SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15385, 23 February 1912, Page 6

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP.

HHCOKD BY OHAMPIOX. tPin Urn-Tin PnitM Aubocutioxl CHIIISTOJIUItCH. February 22. There wiw ii very good altonikboo of tho public ai the concluding night of tlio Now Zoalaud amateur swimming championship meeting, under the control of the Cantorbury Centre of tlio New Zealand Swimimiig Aisooiation at tiio municipal lopid bat.is. AI. K Champion won the 440 Yards uml put up a K« Zealand record of smiu •Id 4-a«*. Tlic ronilt was recchod with continuous elMvrin«. as also tlio lumouncoiiipjir that this made she twc.ntv9econ.il New Zealand championship Wo || bv Champion, m addition to others outside tiio JJomtnion. 'Jljic l.oi«;-<ii(taiico Champion-siii-p Shield point* wore as follows:—Valdhttrst Shield 1 : Auckland Si points, Canterbury 20, Wellington 6, llawko'r, Hay 1, 1 >tago 1. Duncan MoinorKd fchiold: Kjjs (Jilristohuicli 14, Sydenham 12, Opawa 7, Richmond 1, Christclrurch. 1 Tho following are the results of tho championship events:— 440 YAHDS CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW XIS ALAND. Holder, Al Ii Uliunipion, Auckland; time, wnir. 64 j&ec WorkJ'3 and Australasian records, U. 15. Kior- >•«■», Siiiiu is.v.o. Standard tiiuo, 6itiiu. iasoo First Hoat,-C. Wclson (WattcmaU), 1; Goolt. Seymour (Napier), 2; 11. Nowmajv (Dwiedin). 3. Also competed: K. J. Al'ynillan (Widieinata) ajid C. 11. 11. Rich. (Opawa). Wlien lull tiie distance had been covered Wolsou mux loading, with Seymour, Newman, atitl '.M'Qititinti loHowing. in tiw order given, which was maintained unaltered for tlic remainder of tSm distance. Won by about 20 yards, Newman being about 20 voids bohiml Seymour. WeJson's timo was Smiii S3 4-sseo, and' Seymour's fcnin 13 2-ssco. both gaining standards. Newman's time was 6min 32 2-ssec. Second llout.-AI. Ji. Champion (Waitenwia), 1; A. A. Schw.vlj (ISast Christchurch), 2; 11, H. Gorrard (Opawa), 3. Also competed: E J. Dawson (Dmiedin). Wlien half the distanco was completed Champion w.-us in the lead, with Schwarts and Jorrard behind, and this position wa-i niaintainod until tho end, the champion winning by about 14 yards, .lorrard beingi about 18 yards behind Schwartz Ch.vnpiou'fi lime was smin 58.scc, and SohwarU'i 6mm 6 2-Sscc, boUi securing the standard. Jcrrord'a time wa.s 6min 21sco Final Heat. M. E. Cliampion (Waitomata) -. 1 C. Wclson (Waitc-mala) 2 Seyinouv (Napier) ...• 3 Also oompoicd : 11. Jorrard (Opawa), A. A. SohwarU (Host Christchurch), and It. Newman (Dtinedin). Won by about )0 yards, about 20 yards (separating second mid third. Champion's time was smin 43 4-ssoc% ami constitnU s a New '/calami record. Walton's tinio was Sinin 56 35soc, Seymour's 6mui 12seo, and' .lenurd's 6mdn 23 2-Ssco. FLYING SQUADRON CHAMPIONSHIP. 500yds.~Waitomat«, (.M. K. Cham. i>iou. C. Wolson. A. O'llaro, J D. I* K. Kerr, Taylor), 1; OantcrlMirv (E. Jonkinson. W. K. Cbokfon, L Tolson, ]~ Annand, L. WatJiins), 2; Ilawke's Bay (G. Seymour, F. Seymour. N. M'Cartnoy. N. African, bikl 11. Walden), 3. Time, smin 41seo.