WAIMEA AMATEUR SPORTS.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13420, 18 March 1914, Page 4 (Supplement)

WAIMEA AMATEUR SPORTS.

(From "The Colonist," March 9.)

The annual meeting of the Waimea Amateur Swimming Club was held on Saturday, there being only a fair attendance. The committee of the club work very hard at this meeting, and should be rewarded with a much larger attendance. The swimming in most of the races was very there being several close finishes. The following are the results:— 60 yards club : —lst heat: P. Challies 1 H/Challies 2; second heat, L. Ford 1, Tomlinson 2,, W. O'Connor 3. Final: P. Challies 1, W. O'Connor and H. Challieß, dead heat, 2. Time, 34secs. 60 yards, under 18: P. Challies 1, 60 yards, under 18:—First heat: P. Challies 1, Kerr.2j second heat: H. Grant 1, V. Satherley 2. Final: H. Grant 1, V, Satherley 2, Kerr 3. Time 38secs. 60 yards maiden: Curry 1, R. Satherley 2. S. Satherley and C. Martin, dead heat, 3. Time, 34 3-ssecs. 100 yards, Waimea district championship : L. Challies 1, P. Challies 2, J. O'Connor 3. Time, 1.10. 2DO yards, Waimea district championship : F. Challios 1, L. Challies 2, J. O'Connor 3. 440 yards, Waimea district championship :L. Challies 1, F. Challies 2, W. O'Connor 3. 50 yards inter-club: L. Ford 1, L. Challies 2, D. Hood 3. Time, 31sec. Neat header j three flights.: F. Challies 1, V. Trott 2, R. O'Connor 3. 100 yards breast E-i-roke:—First heat: P. Challies 1, G. Tomlinson 2; second heat: Mayo 1, F. Challies 2. Final: P. Challiee 1, Mayo 2, Tomlinson 3. Time, 1.31 2-5. 100 yards inter-club: V. Trott 1, J. Satherley 2. Time, 1.21. 100 yards club: G. Tomlinson ], Ford 2, F. Challies 3. Time, 1.10 2-5. Novelty r&co: Olderehaw 1, P. Ghallies 2, F. Challies 3. Time, 2.18 2-5. Humane event: L. Ford 1, L. Challies 2. 200 yards inter-club: V. Trott 1, G. Tomlinson 2, Oldershaw 3. Time 2.27. •Duck hunt: H. Challies 1, R". O'Connor 2.

Members of the Kelson Amateur Swimming Club held a race yesterday from the Bonkler Bank to the rowing sb<*ds. The start wae effected at 6.45. Tho conditions lor a. swim so arduous were not propitious, a strong wind blowing, and bringing tip a choppy sea, while a very strong current was runnmg. The raw was completed in semidarkness. Four boats followed the contestant^ who became very widely separated. It is creditable to the swimmers that all of tho right starters scorned to be taken up by the boats, and finished. The contest was swum under sealed handicaps. The winr.er UkSed judgment* in securing the help of the tide, ar.d his time was ton minutes faster thau that oi: tho second man. Tho results were ,ns follows: Bristed (handicap lmin), 14min j^s^c, 1 ; Cond:*ll 2inin), 24min 2seo. 2; \ . Trott (ecr.), 26min sscc v 3.