CARNIVAL AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1931, Page 5

CARNIVAL AT HAWERA

i INTER-CLUB SWIMMING BREASTSTROKE CHAMPION SWIMS ©WIMMERS FROM MANY CLUBS Large fields, well-known performers tnd excellent organisation ensured the success of the Hawera Swimming Club’s carnival last night. There was a good attendance. Competition was keen and swimmers from New Plymouth, Stratford, Opunake and Wanganui Clubs added interest. A demonstration of breast-stroke swimming was given by L. Smith, the New Zealand champion. Visitors and competing swimmers were welcomed by the president, Mr. A. W. Lawn, who also expressed the' : club’s thanks to the Hawera Borough Council for the installation of the new lighting system. 'At the conclusion of the carnival a dance was held in the Savoy. The officials were: Swimming judges, Messrs T. A. Kinmont, D. Strachan and C. R. Switzer; diving judges, Mrs. E. Higgs, Messrs W. A. Spragg and L. ■-S. Polson; timekeepers, Messrs V. Ger- ; 1 rand; T. Lay and G. Hostick; handicapper and starter, Mr. D. C. Ryan; marshal, Mr. W. A. Spragg; call'stewards, Messrs F. Champion, C. Dowdle and Mrs. Higgs; ushers, Mesdamee Ferguson ' and Dowdle, Messrs V. Spragg and Moss; secretary, Mr. M. R. Nelson. . Detailed results are:— 25 yards girls’ handicap.-—First heat: T. Cann (H Ssec) 1, J. Beamish (H 7sec)- 2, E. Kelsen (H scr) 3; time, 23 l-ssec. Second heat: B. Smith (H osec) 1, D. Gilmore' (H 2sec) 2; time, 21 -l-ssec. Final: B. Smith 1, E. Kelsen 2, D. Gilmore 3; time, 21 4-.ssec, . Boys’ 25 yards handicap.—First heat: .. j. Oliver (H scr) ,1, R. Charters (NP Isec) 2; C. Whitehead (NP scr) 3; time, 17sec. Second heat: Eagarr (S scr) 1, H. Whittington (H scr) 2, T. Villers (H scr) 3; time, 22 sec. Final; Char- .*. terS' l, Eagarr~2; Whittington and Oliver equal 3; time, 15 2-ssec. /Girls’ dive.—B.- Smith (H) and E. Kelsen (iH) 89 equal 1, T. \ Cann (H) ' 84 3. '' ■' ‘ ‘ ■ ' . Boys’dive.—'T. Villers (S) 81 1, Lowe (NIP) -79 2, Eagarr (S) 75 3. Men’s 25 yards handicap—First heat: S.‘Anderson (H scr) .1, D. Ekdahl (H Isec) 1 2; time, 15 3-ssec. Second heat:. L. Brown (O Isec) I, D. Johnson (O 2sec) 2; time, 14 3-ssec. Third heat: M, Good (H Isec) 1, Rea (NIP Isec) . 2; time, Issec. Fourth heat: P. Spragg (H Isec) 1, J. Tarrant (H Isec) 2; time, 15 l-osec. Fifth, heat; J. Davis (S 3eec) 1, Noble (Wanganui scr) 2; time, 1 Ssec. Sixth heat: M. Spavin- (H,-2sec) 1, W. Toomey (tF scr) 2; time, 15sec. Seventh heat: J. Coughlan (H 2sec) 1, G. Sutton ((H Isec) 2; time, losec. Eighth heat: M, Nelson (H 3sec) 1, P. Smith (O scr) 2;' time, 15sec.' First semi-final: ©. Anderson 1, L. Brown 2, Rea- 3; time,. 15 3-ssec. Second semifinal; P. Spragg 1, Davis 2, Noble 3; time, I's’2-ssec. Third semi-final: M. Good I, Spavin 2, Nelson 3; time, I's---ssec. -. Final: Davit I, Spavin 2, Good 3time, :Issec. ’ : Ladies’ 50 yards handicap.—-First heat: B. Powdrell (4sec) 1, -M. Duckworth ; (ecr) 2, Z. Spragg (2sec) 3; . ,time,-40 3-ssec’. Second heat: Joan Murray (3sec) 1, E. -Kelsen (4sec) 2, J. Oliver'(Ssec) 3; time, 41 3-ssec. Final: B. Powdrell I, N. Duckworth 2, Joan ... Murray 3; time, 37. l-seec. • . • Men’s 50 yards handicap.—First heat: A. Ryan (H.4sec). 1,/M- Good (H 2sec) . - ■32 l-ssec. Second heaf:. G. SuttOn (H 3sec) I,'S. Anderson (H scr) 2; time, 34 4-jssec. Third, heat; J. Tarrant. (H 4sec) 1, B, Bassett (H scr) 2; time, 35 l-ssec. Fourth heat: J. Galbraith (F Ssec) 1, L. Brown (O 2sec)-2; time, • 35sec. ' Fifth heat: P. ■ Spragg (H Isec) 1, Noble (Wanganui scr) 2; time, 34 2-ssec. Sixth heat: B. Lonsdale (S 3sec) 1, N. Johnson (S Isec)' 2; time, 3Ssec. > Seventh heat: A. Robson (Wanganui 1 sec) ; ■l/ S. McMillan (H . 4sec) 2; time, 33sec. Eighth heat: J. Davis (S."ssec) -1, S. Polson (H 2sec) 2; time, 34 4-ssec. First semi-final: Ryan 1, Anderson 2, Sutton 3; time, 32 l-ssec. Second /semi-final: Spragg; Robson and McMillan equal 1; time, 34sec. Final; Robson I, Ryan 2, McMillan 3; time, 32 3-ssec. Men’s, diving.—P. Spragg (H) 1, J. .Oliver .'(H) 2, R. Charters (NP) 3. Men’s.; 100 yards breast-stroke handiSmith (Wanganui scr) 1, T. Clarke (H losec) 2, J. Tarrant (HlOsec) 3; time, lmin-35 2-osec. The New Zealand champion (Smith’s) actual, time waA 79 2-ssec, . Men’s 100 yards handicap.—First heat;-A, Dowdle (H 4sec) 1, I. Jobson (H scr) 2, Noble (Wanganui scr) 3; time; Imin 12 2-ssec, Second heat; A. Ryan (H. 4sec) I, B. Bassett ('H Isec) 2, Rea (NP 2sec) 3; time, Imin 17see,_ Final: Dowdle 1, Ryan 2, Rea 3; time* Imin losec. 'Ladies’ dive.—3l. Jackson 1, C. Marsh 2, M. Duckworth: 3. Ladies’ 25 yards handicap.—B. Powdrell ; (H Isec) 1, B. Rawson (H 3sec) 2, Z. Spragg (H Isec) 3; time, 18 1-5 6»e. • '' ■ \.■

Mixed relay.—Sutton’s team (G. Sutton, J. Tarrant,. P. Spragg, Missed N. Duckworth, Z. Spragg, M. Powdrell) 1, Anderson’s team ' (S. Anderson, V. Spragg, M. Nelson, Misses J. Charters, J. Crompton, P. Robertson) 2, The clubs of competitors are signified a« follows;: —H, Hawera; NP, New Plymouth; F, Fitzroy; S, Stratford; 0, Opunake.