SWIMMING AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1931, Page 10

SWIMMING AT HAWERA

SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN BOYS 1 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HELD. FINE- junior plunge record. Another five of the Hawera Technical High School records were broker! yesterday when the boys’ swimming sports were held in the Hawera baths. The day was an ideal one for the swimmers, a warm sun shining during the afternoon. Fast races and keen finishes were the order of the day, and the programme was watched from beginning to end by a large gathering of parents, friends and enthusiastic old pupils. The first championship race of the day saw the 25 yards junior record broken by J. Hayman, who finished in 14 l-ssec., 2 2-ssec. better than the old record. The senior 25 yards was won by 'E. ! Lee in 14 l-ssec., also q, record by 1 4-ssec, The 50 yards >nd 100 yards senior were also won by Lee in record times. The other record was established from a handicap event, C. Caldwell, a junior boy, plunging 49ft. Ijin. Caldwell was scratch in the Avent, and bettered the existing record which was put up in 1922, by lift. lOJin. Other fine performances were those of L. Edwards, E. Lee and C. H. Perrett in the ribbon dive, which was won by Edwards when 10ft. Gin. had been reached. ... The junior and senior championships were won by K. McGlashan and E. Lee respectively. At the conclusion of the sports the principal, Mr. A. Gray, thanked those who had lent their assistance with the organisation of both the girls’ and boys’ sports. A pleasing feature of the sports, as far as the school was concerned, had been the staunch support and willing help of many old pupils. Special thanks were accorded the headmasters of the Main and Tawhiti public schools for giving up their school days at the baths. Eulogistic reference was made to the part played by the. baths superintendent, Mr. J. Dowdle, and cheers were given by the boys and girls for all those who had assisted in making the sports the success they had ■ been. Details are:' — HANDICAP EVENTS. ' Junior. ’ r ” . 25 yards.—First heat: G. Hopcroft (Isec.) 1, G. Clarkson (2sec.) and E. McMillan (3sec) 2. Second heat: J. Crompton (3sec.) 1, S. Pauling (3sec.) 2, L. Spragg (scr.) 3. Third heat: A. Hunter (3sec.) 1, O. Church (3sec.) 2, E. Evans' (2sec.)S 3. Final: A. Hunter 1, S. Pauling 2, O. Church 3. 50 yards.—G. Hopcroft (2sec) 1, A. Hunter (4sec.) 2, L. Spragg (Isec.) 3. Diving.—K. McGlashan (scr.) i 1, C. Cajdwell (2 points) 2. Long plunge.—o. Caldwell (scr.), 49 ft. Uin., 1; F. Lee (18in.) 2; 0. Church (21in.) 3. Caldwell’s plunge broke the record of 37ft. 3in. which had stood since 1922. Senior. 25 yards.—First heat: B. Thomas (Isec.) and. D. Goodwin (3sec.) L K. Brett (osec.) 3. Second heat: N. King (3sec;) 1, D. Westwood (4sec.) 2, J. Brennan (scr.) 3. Final: N. King 1, D. Westwood. 2. 50 yards. —B. Thomas (3sec.) 1, J. Tapp (2sec.) 2. Diving.—J. Hensen (scr.) 1, N. King (4 points) 2. Long plunge.—B. Thomas (scr.) I, J. Tapp (12in.) 2, J. Carter (12in.) 3. CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. Junior. 25 yards. —J. Hayman I, K. McGlashr'. 2, B. Clapham 3. Time, 14 l-ssec. — a, record. 50 yards.—K. McGlashan 1, J. Hayman 2. Time, 34 4-ssec. 75 yards.—K. McGlashan 1, J. Hayman 2. Time, Imin. 2 4-ssec, Diving.—K. McGlashan I, B. Clapham 2, J. Hayman 3. Lona plunge.—K. McGlashan, 30ft. 7in., 1° J. Hayman, 2Sft. 4in., 2. Senior. 25 yards.—E. A. Lee I, K. A. Wills 2, L. H. Edwards 3. Time, 14 l-ssec.—-a record. 50 yards.—E. A. Lee 1, L. Edwards 2, K. Wills 3. Time, 33 2-asec.—a record. 100 ya.r<3fi-—E. A. L«e 1. Time. Imm. 19 l-ssec—a record. Diving. 1, Wills 2, Edwards 3. Long plunge. —E. A. Lee, 32ft. 4in., 1; K. Wills, 32ft. 3in., 2, Edwards, 22ft. Tin., 3. MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. Beginners’ race.—F. Lee 1, Grossweil 2. Corfu dive.—J. Tapp 1. Prefects’ race, girls v. boys.—Girls (Misses Harding, Thomson, George 2) 1, Boys (Thomas, Wills, Emmett, Lee) 2.

Ribbon dive. —L. Edwards 1, E. Lee and C. H. Perrett 2. Girls v. boys relay.—Girls (Misses J. Murray, P. Murray, J. Thomas, E. Kelsen) 1, Boys (Edwards, Lee, Wills, McGlashan) 2. Awkward entry.—J. Brennan 1, Paulin 2.

Inter-divisional relay.—Literary 1, Commercial 2.

Inter-form relay.—Form 6 Literature (Lee, Wille, Edwards, Thomas) 1, Form 5 Commercial (Perrett, Tapp, Sagar, Brennan) 2. BANKRUPTCY OF A NATIVE. ■ PROOFS REJECTED OR ALTERED. The application of the Deputy Official Assignee for the rejection of certain proofs of debt in the bankrupt estate of Ueroa Ngarewa, a South Taranaki Native, was disposed of by Mr. Justice Adams in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday when he delivered orally a reserved judgment. He said he did not propose to give a written judgment, but to find, shortly, that the case for the Deputy Official Assignee had been established to his satisfaction. He therefore ordered that the proofs by Pohepe should be expunged, with £5 5s costs and disbursements to be paid to the Official Assignee, and that the proofs by James Paterson should be reduced from £34 10s 3d to £l3 19s 3d, Paterson to pay £4 4s costs and disbursements. ART UNION TICKETS. PROTEST AGAINST STREET SALE. Strong protests were voiced by delegates to the Taranaki District W.C.T.U. Convention against the practice of selling art union tickets in the streets. It was considered that this greatly encouraged lack of thrift, and for this reason should not be allowed. One speaker described it as pitiful to see old women all along the streets in Wellington trying to sell tickets. While on this subject the convention congratulated Messrs. W. G. Simpson and S. J. Bennett on the lone-handed stand they had taken a'gainst State lotteries when the subject had come before the Hawera Hospital Board.' Tributes to their courage in making their expressions of opinion were paid. CLIMBING ACHIEVEMENT. MR. ROD. SYME HONOURED, To honour Mr. Rod. Syme in recognition*, of his recent achievements in climbMounbs Tasmon, Leudenfeldt and Haidinger in the Southern Alps a complimentary dinner was tendered him at Hawera by several of his mountaineering friends. , The recent climbing work of Messrs Syme, W. G. Mace and L. V. Bryant was a memorable record in the annals of New Zealand climbing history, said Mr. L. 0. Hooker in offering congratulations to Mr. Syme and his two fellow climbers, who,, he regretted, could not be present. Leading climbers had spoken in the highest terms of the work, particularly of the climb of Tasman, which was a very difficult and arduous task. It was unfortunate that Air. Alace had been unable to participate in the climb of Tasman, but Air. Syme had sportingly stressed the part played by Air. Mace in the earliest preparations for the climb. Congratulations to the climbers were extended by Air. W. G. Walkley, chairman of the south committee of the Egmont National Park Board. It was very fine, he said, that the Alopnt Egmont Alpine Club had members with sufficient experience and courage to undertake so arduous tc climb. Regret that his comrades could not be present was expressed by Mr. Syme. •They had gone South, he said, full of 'hopes and aspirations fostered for two years, and it was therefore regrettable that the bad weather they had experienced for practically the whole of the time had prevented Air. Alace from making the Tasman climb. The climbers, he in particular, owed very much to Egmont and to Air. Murphy, the club’s chief guide, for the valuable instruction and advice he was ever-ready to give. Congratulations were also voiced by -Messrs J. P. Murphy, D. C. Ryan, H. -W. Swinburn and A. W. Lawn. Alessrs ■H. N. Alurray (Eltham) and T. F. McKenzie also extended congratulations -with their apologies. Subsequently the party were the guests of Air. and Mrs. Swinburne at their residence. PERSONAL. Many happy returns of the day were voiced to Airs. Hayward, Hawera, by the Taranaki district of the W.C.T.U., whose annual convention coincided with her birthday yesterday. Mrs. Hayward is district recording secretary. Alessrs W. W. Davy and A. Armstrong, Hawera, and J. AlcCallum, Inaha, left yesterday for Alokau on holiday.