N.A.S.C SPORTS MEETING.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12162, 10 February 1908, Page 2

N.A.S.C SPORTS MEETING.

On Saturday afternoon the Nelson Amateur Swimimng Club held i very successful sports meeting at the Port. The leather was and there was a considerable fljpl-iiiUlln^ of the fair sex. The events which were keenly contested by good Holds, were got offwithout tedious delays, and the conduct of the meeting reflected the highest credit on the officials. The raoe for men-ofwarsthen^ for which Mr C, H. Coote oji'ered # gold modal* attracted foutt^orj erttries, and was won after being contested in two heats by Seaman Holraan, of H.M.S. Pyramus. The sports concluded with a polo match, Town v. Port, which after an .interesting contest, was won by tho former by two goals to nil, boing scored by Pettit, after good passing." Each member of the winning team was tho recipient of a silver badge presented by Mr F. Harford. Mr P. 0. Hurat acted as referee in the polo match. The following are the results:— Maidett Handicap, 50 yds, Ist heat i Trower, 4 sees, 1: Uudson, 2=flcS and R. Jones, 3 sees, dead heats 2 j time, 3G sees. Second heat: 11. L*odson, 3secS, 1; Gfahanij ser., 2 j Gilbert, 2socs. j time, 3Ssees. I'hiid^ heat: P; HurSt, 2secs, 1; -Toplis-J, Isecs, 2; Robertson; Soe, 3; timej 37secs. Final :. Trower \\ Hudson 2; Topliss and Graham dead heat R. Won easily. Time, 3Gsecs. Inter-club Handicap, oOyds: Fit'at heat: .Mian, sec, .1; Hudson; Gsecs^ 2; B. Dodson, §seps, ,3; time, 29sec& Second heat: Trower, Ssecs, li McDonald, 3socs, 2; Emerson, ser, 3; . time, 29secs. Third heat: Graham, l.sacs, I; Horton, 4secs, 2; Hurst, Gaecs,2: time, 33secs. Fourth heat: Df. Dodson, Tsecs, 1; Pettit, 4secs, and Reid, 4secs, dead heat, 2 ; time 38 sees. Final : Hudson 1, Trower 2, Allan 3. Time, 35 l-sth sees. All Schools Championship, 50yds (Mr Hoggs' trophy) : Spear 1, Robertson 2, Seullv 3. Tigie, 38 2-oth sees. 75yds : Robertson' 1, £*hear..3( Scully 3. Time, lmin 4 2-st.lT sees. 100 yds: Robertson 1, Spear 2, Scully 3. Time, lmin 32 2-ttTsecs. Spring Board Dive! Horton 1, Dickson 1, Graham 3. Fifteeen en- " tries. 100 yds Inter-club: Hudson Usees 1; Emerson ser 2: Allan ser, 3. Five competed. McDonald finished second, but failed to touch the punt. Time, lin in 19secs. Long Dive: Horton, 4vds, 1; O'Brien % Lucas (H.M.S. Py furn us) 3: Klondike Stakes, 100 yds, b.*aa_*fc stroke : McDonald, ser, 1:* Writsdnj 4secs,2; Gilbert, Gseecs. Won easily. Time, lmin 24 2-sth"seos. . Flying Squadron Handioap, 200 yds: Cootes team (Coote, Cull inane, Mo r , Donald, Calder), 4sees, 1;, Allan's team (Allans Dickson, , Chanlpion} Horton j, 2; Emerson's team NSmei'son, Graham, Watson, Dodson). 3 Five teams competed. Time, 2.30 4-sth sees, Men-of-warsmen's race, 100 yds: First heat: Oliffe 1, Holmao % Baillie 3. Second heat: Nansberry 1 , Clubb 2, Ward 3. Final : Holman (H.M.S. Pyramus) 1. Only competitor to finish. A general meeting of the Waimea Swimming Club will be held at the Appleby schoolroom to-morrow evening.