LATE SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 17267, 11 February 1913, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

swnomra. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Per United Press Association.) WANGANUI, February 10. The New Zealand Amateur Swimming Championships concluded to-night. Results are as follow: —440 Yards —Champion (Waitemata) 1. Wilson (Waitemata) 2, Atkinson (Opawa) 3, F. Seymour (Hawkes Bay) 4, T. Thomas (Wanganui) 5. Time, smin 40sec. This beat the New Zealand record by 8 S-ssec. 150 Yards Handicap, Inter-club. Final —Annand (Opawa) lOsec 1, Laing (IngleTime, 2mtn 40% sec. 50 Yards Scratch Final —Brice Wellington) 1, P. Fankuch (Blenheim) 2, O’Hara (Waitemata) 3. Time, 29sec. Final 100 Yards. Ladies’ Handicap— Miss O. O’Leary (Masterton) 12sec 1, Miss Ostler (Richmond) 17sec 2. Muss A. O’Leary (Masterton) scr 3. Time, Imin 42sec. 400 Yards Flying Squadron Championship (four men) —Auckland Centre (O’Hara, Wilson, Kerr-Taylor. Champion) 1; Hawkes Bay Centre 2, Wanganui Centre 3. Polo Final —Canterbury 1, Wellington 100 Yards Relay Inter-club Handicap Final —Victoria B (Lampe, Bell. Thornton, Jones) 1, Blenheim (Jackson, Cameron, Gridley, Leslie) 2. Time, 66 2-ssec. Yaldhurst Shield to be won annually by province scoring most points in championships events —Auckland 46. Canterbury 19, Wellington 9, Hawkes Bay 1.

mjznrzs. WTNDHAM (110) v. Y.M.C.A. (77). A friendly game between the Wyndham and Invercargill Y M.C.A. Clubs was played at Wyndham on Saturday afternoon. in splendid tennis weather. Neither club was represented by its strongest side. The home team won by 33 games. The standard of tennis, taken all through was fairly poor. Wyndham led in games in very event thus —in Men's Singles, 33 to 30; Men’s Doubles, 20 to 13; Combined Doubles, 21 to 14; Ladies' Doubles, 12 to 6: Ladies’ Singles, 24 to 14. Y.M.C.A. won two of "the Men’s Singles, one Combined game, and one of the Men’s Doubles. The home club provided afternoon tea. Following are thescores: — —Men’s Singles.—

W. T.M. Henderson 7 3 Fowke Osmers Marsh Ashley -- 3 Bogue 5 7 Palmer .. .. .. •• 3 • King 7 Duffey 4 Ladies' Singles.— Miss ,T. Marsh 6 .Miss Wilson 4 Mips M. Marsh •• 6 Miss Spiers -• •• Miss T. Marsh 6 •Miss Stevenson 5 Miss Heydcm 6 Miss W. Wilson .. . 3 —Men’s Doubles. — Henderson and Fowke.. 7 Speirs and Ashley i Marsh and Duffey .. 7 King and Osmers 5 Bogue and Palmer 6 Archibald and Baird —Ladies' Doubles. — Misses J. and M. Marsh 6 Misses Speirs and Wilson 3 Misses T. Marsh and Heydon.. G Misses Stevenson & W. Wilson —Combined. — Henderson and Miss .1. Marsh.. 7 Speirs and Miss 1. M ilson 4 Fowke and Miss M. Marsh . . 6 Osmers and Miss Speirs - Marsh and Miss T. Marsh 3 King and Miss Stevenson Bogue and Miss Heydon Archibald and Miss W. Wilson G 1 in 77