SWIMMING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13921, 27 March 1909, Page 9

SWIMMING.

UJy "Crawl.")

Quil^ a l'ir;;,e number ol' p'">ple \w<« pKfc.ont at 1 he Onth.s on Tuesday ownni':, to witness th" aw imniim 1 ; onnt<<;,t between the bankers nnd !:'\\.\ers. Auinn'j thofac pro.- out wore :\ J-»i'"o minihw .ol tho banUh'^ mid lo'i^l pioie:--sioiT-, who opplaudi ;1 hoar' ily ,Viiei>o\ e ?< their Respective ropro.sont.it ivoo L';:iii>^cl en their opponent.-.. Tho ad.ie^ itivu by tho onl"iAers to pla\o?\s ami n tev*v in the polo mr.trh wore vor\ hinnoroiis. At times tho advice was, honever, very much needed.

Tli" first t«st took the form of :> five-{i-sido relay race, and prowd undoubtedly the •,uperiority of tho bnnkers ns far as pace is cni:mn^<!. Pio-.-•hr.w (banks) and Turn'uiH (!m) '.w>;~ th" first couple away, and iho l^nlman im:i»odinielv took the load. l'iiuf>hiuj; nearly two yards nheac! of Turn bull. StoAi . Armita^e. llnrlo nycl !/r,iii^ fo llowod ii' that order for the bnnkors nnd the last mon finished a tfood ton yard , phond of the law m?!i. who voro i^m'osentod by Hording, Trossid-M-, L'V^vhorg and Stand ish in tint oick>r. Th^ time ;i,ivon was Imin. 4810 c., which if correct was vor.v jrocd. For Uk 1 other ihe polo w'tcl' the lav.- v.-pr ropres n ntod by Fr^b"' I."1 '." Turnbull, Ilardinp;. TrosMder, f-'tandish. Fairbrothor and M'?sntl>, the la.-t iv.o bnjiMr substitutes. The b.-tnk 1'. >r \r.i v.n;, Prcvhnv. . Laii"^. Cokor, M'Cord. Sfcov.o. Armit'itfo. itnd Telford. Littl^ cm be sr.id of the ,£ame, which was n more .scramble, a« is only to bo enpoctcd ' when so fey oi tho players hnd pl-v^d tho fjoiv.e before. Turnbull stood out by biimolf as i player and scored all four for the law. Lainti scored tho only uonl for tho lo c ors. but from tbchances ho hatf'.should have scored «if least three more. The first sp^ll .sineach sid^ score -i goal, play being of an ov^n nature. On changing over, howover, tho la.v.-, with tho advintfigo of the shallow end, put up throe more •conls, tho bpnkers b^in^ unable to show "colour." For tho winners, as stated above, Turnbull wn.s en^ilv tho bo*t. while for the lowers Pro^haw played -.roll while hi;s Svind" lasted. At halftime Armit'j'4o suddenly remembered an important enjinKcmeut mid retired, i Most of tho other.'* looked as though they viouid havo liked to havo followed bis frnd, but pluekily saw it out.

L. S. MacQueon, the acuiik Sydney swimmer who, n few years a.u;o, promised so excellently, lu»s taken mi iho sport a^.iin, and lccentl.y won tho 500 yards championship of Now South Wales in the excellent time of Gmin. 47§see. None of tho bettor known Sydney cracks competed. It is stated th.it Cecil Healy, the holder, has fi;ivo:i tho game up, Rcslcure — a one-legjied swimmer — finished third to Conlon. second, in the excellent time of Gmin. 53 sec.

li. Boardman, a young Sydney swimmer, recently attempted to lower Alick Wickham's world's record (24;Jsec.) for the fifty yard course, and went within '{ of success. Vk'ickham's record will, J .^bi»k^ MStaad- 4or u»ay-a day yet, be^ng just a fraction too good For tho very best of sprinters.