SWIMMING

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13810, 22 January 1909, Page 6

SWIMMING

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

Ifress Association-By TeSegraph-Copyrigm SYDNEY, Jan. 21.

. In the 220 yds swimming championship of Australasia, Beaurepaire defeated Healy, the holder, by two yards. Hardwick was a. close third, it was sl splendid struggle ciiruiiguout. iinie, 2mm 30 3-5 sec.

MEETING UNDER GASLIGHT.

It was a happy, thought which prompted the Tiniaru , Rowing Club -Swimming Club to depart from the Leaten track by holding a swimming meeting at night. The experiment was tried last night and it proved very successful. That the "public appreciated the departure was evident from the large attendance. The weather was all in favour of swimming,' being warm an! the air still. The' Century Baths were well lighted by the Timaru Gas Company. Water is rather difficult to light, especially when the lights have to be placed at a height of about 15 feet above the water. The Gas Company erected eight lamps of 3200 candle power in the aggregate. There were she Humphrey lamps, one three-light star lamp, and one 1000 c.p. Lucas lamp. No less than 750 feet of pipes were used in the job. In addition to gas, about 20 Chinese lanterns were suspended above the water, and a pretty effect was produced. As to the swimming, it must he said that it was of a very interesting character.:- Avaried programme was presented aiid each event was keenly contested. Included in the competitors. were some men from Christchurch. The Marine Band was in attendance and the music played, added greatly to the pleasure of the evening. The judges were Messrs J. Reilly, G. Granger, "W. J. Priest, and \V. Jordan,-the latter judging the diving only. Mr F. J. Dunn officiated as starter, Mr A. W. Price, as check starter, Messrs H. Collins and C H. Bradley as marksmen, Messrs J. O'Leary and M. Mahoney as timekeepers, while Mr Gordon Priest proved an efficient' secretary. Details were as follows: —

50 Yards Inter-Club Handicap—First heat—G. Manning 6sec 1, J. H. Nicholls scr 2, B. Manning 4sec 3. T. Sinclair scr 3 A. Lister 4sec., ,D. Cowan ssec also started. Manning won by a yard. Time 38 1-osec. Second heat— O. G. Aylen 3sec 1, C. Glover 7sec 2. M. O'Dbnoghne scr 3. A. Grant 4sec, S. "Bracefield 4sec, and W. T. Maben ssec also started. A close finish. Time 33sec. Third heat—A. S. Daft; 4sec 1, G. Broa3head 4sec 2, J. Hnllen osec 3. A. G. Sanderson Isec, P. Harold 6sec, and W. H. Walton Bsec also started. A good race. Time 36sec. Fourth heat—W. Dalgleish 6sec 1, R. Robertson 4sec 2, S.. D. Mason lOsec 3. F. Brown. 2sec, K.- McLean 4sec, and W. Carrnthers osec, also started. A close finish. Time 37sec.' First semi-final— Robertson 1, Aylen 2, Glover 3. Time 35 2-osec. Second semi-final —Dalgleish' I,' G. Manning 2, Mason 3. Time 37 1-osec. Final—\V. Dalgleish 1, K. Robertson 2, G. Manning 3. Aylen did not-swim.straight,, and humping against the side he drew out. A splendid race ensued between Dalgleish and Roberston, the former winning by a foot. Time 37 l-ssee.

50 Yards Cigar and Umbrella Race. — First Heat —J.-Nicholls 1, B. Manning 2. B. Rearns 3. Won easily. Second Heat—A. G. Sanderson 1, U. Cowan 2. Five started. Cowan finished first, but his cigar was out, and. he was placed second. Final —A.- G. Sanderson J, J. H. Nieholls 2, H. Rollinsou 3. Five started, and they made an interesting race of it. Sanderson won with a couple of yards, to spare. A novelty was next introduced —by general consent vote'd one of the hest items. Each competitor had to run out to the end of tne springboard and jump a rope which w as stretched from side to side of the baths, any competitor, to drop out if he touched the rope in jumping it. it was first stretched at a height of about sit from the surface of the water, ami gradually until it reached Gft. 2iu, at which height J. Dalgleish was declared the winner amid hearty applause for his clean and clever work. McCarthy was the competitor who ran him closest. 200 Yards Inter-Club Relay Race. — First Heat —Star No. 1 (B. Manning, A. Grant, F. Brown, and H. McLean), 4sec 1 ,their time being 3min 40 3-osec; Timaru Amateurs No. 1 (M. -O'DonogIme, A. G. Sanderson, J. HuHen, and S. Bracefield), scr, 2. Other team:; In comoetc were Star No. 2 (Usee) and T.R.C. No. 3 (2-3 see). Second Heat—T.R.C. No. 1 (Nieholls, Aylen. Priest, and Robertson), scr, 1 ; T.R.C. N». 2 (Duff, Maben, Cowan, and Dalgleish), lOsec, 2. Timaru Amateurs No. 2 (Usee) also started. Time, 3min 30 2-ssec. The final resulted— T.R.C. No. 1 1, T.R.C. No. 2 2, Timaru Amateurs No. 1 3. Time, lii'iin 23 l-sscc. Diving Competition. Competitors had to dive from the springboard, then from the stand —a height of 13ft. The competitors were G. Manning, T. Sinclair, J. Dalgleish, G. Broadhead, A. Duff, R- Smith, and H. Rollinson. The first nrize was awarded to Dalgleish, but popular opinion seemed to indicate that it should have gone to Manning. Duff .was placed second.