SWIMMING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 24, 5 March 1914, Page 8

SWIMMING.

AUSTRALIAN VISITORS. CHAMPION BEATEN. Press Association. AUCKLAND, March 4. The shimming gala which is being held under the auspices of the Auckland Centre of .the New Zealand Swimming Association, and which is rendered notable by the presence of half a dozen Australian cracks, including the champion, Harold Hardwick, and Miss Fanny Durack, opened last night. Miss Durack missed a place in her heat of the Ladies' 36yds Dash by a bare touch, after giving away lOsec to the young lady who beat her.

The meeting of Champion, the New Zealand crack, and Harold Hardwick, the Australian champion, in the 220 yds Handicap, excited chief interest. Both men were in the first heat, Champion having a start of 4sec. The New Zealander trudged away with a quick stroke right from the jump, whereas Hardwick did the first hundred yards with a crawl stroke, which, however, brought him to Champion's heel, whereon he changed to a long, clean, steady trudge. Though he was kicking only two to Champion's three, he forged up inch by inch, drawing level at 200 yards. There was just a touch in Hardwick's favour at the last turn, which he increased a foot at the winning rope.

In the final Champion did not compete, and Hardwick was just beaten by C. Sinton, who had lOsec start.

BANGIORA COMPETITIONS. (Sun SpeciaL) March 5. The weekly competitions of the North Canterbury Club were continued last evening, when the following events were decided: — BOYS' RACE, 25yds (Mr Raine's trophies).—First heat: W. Johnston lQsec 1, H. Kinley scr 2. Time, 26 3-ssec. Second heat: V. Pringle 14sec 1, C. Wills 20sec 2. Time, 29 l-ssec. Final: 0. Wills 20sec 1, V. Pringle 14sec 2, W. Johnston lOsec 3. Time, 35 3-ssec. There were eight entries. ,25 YARDS HANDICAP.—First heat: H. Truscott 1, F. Lyford 2sec 2. Time, 15 l-ssec. Second heat: T. Fraser lsec 1, R. Mallasch scr 2. Time, 15sec. Final: F. Lyford 2sec 1, R. Mallasch scr and H. Truscott lsec equal 2. In the swim-off Truscott defeated Mallasch. There were seven entries. BOYS' SPRINGBOARD DIVE. H: Kinley 1, C. Wills 2, C. Shilton 3. There were six* entries. CHRISTCHURCH LADIES' .CLUB. RESULTS OF CLUB EVENTS. 66 2-3 YARDS BACK AND BREAST STROKE.—Mrs Johnson 1, Miss Fabian 2. 66 2-3 YARDS LIFE-SAVING HANDI-CAP.-—Miss D. 'Brandon and Miss Fabian 1, Mrs Buchanan and Mrs Johnson 2. School instructresses are notified that the entries for schoolgirls' championships close to-day. TO-NIGHT'S CARNIVAL. At the Municipal Baths to-night, the twenty-fourth annual" carnival of the East Christchureli Club will be held. An attractive programme has been arranged, and one of the features of the function will be the presence of Atkinson, the world's breast-stroke champion. The various events have been well filled 2nd for the East Christchurch Handicap (inter-club) 100 entries have been received. Other interesting events will be the ladies' bracelet and the ladies' 50yds inter-club handicap, while 25 teams have signified their intention of taking part in the relay race. The first event will start at 8 p.m. LINWOOD CLUB. A meeting of the committee of the Linwood Amateur Swimming Club was held on Tuesday evening. Final arrangements were made in connection with the club carnival, to be held next Saturday, March 7. The heats of the 100 yds were swum off last evening. The following are the results: —-.First heat: A. J. Second heat: R. T. Coulter 1, C. Johiiston 2, O. Davison 3. Third heat: H. R. Matthews and D. F. Coulter (dead heat) 1. E. Pulley, JEL J. Bowlker, and A. V. Whitta also started. The final will be swum off on Saturday, carnival day.