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS. Perhaps the -best programme yet submitted by the committee of the National Swimming; Championships will be decided to-day, when, no fewer than six championship events will he contested. Eleven performers have entered for. the 880- yards national championship. They include L. Hill, of Canterbury, who won the mile championship on Saturday; R. V. Cunnold, of Auckland, :wiho won the 220 yards ■ championship and was. second in the 880 yards intermediate championship on Tuesday, and second in the mile championship on Saturday—one of the most promising-swimmers of the . Dominion. ' There are also eleven competitors for the 220 yards breast-stroke championship. There is a field of distinct quality in the 100 yards intermediate girls’ championship, which ■ will bring out those sterling performers Misses Page, Walrond, Simes and Mather, For the diving championship there are five competitors. It is stated that this will be a very spectacular event. For' the first time in "Wellington the spectators ivill be treated to a variety of contests in diving practised at the Olympic games. Of the seven'.entrants in the 100 yards junior girls’ championship. Miss Grant. : of • Eonsonby,. won the 50 vards ladies’ handicap; Miss Potaka, of Wanganui; won the ladies* breast-stroke ell ;i in pi oneb ip fo- the .same distance; and Misses Lynch (Hawke’s Bay) and Hannan (Canterbury) dead-healed in tile 50 yards junior girls' championship. V. McTigue. the youthful Canterbury cham. pion.v will be seen in the 440 yards junior boys’ , championship.

WORLD’S CHAMPION. Miss Pauline Hoeft, -who broke two world’s records on Tuesday.* afid who signally defeated the holder of the title, Miss Shand, in the 10Q yards New Zealand ohampionship, will compete in the 440 yards ladies’ ohampionship event to-day. Her rivals, Misses Stand and Walrond, will be among those competing with her. The 100 yards intermediate breast-stroke championship also h2s a good held of performers. Other events that are likely to attract plenty of interest and attention are the ladies’ diving, 50. v yards inter-club handicap for boys, and 22CKyards inter-club handicap. SURF LIFE-SAVING. The Nelson Shield, for the surf lifesaving championship of New Zealand, will be contested at Lyall Bay breakers to-morrow. Seven .teams have entered: Napier, New Brighton (2), Canterbury, Lyall Bay, IMaranui (2). - The land-drill oontest will take place at 10 a.m. and xthe water work at -2.30 p.m. The Gover-nor-General has intimated his intention to be present, if practicable. The manager of the Auckland swimming team, Mir Fernandez, lias been called home owing to serious, illness in his family. Mr H. Rowe ha 6 assumed the management of the team.