SWIMMING SPORTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14363, 8 February 1911, Page 6

SWIMMING SPORTS.

BY GAS-LIGHT. Under a bright iislit of cp. i-z ,srs«S".v« <« VjOmmeiUOiiU-On liiUJia. A VUX P •Mumine, muiuding about a eiits, was put on, and the emmentiy iheie was a "ootl attenuauoe ot the general puohc° ihc*e present including a. tair proportion oi iudies, who now take almost a* great an interest, m swjjwuing as <io The programme included a race for ladies, anu this was one of the most interesting events of tho evening, five conte-atuiiw showing marked proficiency in the water, and tliey appeared to svim with more grace and ease than tlit men. The race was over 5U yaros, and iiiss I. Segar proved the wmaer, her sister, jMiss il. Segar finishing third, while Miss D. WeUter, the only cue to start from scratch, filled second place after a very meritorious performance with the breast stroke. The ladies were heartily applauded. There was. also a race for school girls, the 25 yards girls' championship of South j Canterbury. Unfortunately in this [ tiere was a paucity of entries, cnly j two coming forward—Misses JD: and T; , Webster. After a first-class contest I tho former beat her sifter by an inch 0 * two. The winner used the breast ! stroke, and the other, the trudge stroke. The 100 Yards Inter-Club Handicap was a very interesting evcait. For it a first prize ol £*2 2s was given, and a second of £1 Is. It was got off in heats, the iirst two in each heat to ouaiify for the final. It resulted as fellows : —First heat—H. Bennetts 14 see 1, J. Olphert 7sec 2. Others starter?. were—H. H. Fraser scr, A. S. Duff jj?ec, J. Dalgloish 7sec, and J. Hullen ...sec. Bennetts led all the way. Time, 2.26 Second heat—o. Clissold .tec 1, K. Robertson osec 2. Others to face the music were—"\V. Holdeato s - Hracefield and F. FiizCG. four out of -tho five men bem» in 1-no M> yards from home, and Clissold I'o? b ?p, a . " ar ™«- margin. Time, }' Vt Ti>£ Hc ,at— P. Fitzgerald lGsec 1 M. O Donocliue 2sec 2, Others to Mvim wero—"TV. Daldefel, 7ste N Ha-wkes Usee, and V. Hashes 12-e~ au excites race. O'Dcmoghue slinped tjironetli tho trnter in a- remarkable inv i I'l ,ie hnd Fitzgerald almost caujrJrfc v.-hen homo was reached. Time. 1.30. , Fln t ?'~P' Bennetts 1, M. O'Dcnop;- | Til,s wai a grea t raoe, tho two