Swimming.

Southland Times, Issue 19724, 26 January 1906, Page 3

Swimming.

The competitions held at the Corporation swimming baths have always been •lopular, and that held yesterday evenng was no exception to the rule. There was a very largo attendance, tho tiers of seats being fully occupied and also nearly all the available standing spare. The racing, taken as a whole, vas most interesting, ns the events were well distributed between sen ora and nniors of both sexes. If tlio Club hud o other claim to a right to a place : n the support, of the public than tile fact that, young people are made profici■nt in the art of swimming, that recoinlenduti.iii alone would lie sufficient to nlitle it to mo it liberal consideration. Quite a number of girls mid boys, some if them mere midgets, showed such shill i-(l confidence ns to put a few seniors, who were watching from the seats lo shame. The programme was well managed hy the oliVers of the club, Messrs I. li. MrKiry (President), J. Crosby bnitli. 11. M. Johnson, and P. 0. Cook hong the lion’s siuire of the work! Following are the results of the events : 50yds’ Senior,—Fir. lay (Ssecs) 1, 11. McKay (Tsecs) and Sise (ssecs) tied in lie first heat, (,srr) close up. Second Heat : A. Smith (Msecs) 1, W. bnitli (tisecs) 2 : two others started, and ' ere close up at tlie finish. Third Heat ■ Town User) 1, R. Folley (3) 2 ; two tilers started. The winner vsed the nidge stroke, nnd ploughed through the • aler at a great pace. In the final ’•rown .secured first, after a iwital go gainst Finlay and McKay. ''.oyds (Junior).—Lindsay (Jsesi 1, fcQunrrie (I) 2, Norrie (scr) it. Mdr. hy ix yards.

49yds Boys' Handicap.—U. Barry (2see) L Finlay (5; 2, S. Reid (scr) 3. Won at her easily. 50yds Girls' Handicap.—J. Uaeside (5 ecs) 1. M. .Miilcr (scr) 2, J. Miller (3) 1. All used the breast stroke, but got through the water in good time, the event being won on the touch. 80yds’ Junior. —Lindsay (flsecs) I, Nor■ie (3) 2. Won by three yards. 100yds’ .Senior;— First Heat: Biown 3secs) 1, Carter (8) 2, Brooks (11) uls 0 started. Brown won as lie pleased. Second Heat : J. J. Finnorly scr) 1, Siso (lOsecs) 2, IL McKay also darted. A fine performance by Finerty. Using the trudge stroke lie cut •hrough at a tremendous pace and had ■is field caught at 40 yards. In the nnl it wrs expected .hat a rood contest would be .seen between Finn-viv end 'rown, but the former tlne-v up the s-ionge at 40yds. and -.he race re.-uPed '. Brown 1, Carter 2. oOydsßoys' Handicap.—llarne '.19«c)1. '{eid (scr) 2. Girls' 20yds.—M Vyner 1, J. Par-sale 2, Relay Race. —Siso's team 1, H. Mew ay's 'earn 2. An interesting exhibition Illnst rating he various stylos •>( swimming, was iven hy reveral prominent tren'f-rs of the cluh. H. McKay .»■! . P with the dd-fushioned breast stroke ; Carter followed with the slightly faster underhand side stroke; then came J. J- Finicrty with the popular over-arm sidestroke ; Sise with the comparatively rc•ent I nidge, and then the latest and fasest style*, the ■■crawl.'’ wna il"'.-lraled i by Brown. The exhibit on was I( tb 'n(cresting and instructive, and brought 'mine to the s,.relators more forcibly ban anything else could have done, the o'vance which lias been made by fotlowrs of this form of sport. During tni ■ cuing it was announced that Ml J. Vosby Smith would donate a prize at ,ext tiurnamenl tor a “ fully dressed ■ace, the competitors to swim a certain listance. undress in the water and swim ,ut with clothes in tow. This promises o he c.n entertaining item, and certainly it is designed to encourage what might ■e a useful aceompllshmenl m certain occasions.