SWIMMING GALA.
(Per press Association.) AUCKLAND, ''Iast night. The swimming gala, which is being held; under the auspices of *the Auckland centre of the N.2.A.5.A., and which is rendered notable, by the pre---sence of .half-a-dozen Australian crack swimmers, including the • champions, Harold Hardwick ; and Miss Fanny Durack, opened last ni^ht. Miss Durack missed a place m her heat of the ladies' 35yds dash by a bare touch after giving lOsec. to the young lady who beat her. The meeting of Ch amnion, New Zealand crack, and.' Harold Hardwick,. the Australian champion, iii tlie 220 yds handicap excited chief . intjer-est. Both were m the first 'heafv Ohttrhpioit having a stint of 4sec. Tlie- Ne-tV-' Zeala-ndor trudge*! away .with a' /n, ruck stroke light from the jum]', ' whefeas' -Hardwick' "did* the first 100 yards . with ,the exhausting trawl .stroke, which', however, brought lfim to Champion's heels, whereon 'hechanged tt> a long, clean, steady ttudge, and ■' thouv'h he was only kicking. twO. to Champion's three hie forged' up inch by inch, drawing level .at- 200 yards. There ' was Just a touch m Hardwiok's fa vox* at the last turn, which he increased fo a fopt at the winning rope. In the final Champion did -not compete, - and Hardwick wa? just beaten by C. Sinton, v/ho had lOsec. start.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13321, 5 March 1914, Page 5
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