SWIMMING DOMINION TITLES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21558, 22 January 1940, Page 8

SWIMMING DOMINION TITLES

INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, January 21. The New Zealand intermediate and junior swimming championships were concluded on Saturday night. Otago, with an aggregate of 55 points, won the War Memorial Shield. Nelson, with a small but exceedingly capable team, was runner-up with 40 points, and Southland next with 33 points, and Southland next with 33 points. Scores by other teams were:—Bay of Plenty 25, Auckland 20, Canterbury 7, South Auckland 3, Taranaki 4, South Canterbury 1. Results:— 220 Yards Intermediate Boys’ Freestyle K. Williams (Auckland) 1 M. Loffley (Bay of Plenty) .. .. 2 F. Higginson (Bay of Plenty) .... 3 Time 2min 33 4-ssecs. 100 Yards Intermediate Girls’ Freestyle B. Westerby (Southland) i U. J. Walker (Nelson) 2 B. Rea (Canterbury) 3 Time 69 2-ssecs. 75 Yards Junior Boys’ Backstroke L. Barry (Nelson) 1 A. Main (Otago) 2 H. Parkinson (Southland) 3 Time 59 4-ssecs. 100 Yards Junior Girls’ Freestyle N. Lane (Otago) i B. Hurst (Nelson) 2 J. Baughan (Canterbury) ...... 3 Time 72 2-ssecs. Intermediate Boys’ Dive J. Stewart (Otago) i V. Eckhoff (Otago) 2 R. Kingsland (Bay of Plenty) .... 3 50 Yards Junior Girls’ Breaststroke D. Clark (Southland) 1 B. Stewart (Otago) 2 J. Cowan (Auckland) 3 Time 41secs. Interprovincial Four-a-side Relay Bay of Plenty 1 Auckland 2 Taranaki 3

INTER-CLUB SPORTS SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE Under the auspices of the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club an inter-club handicap meeting, which attracted competitors from Timaru, Waimate, Fairlie and Temuka, was held under ideal conditions at Ashbury Park on Saturday afternoon. Entries were good and there were some keen finishes in the sprints and distance events. Mr C. N. Hamilton, who acted as supervisor, was assisted by a capable band of officials. The results were as follow: AGGREGATE TROPHY POINTS Men Running events: D. Campbell (Waimate), 6 points, 1; F. O’Gorman (Timaru), 5 points, 2; J. Strachan (Timaru), 4 points, 3. Field events: R. Mehrtens (Timaru), and V. Hadlee, equal, six points. On the toss of a coin Mehrtens won the trophy. Women J. Mcßae (Waimate), 65 points, 1; Y. Anniss (Fairlie), 5 points, 2; S. Oliphant (Timaru), 4 points, 3. Men’s Events 100 'Yards —First heat: J. Strachan (4yds) 1, F. O’Gorman (2yds) 2, J. P. Evans (3yds) 3. Time—lo 2-ssec. Second heat: M. J. O’Connor (6yds) and E. Jamieson (Iyd), equal, 1. J. Glover (65yds) 3. Time—Usee. Final: F. O’Gorman 1, J. Strachan 2, J. Evans 3. Time—lo 2-ssec. 440 Yards: D. A. Kernahan 1, F. O’Gorman (10yds) 2, J. Evans (scr) 3. Time—s2 3-ssec. 880 Yards —D. Campbell (35yds) 1, W. Watson (scr) 2, M. Coffey (30yds) 3. Time—2min Usee. One Mile: D. Campbell (60yds) 1, D. Squire (scr) 2, F. McGartland (170yds) 3. Time —4min 40 2-ssec. 220 Yards Low Hurdles: K. Leonard (syds) 1, J. Strachan (syds) 2, J. Sinclair (3yds) 3. Time—3osec. Inter-Club Relay (four laps of 110 yards): South Canterbury 1, Waimate 2, Combined team 3. Time—sssec. Javelin Throwing: V. Hadlee (35ft), 143 ft sin 1, R. Mehrtens (sft) 142 ft 2, D O’Connor (40ft) 140 ft Ilin 3. Discus Throw: W. Ferguson (48ft)

124 ft 3in 1, M. O’Connor (40ft) 123 ft 2, R. Mehrtens (25ft) 121 ft lOin 3. The scratch man, A. E. Redmond threw the discus 121 ft lin. Putting the Shot: J. Opie (scr) 38ft lOin 1, R. Mehrtens (sft 9in) 37ft sin 2, S. Allom (4ft 9in) 36ft Ilin 3. High Jump: V. Hadlee (3in) sft Bin 1, A. Guy (3in), J. Anstey (3in) and R. Mehrtens (2in) sft sin, equal, 2. Women’s Events 100 Yards—First heat: J. Mcßae (35yds) 1, C. Wood (3yds) 2, J. Turner (6yds) 3. Time—l2sec. Second heat: J. Leonard (11yds) 1, Y. Anniss (9yds) 2, E. White (45yds) 3. Time—ll 4-ssec. Final: J. Leonard 1, Y. Anniss 2, J. McRae 3. Time—ll 3-ssec. 75 Yards Hurdles—First heat' S. Oliphant (scr) 1, L. Fisher (11yds) 2, J. Brown (7yds) 3. Time —13 3-ssec. Second heat: C. Wood (syds) 1, J. McRae (15yds) 2, J. Leonard (10yds) 3. Time—l 4 2-ssec. Final: S. Oliphant 1, C. Wood 2, J. Mcßae 3. Time—l 3 2-ssec. 75 Yards—First heat: E. White 1. Y. Anniss 2, S Oliphant 3. Time — 9 2-ssec. Second heat: J. Mcßae 1, J. Leonard 2, G. Roberts 3. Time—--9 2-ssec. Final: Y. Anniss 1, J. Mcßae 2, S. Oliphant 3. High Jump: E White (3in) and J. Mcßae (3in), 4ft Bin, equal, 1, L. Fisher (Bin) 4ft 7in 2, C. Wood (lin), R. Dale I (3in), S. Oliphant (scr) 4ft 6in, equal, ; 3- ! Throwing the Javelin: R. Dale (scr) I 88ft 1, J. Dale (sft) 84ft 6in 2.