AMATEUR SWIMMING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22518, 12 March 1935, Page 7

AMATEUR SWIMMING

THE KAIKORAI CLUB The second series of handicap races under the auspices of the Kaikorai Amateur Swimming Club were decided under tine weather conditions on Saturday, las feature of the meeting was the fine attendance of junior competitors, whose enthusiasm and proficiency was much appreciated by the fair gathering of spectators. Many close finishes were witnessed. Mr J. Kyles ably controlled the starting of the events. The programme resulted as follows: — __ , Senior Women's 33 1-3 Yards Breaststroke.—J. Huddart (scr) 1, L Hamer (6sec) 2, H. Ness (4sec) 3. Won by a yards. Time, 36 l-ssec. Senior Women's 50 lards freestyle.— H. Ness (3sec) 1, L. Hamer (4sec) 2. C. Hoi-tor (6sec) 3. Won by a foot. Senior Men's 50 Yards Backstroke.—G. Laing (3sec) 1, L. Highfield (3sec) 2. E. Moore (6sec) 3. Won by a yard, with five yards between second and third. Time, 43 4-osec. „ , Intermediate Boys' 100 Yards Breaststroke.— D. Hunter (Bsec) 1, J. Ness (4sec) 2. Only starters. Junior Girls' 25 Yards Breaststroke.—A. Hortor (6sec) 1. A. Steel (4sec) 2, K. Smith (2sec) 3. Won by touch in a close finish. Time, 31sec. Junior Bovs' 25 Yards Breaststroke. — First heat: K. Foxton (ssec) I,'J. Strong (4sec) 2, D. Laing (Isec) 3. lime, 26 l-ssec. Second heat: Les Thompson (4sec) 1, B. Smith (lsec) 2, G. Foxton (scr) 3. Final: R. Smith (lsec) 1, L. Thompson (4sec) 2, K. Foxton (ssec) 3. A close finish. Time, 21 4-ssec. These races completed the junior events The junior boys' cup was won by Ralph Smith (five points), with R. Anderson and D. Laing (three points each) runnersup. The junior girls' cup was won by Rita Smith, with A. Steel runner-up and A. Hortor third. Misses J. Huddart and H. Ness are the lenders in the senior ladies' competition, with Miss L. Hamer running a close third, only half a point behind. The position in the senior men's is as follows: —G. Laing (nine points), E. Moore (seven and a-half points), E. Sonntag (seven points). K. Nelson, J. Ness, and D. Hunter have an equal number of points in the boys' intermediate class.