SWIMMING TOURNAMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9040, 16 February 1891, Page 4

SWIMMING TOURNAMENT.

The annuil swimming tournament at the St. Clair bath took placa on Saturday afternoon and ful entertainment. ■ In tho morning the weather wae dujl and raio Ml oocasioually in an uncomfortable drizzle, but tho committee of management for the tournament wisely determined that the public should noc to be left in doubt owing to the uncertainty of the weather and announced that the competitions would ba held quits irrespective of the state cf the weather. As the day progressed the weather improved, and no rain fell ia the afternoon though the day was somewhat chilly and the sky overcast. There was, however, a very large attendance; all the reserve seats were occupied, and so was the entire space within the baths, and all the places on the hill at the back from which a view of tbe sport 3 conld be obtained. The committee well deserve to be complimented upon their management. The best arrangements were made for spectators within the limitecjjarea of the bath?, the programme was a good cne, and it was well got np, aad was distributed gratuitously—a pieca of liberality not often indulged ia—and the numoroua officials performed tatir respective duties efficiently. During the afternoon the Caversham Band, under Mr Easton, piayen frequently and well, and by their welcome honorary services conferred a favour upon all present. The names of the officers and members of committee era as follow :—

President, Dr Datchelor ; vice-presidents—Th» Mayor of Caversham, and Messrs P. W, Fetre and J. M?bidoe; ohairman! Mr W. G-. Nelll; managing raimailttee-Messra O. Cantrell, F C. Crump, a. I?. SS o™r David. W. H. Melton, T. M. B. S 3 P SprlDg. A. C. Strouach, and W. B. Tavlo- ■ iadges-Dr Eoberts, Messrs Cantrell, Blyth, M'tennau, ißsaos, Xwopony, and Muir; referee, Mr F W Patra; ctartow—Messrs E. I'belan and K. Youcg; timekeeper. Mr T. M. B. Muir; Unmli-eappa?a-Mes!rß A. J. Talbot, W. S. Cantrell, and F. Stark ; bon. secretc-ry, Mr F. C. Crump ; hon. treasurer, M( W. B. Taylor.

Of tho 18 events on the programme 17 came off, tho exception beiug tho Obstacle Eace, aud the reason that was omitted wa9 that there were no entries until it was too late in tho afternoon to arrange for this event. As might be expected, there were capital exhibitions of swimmius, though the spaed was, on the whole, not quite as rapid ss usual in such contests. Tho diving wss remarkable (iood, two of tho competitors 6ucceedmg iv pickiug up the full dozen cf plates thrown into tho water, and four others picking up eleven out of the twelve. On the other hand, tna swiramicg under water was not so good, in fact was below the average for such exhibitions. The ladies race was well contested, and was won by Mi;s Emily Asscoiabe, a very expert swimmer, after a bad start, for the other competitors managf a to get away some little distance before she started. The football match was most entertainiug to competitors and spectators, and wes fairly won fey the Bt. Cl.vr team; and the event of the day, the 400 yds Champion Kace, was won easily by W. Crow, though the other competitors finiEben well, having swum the distance in a little under seven minutes. The various events resulted as follow:— 150 yds Hack for Boys Under is. WAdair J HAosoonibo ... — •■• " Time, 61iseo. There were Bight starters and N Fisher came iv a cloeo third—so close that it was very nearly 0 tie. Tke othor competitors were ■ T. Cuttle, W. Adoir, Samuel Hutchison, B. Haitland, — Pesrci?, aud W. Wright. lOOyes Championship Kace. W Otovr ... ... •■• •■■ } W Bices... ... ••■ ••• <* Time, lmin 22seo. P. 0. Ness and B. Grimmot also competed. 1001-D3 JUcu for Boys ukdsr 16. HMaitland ••• ■•■ ••• * JHFotberinghara... ... .» '* WWsrburton ... ••• ••• J Time, lmin 343 CC For this race there were 16 competitors and it was swum off in two heota and a final, tho final resulting 83 above. In tho first heat H. Maitland, who led all the way, was first, with W. Warburton second. Time, lmin 34 4-s:ec, In the second beat lfotbingham wss firat snd J. Taylor second. Time, lmin 37Jsec. 100 yds Hack Handicap. O Barrett, 173e0 ... — ••• } H Booevc-sr, loaec ... — — f O Holler, 35sso ... — ••• ■' Tinii', lmin 35sec. This final was won ea above, after a vory sharp contest. For thi3 eveut there werci no less than 21 entrieF, and ; the heats resulted rs follows:—First heat: H ■ Rosevear (15aec), 1; J. M. Nicholson (sseo), 2. | . Timo, lroin 37-j3ec; Second heat: L. Gillanders , (24sec), 1; J. El. Clarke (lOsec), Z Time, lmiu 44 4-s'i-c. Third heafes O.car Holler (35ssc), 1j C. Bsn-ett (17*ec>, 2. Titne, lmin 47 3. 53cc. . FiiTE DIVIN«. JDodds... ... - - J ; H Fulton - — ••• 2 : Both Do(3(ltf aod Fnlton picked up tho 12 : plates, but tbe second time Pulton failed for ; some reisoo, rising to tho suifaco immediately j j after diving and without bringing anything up. j 1 Dodds then dived wvJ pielted up eiglii; pktcs, 1 : there bsiug uo need for him to make any great j ■ effort as on« plate would ho-vs (jivsn him the first prize. Arthur Mitchell, W. J. Bardsloy, F. Oraw, arid Lewis Robeiifl ta<u packed up 11 plate?, and H. Koehf^rt eight; but Dodds and Fulton havitg iv the first place lifted the dozea, first and second places fell to them, JCadies' Haos, 50yds, Miss Bmlly Ansqornbe ~. „> X Sutherland .11 <■• in ■ ?

Time, 73seo. Miss Amy Crasswell waa the other competitor. The taco was a good one, and Misb Ansoombo, after a bad start, won well, swimming easily, gracefully, and rapidly. Uhdkr Water Swimming., Lewis Hoberts ~, ... ~. 1 H. Bosevoar ... ... ... 2 F. C. Crump, J. H. Clarke, J. H. Hansen, H. Mitchell, P. 0. Neill, Jan., and W. Clarke were the other competitors. Football Match. St. Olair team ... ... ... 1 The St. Clair team first met Thompson, Bridger'a team, and after a great deal of swimming, Bplashing, ducking, and fun, much enjoyed by all, managed to get the ball to their side of the bath. Subsequently the same team met the Caversham team, with similar results. The names of tho members of the winning team are: Bwing, M'Gill, Rochfort, W. S. Cantrell, B. Fulton, C. Cantrell, and M'lndoe. 400 yds Championship Hace. WCrow ... ... ... ... 1 W Bines].,. ~, ... ... 2 Time, 6miu 563e0. For the long race for championship there wa3 but ono other comI petitor, R. Grimmett. Tho three men swam well; it was, in fact, a capital exhibition cf swimming, but Crow won easily, and looked like winning from the start. LOSO PLUNGE. A G Melville ... ... ... 1 -Clarke 2 There were six other competitors. 60yds School Boys' Rack (winners excluded). J Taylor... ... ... ... 1 B MaltlanS ... ... ... 2 Time, 41£seo. Six Btarted. Eunbdin Cycling Club Bace (100 yds handicap). EH Burn, 29seo ... ... ... 1 O Hioketts, 253e0 \.. ... ... 2 Time, lmin 453e0. This race was well contested throughout, and was won by about a foot, good time having been made. The other competitors were A. G. Melville. (12seo) and P. J. Ness (9sec). W. Crow, who was placed at scratch, did not start. 200 yds Hack Handicap. X Mollir, 403e0 ... ... ... 1 H Hosevcar, 26sec ... ... ... 2 Time, 3min 25 4-sset>. This waa a very well contested race, and was won by not more than a foot, while W. Crow (scratch) was a dangerously close third. The other competitors were P. Hegarty (36sec) and W. Bines (ecratoh). Foun Widths Back (for residents of St. Olair), J H Fotheringham, 9seo ~, ... 1 F O Crump, saeo ... ... ... 2 This was also a very close race. There were nine entries, but the only other competitors were H. Eochford (8 sec) and P. Hegarty (soratch). Greasy Pole. JFaulks... ... ... ... 1 For this there were three competitors, Faulks walked to the end of the pole the first time; but was not allowed to let the pig out of the box till the others had had n try at walking the pole. Tho other boys slipped about and fell into the water several times, but did not get down the pole. Faulka managed to walk down a second time and then fell off. Soon after the box opened of its own accord, and the pig after for a moment surveying the situation jumped into tho bath and made for the shore, whither Faulks followed and secured his prize. CONSOLATION (100 YDS). William M'LTod ... ... ... 1 Lewla Huberts ... ... ... 2 For this there were but two entries.

This concluded tbe sports, which terminated at 6 p.m.