AMATEUR SWIMMING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23340, 4 November 1937, Page 17

AMATEUR SWIMMING

OTAGO CENTRE'S CARNIVAL FAST TIMES RECORDED GOOD PERFORMANCE BY R. GEDDES Large entries in the majority of events and a high all-round standard of performance were the features of the opening carnival of the season conducted last evening in the Municipal Baths by the Otago Swimming Centre. For early in the season times were surprisingly good, and in, at least two of the senior races were such as to Indicate that the winners will be turning in championship figures before many weeks are past. Especially was this the case in the 100 Yards Breaststroke Handicap, in which the exOtago and New Zealand champion Reg. Geddes, off scratch, and conceding as much as 18sec to the limit markers, gained first place both in his heat and in the final. His time in the heat was 74 4-ssec, and in the final he clipped another two-fifths of a second off these figures. Another good race was the invitation 220 Yards Handicap, which was won by J. Clulee after an exciting contest with D. Reid and J. D. O'Driscoll - - to the commencement of the racing the Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox) presented to Miss I. Purdie the jewel casket forwarded to her by the Eastern Suburbs and Waitemata Clubs (Auckland) to commemorate her re-cord-breaking swim over 220 yards last Easter, at Auckland. Mr Cox then declared the carnival open, and congratulated the Otago Centre on the work it was doing for the youth of the province. An interesting exhibition of fancy swimming was given by Mr James ftewart, a member of the Central xecutive of the Royal Life-Saving Society, London. The following were the results (abbreviations—K., KiwirD., Dunedin; Z., Zenith; St. C, St. Clair; Kai., Kaikorai):— 33 1-3 YARDS SECOND-CLASS HANDICAP First heat: W. Mercer (Z.), flsec, 1; Miss D. Pope (K.), ssec, 2. Time, 22 2-ssec. Second heat: D. Paul (D.), 4sec, 1; R. Peat (K.), ssec, 2. Time, 20 4-ssec. Third heat: T. Ellis (Z-), 2sec, 1; W. Woods (St. Clair), 2sec. 2. Time, 20 2-ssec. Fourth heat: M. Taylor (K.), scr, 1; R. Gibbs (D.), lsec, 2. Time, 18 4-ssec. Fifth heat: H. Ber- , land (Z.), 2sec, 1; J. D. Paterspn (D.), lsec 2. Time, 19 2-ssec. Sixth heat: K Butler (Z.), lsec, 1; A. Beadle (St. C), lsec, 2. Time, 19 2-ssec. Semifinal: D. Paul 1, Miss Pope 2, W. Mercer 3. Time, 19 4-ssec. Semi-final: H. Berland 1, K. Butler 2, M. Taylor 3. Time, 20sec. Final D. Paul • I W. Mercer 2 Miss Pope 3 Won by a foot each way. Time, 19 3-ssec. 33 1-3 YARDS JUNIOR NOVICE HANDICAP First heat: A. Main (Z.), 4sec, lj.N. Peat (K.), 6sec, 2. Time, 22 3-ssec. Second heat: C. Sell (K.), lsec.l; Miss B. Reid (K.), 7sec, 2. Time, 20 2-ssec. Third heat: Miss J. Lane (K.), lsec, 1; M. McQuarrie (D.), scr, 2. Time, 25 l-ssec. Final C. Sell 1 Miss B. Reid 2 A. Main 3 Won by a yard each way. Time, 19 3-ssec. 100 YARDS BREASTSTROKE HANDICAP First heat: Miss D. Ballantyne (D.), 18sec, 1; Miss C. Knowles (K), 18sec, 2. K. Knewstubb touched first, but was disqualified for breaking. Second heat: W. Carr (K.), 9sec, I; Miss W. Dunn (K.) lOsec, 2; J. Robert (St. C), 9sec, 3. Time, 84 2-ssec. Third heat: R. Geddes (K.), scr, 1; W. Dyson (K.), 6sec, 2; H.Callender (St. O, 2sec, 3. Time, 74 4-ssec. Final R. Geddes J W. Dyson * . • 2 Miss Ballantyne .. ■•)••• 3 Won by a yard, with two yards between second and third. Time, 74 2-ssec. 220 YARDS INVITATION HANDICAP J. Clulee (D.), 12sec .. 1 D. Reid (K.), 15sec .. ..2 J. D. O'Driscoll (D.), scr .. 3 Also started: W. Johnson (K.) ( 2sec. With 100 yards covered, Reid and Clulee, swimming together, were leading O'Driscoll and Johnson by 12 yards. In the s'ixth lap O'Driscoll left Johnson and went after the leaders, but he just failed to get there, and Clulee won by a yard, with O'Driscoll two yards back. Time, 2min 45 2-ssec. 66 2-3 YARDS BACKSTROKE HANDICAP First heat: P. Young (K.) lOsec, 1; B. Ingram (D.) 15sec, 2; Miss E. Goldthorpe (K.) 14sec. 3. Time, 49 3-ssec. Second heat: K. Leckie (D.) 4sec, 1, A. Thomas (K.) scr, 2; M. Taylor (K.) ssec, 3. Time, 48 2-ssec. Final B. Ingram 1 P. Young 2 K. Leckie 3 Won by a yard and a-half, with a yard between second and third. Time, 48sec. „ DIVING Miss G. Rix (D.), 1 point in, 39.4 points 1 N. Williams (D.), 2 points in, 37.6 2 R. Gibbs (D.), 3 points in, 34.2 .. 3 100 YARDS HANDICAP First heat: P. Young (K.) 13sec, 1; A. McTaggart (D.) Usee, 2; K. Butler (Z.) 16sec, 3. Time, 69 2-ssec. Second heat: C. Lawrence (K.) Bsec, 1; C. Ferguson (D.) 9sec, 2; M. Taylor (K.) 7sec, 3. Time, 64sec. Third heat: K. Leckie (D.) 7sec, 1; D. Reid (K.) ssec, 2; W. Williams (D.) ssec, 3. Time, 64 l-ssec. H. D. Gillies (ssec) touched second but was disqualified for breaking. Fourth heat: J. Clulee (D.) 2sec, 1; J. D. O'Driscoll (D.) scr, 2; A. Thomas (K.) 3sec, 3. Time, 64 3-ssec. Final C. Ferguson .. .... .. 1 K. Leckie 2 J. D. O'Driscoll 3 Won by a foot, with a yard between second and third. Time, 68 2-sseo.

66 2-3 YARDS JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP First heat: Miss E. Goldthorpe (K.>, 15sec, 1; C. Sell (K.), lOsec, 2: A. Deuchrass <Z.), Bsec, 3 Time, 53 2-ssec. Second heat: I. Shaw (K.J, 4sec, 1; Miss C. Knowles (K.), Bsec, 2; J. .Houston (K.), 9sec, 3. Time, 45 l-ssec. Third heat: P. Young (K.), 3sec, 1; C. Ferguson (D.), scr, 2. Time, 42 2-ssec Final Miss Goldthorpe .. ..1 C. Sell 2 P. Young 3 Won by a touch each way. Time, 51 4-ssec. 100 YARDS LIFE-SAVING HANDICAP First heat: Misses I. Purdie and W. Dunn (K.), Usee, 1; J. Swan and J. Durand (St. C), Bsec, 2; H. Laing 'Kai.) and J. Clulee (D.), 7sec, 3. Time, lmin 41sec. Second heat: C. Lawrence and C. McGregor (K.), 9sec, 1; H. Isaacs (St. C.) and R. Geddes (K.), scr, 2; W. Carr and W. Dyson (K.), 7sec, 3. Time, lmin 33sec. Final C. Lawrence and C. McGregor 1 Misses Purdie and Dunn .. 2 W. Carr and W. Dyson .. 3 Won by a yard each way. Time, lmin 37sec. 133 1-3 YARDS RELAY RACE, First heat: Kaikorai (22sec) 1, St. Clair No. 4 (17sec) 2, Zenith No. 5 (22sec) 3. Time, lmin 24sec. Second heat: Kiwi No. 5 (22sec) 1, Zenith No. 1 (22sec) 2, Zenith No. 4 (19sec> 3. Time, lmin 27sec. Third heat: St. Clair No. 2 (12sec) 1, Kiwi No. 2 (Usee) 2, St. Clair (Usee) 3. Time, lmin 20sec. Final , Kiwi No. 5 (D. Watson, E. C. Isaacs, C. J. Leeden, M. Taylor) 1 Zenith No. 1 2 St. Clair No. 2 3 Time, lmin 27sec.