FURTHER RECORDS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19555, 10 February 1938, Page 5

FURTHER RECORDS

SWIMMERS AT GAMES QUARTER-MILE CONTEST LAST N.Z. COMPETITOR MISS LEY DON IN PLACE (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Pross Assn.) (Reed. Feb. 10, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 10. All swimming races at the Empire Games last night were finals. Results were:— 440yds. Freestyle, men, final.—Pirie (Canada), 1; Leiver (England), 2; Biddulph (Australia), 3. Won by two yards and a touch. Time, 4min. 54. G sec, a Games record. The race was an exciting contest between Pirie, Wainwright, Biddulph and Leiver, but Pirie forged ahead in the last lap and had a good margin at 'the finish.

110yds. Backstroke, women, final.— Miss Norton (Australia), 1; Miss Greenland (Wales), 2; Miss Hamilton (Scotland), 3. Won 'by four yards, and a yard. Time, lmin. 19.5 sec, an Australian record. It was a close race throughout, Miss Norton forging to the front in the last lap.

440yds. Freestyle, women.— Miss Green (Australia), 1; Miss Jeffrey (England), 2; Miss Leydon (New Zealand), 3. Won by 2ft. and 2yds. Time, smin. 39.75ec, a Games and Australian record. Miss Jeffrey's time was smin. 40.2 sec. The only New Zealand competitor was Miss Mona Leydon. She swam an excellently-judged race. She lay fourth in the early stages, but turned second at the last lap. She was only a yard behind Miss Green at the final turn and appeared then to have a good chance of winning. However, Miss Green spurted and the English girl, Miss Jeffrey, came up very fast to beat Miss Leydon for second place. Miss Leydon's time was smin. 42sec., which is 3 3-ssec. below the Empire Games record.

220yds. Breaststroke, men.—Daviet England), 1; Spence Guiana), 2; Prentice (Canada), 3. Won by 10yds. and 2yds. Time, 2min. 51.9 sec, an Australian record. Davies went to the front at once and increased the lead throughout.