BISHOP'S SCHOOL SWIMMING RACES.

Colonist, Volume XXXV, Issue 7256, 27 February 1892, Page 3

BISHOP'S SCHOOL SWIMMING RACES.

These races were held yesterday afternoon at Denne's bathing hole in the Maitai. The weather 1 >ok?d rather uopropitious till coon, but a l , the lime of the races being held the sun was shining brightly. The sports opened with the two heats- for the final of the Maiden Race, 50 yards ; five started in each heat. Ist heat: Hamilton ii 1, Cooke 2, Keeble 3 ; 2nd heat : Bichardson 1, Mills 2, Kirton 3 These six competed in the final with the following result :- Cookp. 1, Hamilton ii 2, Mills 3. The finish of the final was extremely close and exciting. Cooke evidently saved himself for the final contest, not swimming himself out in his heat. Between him and Hamilton the race for the prize 'was very tight, the latter's hand reaching the rope about half a seconi too late. Hamilton is to be highly commended for the plucky race he swam. Time 56 4-s:h sees. Diving for plates (12 in number), opeu to tbe lower school : Preshaw, 1 (12 plate?) ; Houiker, 2 (11 plates). Theie were four entries. Seeing that P;eehaw has on'y learned to swim thia scaeoD, too uauoh can hardiy bo said in Lis praise. Eou'ker fu> ceeded in grasping the 12 plates, but unfortunately dropped one in risiDg. Diving for plates (16. in number) : Opea ts the school. As there were only two entries for this event it was omitted. 100 Yards: Wasubourne, 1 ; Tomlinson, 2 ; Hamilton i, 3. Open to tha fchool ; four started. Washboume was an easy first, cni Hamilton a good third. Time, 1 uiin. 43 4-5 scoa. 50 Yard?, for boys under 16 : Harris i, 1 ; Gaonaway, 2 ; Harris ii, 3. Seven sterted, Harris i was an easy first, and the eecond piaoa was hotly contested by Gannaway and Harris ii. Time, 51 2 s:li sees. Long di?o: Washbours3 (123/t) 1; Kirton (70ii), 2 ; Hamilton i (50ft), 3. Open to ths school ; there were three encrie?. WashfaourEa hardly dia credit to hirasolf, his preyioas performance bsing 162 fee. But this may ba acoounted for by the face that h.9 waß ffeeling eoraewhat " off colour." To have to dive when feeling unwell mnst be an arduous ta^k indeed. _ I; is to ba hoped he will. however t break his record oa toma future oooasion. SO^Yards: G>nnawc;y f 1; Hamilton ii 2* Harris ii, 3. Opai ta the lower sohool ; eevsn parted. - Gannaway wou by two 'y*^3, Hamilton was a gool second, Harris a good thrd, and ths rest splashed on in a puck Time, 63 4-ota ecqh. 30 YarJa, for baginners who had learnt to swim this season; Preehaw, 1- Miiie, 2Jennings, 3. Four started. Preshaw won by a yard, and Mil-s an easy second. Time, 32 3-sth eecs. Fifty Yards Consolation Handicap : Levien (scratch), 1; Kempthorne i (10 sees), 2; Kirton (3 sees), 3. Levien won easily, and Kirton pushed Kempthorne closely for second place. Time, CO sees. This evens concluded a very interesting competition, and the school is to be congratulated upoa having so many capable swimmers.