SWIMMING CARNIVAL.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12470, 22 February 1909, Page 2

SWIMMING CARNIVAL.

[United Press Association.] "Wellington, Feb. 21. At the Wellington Swimming Club's carnival on Saturday the- .principal events resulted as' follows : — 50 Yards fLadies' Bracelet) : Mawby 1, Bridge 2, Kivell 3. Won by a length. Time, 23 3-sth sees. 100 Yards,' President's Handicap: Asliford.l, McLedd 2, . Johnstone 3. A good, race ; won by a touch. 1 ; Time, lmin'l2 2-sth sees: ■ ' v ' • : 440. Yards Handicap. — First heat: Arthur, 92secs : /l ; J. Watson, 92secs, 2; Delaney, 150secs, 3; time.. 7min 50 3-sth sees. 'Second' heat: R -Healy, scr., 1 ; Ward, 20secs, 2 ; Freyberg, 8 Sacs,, 3; .time, 6min 2secs. .: The second heat provided aVgreat face, the two first men ! swimming, abreast the whole of the^last: length,' and the champion 1 got home' by a' touch, with Freyberg about a foot away: ■■" Healy's time was remarkably good,. ; and the best he has yet put up.. beating His record at Timaru a few days- ago by 6 2-sthsecs. '..'•.■•• The -final will be .swam this afternoon. ■ ' - . !" '"■"■■■ : - ' '' ' i .- ■ ■ .• """""^ - ■