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Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1935, Page 14

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CENTRES SHARE TITLES NELSON SHIELD TO WELLINGTON. JARVIS OUTSTANDING SWIMMER. ■ The feature of a surf carnival in which a particularly high standard was set , throughout was the outstanding performances of teams from certain districts in different sections of the work. The conclusion of the four heats in the Nelson Shield found New Plymouth Old Boys, holder of the championship, matched against three Wellington teams, Lyall Bay A and B and Maranui for the final * The position was much the same in the junior event, Old Boys and Maranui being the contestants. The Wellington teams gave splendid displays, Lyall Bay A securing the senior event and Maranui the junior. The balance was restored somewhat by the unexpected but meritorious win of Fitzroy B in the four-man team alarm event. The march past, a magnificent parade inf the pride of the Dominion’s surf dubs, . with banners flying majestically and bronzed swimmers strikingly arrayed in a variety of dazzling club colours, was a Itriumph for Auckland clubs, which came first, second and third with Opunake fourth. ' . ■ The beltman’s championship and senior . r »urf race were taken by W. J. Jarvis, the i brilliant young St. Clair (Dunedin) swimmer, who is Dominion swimming ehampion/over the 100 yards and 220 yards distances. St. Clair made a determined effort for the teams surf race, hut this went to Lyall Bay by a narrow margin. J. Neville, Old Boys, who, as a Taranaki representative, made such a good impression at the recent national swimming championships, was an easy winner in the junior surf race to gain Taranaki’s second title and Taranaki teams also secured the chariot race and beach relay race. Winners of the principal events were: New Zealand senior reel teams’ championship (Nelson Shield and silver medals; previous holder, New Plymouth Old Boys): Lyall Bay A 1, Maranui 2, New Plymouth Old Boys 3. / New Zealand junior reel teams’ championship (William Henry memorial and bronze association medals; holder, North Shore, Auckland): Maranui 1, New Plymouth Old Boys 2. . ' New Zealand four-man team alarm championship (association championship ■medals; no previous competition): Fitzroy B 1, Lyall Bay B 2, St. Clair B 3. March past championsliip (Pacific Cup; previous holder Takapuna): Eastern United (Auckland) 1, Waitemata 2, Takapuna 3. Teams’ surf race championship (Australian Bone of Goodwill; previous holder Lyall Bay): Lyall Bay 1, St. Clair 2, Fitzroy 3. New Zealand beltman’s championship (association bronze statuette; previous holder, F. Clark, Lyall Bay): W. J. Jarvis (St. Clair) 1, R. Pelham (Lyall Bay) 2, C. J. Maclean (Fitzroy) 3. Senior individual surf race championship (association bronze medal; holder R. Buchanan, Waitemata): W. J. Jarvis (St. Clair) 1, J. Blakeley (Lyall Bay) 2, R. Pelham (Lyall Bay) 3. Junior individual surf race championship (association bronze medal; holder, D. Shanahan, St? Clair and formerly Waitemata): J. Neville (New Plymouth Old Boys) 1, A. Pascoe (Waitemata) 2, D. Hardy (Waitemata) 3. Beach belt race: P. Shanahan and W. ‘Gordon!Waitemata) 1, O. Anderson and E. Gerlack (Eastern United) 2. Beach relay race: Fitzroy 1, East End i, Old Boys 3. ' Chariot race: New Plymouth Old Boys 1