FOUR RECORDS GO IN N.Z. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18062, 24 January 1927, Page 3

FOUR RECORDS GO IN N.Z. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

LINDSAY, CANTERBURY, MAKES GREAT TIMES. CLIPS MORE THAN ONE MINUTE OFF MILE TIME. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 24. Pour New Zealand records were broken and one was equalled at. the first session of the swimming championships at the Tepid Baths on Saturday afternoon and evening:. The iifteiny ear-old mile record was lowered by 62 1- sec to 23mwi 36 4-s»«*c by the Canterbury champion. T>. P. Uindsay, who also passed the SBO yards in tlie recordbreaking time of llmin 40sec. Recently he lowered the 880 yards record to 11 min 54 3-sse<\ Jordon Bridson won the intermediate hoys’ 220 yards championship in 2niin :issec and broke Cunnold’s record by three seconds. T.. slie. Olds (Otago>. aged twelve, reduced the 100 yards junior boys’ record by 1 l-sse.c to 66 3-ssec. Swimming in the 75 yards intermediate girls’ breaststroke championship, Miss AT. Rydon (Auckland) lowered the record by 1 sec to 65 2-sscc, and in a beat of tlie 50 yards junior girls' championship K.vbil Brown equalled Miss T,. Coutts’s record of 32 2-jscc. Results:— 100YDS LADIES’ CTTAMPIOXSHIP. First heat—M. Jepson (Otago) 1, AT. Farquhar (Auckland) 2, I*. Page (Auckland) 3. Time—7 2.sec. Second heat—J. 801 l (Auckland) 1, K. Aliller (Otago) 2. K. Stockley. (Auckland) 3. Time—7l 3-ssec. Miss Stockley 3 Aliss Bell 2 Miss Jepson 3 Time—67 3-s.sec. The six competitors got away to a perfect start and covered tiie first lap almost in a. straight line. The (irst turn saw the swimmers still together, with the exception of Aliss Page, who was some feet away. Aliss Farquhar went slightly ahead over the second lap, but was beaten to the turn at 06 2-3 yards by Aliss Stoakley, who was closely followed by Alias .lepson. Miss Stockley made a had turn, but. made up leeway over the final lap, and won by a good yard. Aliss Bell swam strongly to second place, with Aliss Jepson a touch away. Aliss Farquhar was fourth, Aliss Aliller fifth and Aliss Page last. 100YD.S NATIONAL ('ll AAIPTONSHTP. First heal—A. I*. Adamson (Auckland) 1. X. S. Bat (Wellington) 2. L. Fairgrny (Auckland) 3. The only starters. Won bv two feet, «>ne card between second and third. Time—6 2 2-

Miss E. Stockley.

Second heat —D. P. Lindsay (( anterfeurv) 1, J. Rix Trott (Wellington) <4 X. Dowsett (Wanganui) 3. Also started—J. Enright (Auckland). The lastnamed was responsible for two false starts. A hard race saw a touch eaen way. Time—6 Usee. Final. A. P. Adamson , <Auckland) 3 AT. Powsett (Wanganui f L. Falrgray (Auckland) A thrilling finish saw I>owsett and Adamson hurl themselves to the end of the bath together. Adamson won by a Touch. The time, was 50 1-asec., surprisingly slow under the circumstances. 75 YDS INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ BREAST STROK E CH A AIPIONSHIP. Aliss M. Rydon (Auckland) 1» Aliss I>. Breward (Christchurch) . - Aliss E. Anderson (Wanganui) .... 3 Four starters went down the first lap In close, company, Aliss Rydon leading from Miss Breward. The leaders turned together at 06 2-3vds. and Aliss Rydon drew out to win by a touch. Aliss Breward was one yard ahead of Aliss Anderson, who beat Miss Broadliead by a. foot. The time, 65 2-ssec, was one second faster than the New Zealand record, held by Miss Breward. 50YDS GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP First Heat—Svbil Brown (Auckland) 1, L. Howarth (Wanganui) 2, AI. Rodgers (South Canterbury) 3. Won by a touch.' Time —32 3-osee. equa 1 ling - Miss L. Coutts’s New Zealand record. . Second heat—N. Coutts (Auckland) 3. V. Berry (Canterbury) 2, .1. Brewer (South Canterbury) 3. Won by a touch. Final. Miss Brown * Miss Howarth " Misses Coutts and Berry (dead heat) 3 Time—33sec. \ Aliss Brown always had a slight advantage and won by a foot, live yards separating second and two third girls. ONE AIILE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. D. P. Lindsay (Canterbury) 3 E. V. Cunnold (Auckland) 2 A. Stokes (CanterburyT~ 3 Also started—A. E. Baird (Auckland). ; .T. Knwright (Auckland) and W. Hyland j (Wanganui). _ ..I Varying his pace Lindsay covered the \ half mile in llmin 40sec, a record for; the distance. Great applause greeted his ■wonderful sprint over the last lap. The time was 23min 36 4-ssec, which was , lmln 2 l-ssec better than the previous ; record. 220YDS INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ CHAM PIONSHIP. G. Bridson (Auckland) 1 W Cameron (Wellington) “ H. Sellers (Helensville) 3 Also started—K. Cleland (South Canterbury). . Bridson’s time was 2mm 3osec. 100YDS JUNIOR BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. L. Olds (Otago) J H T. Schou (Canterbury) 2 I. Smyth (Auckland) 3 Also started—D. Go-wan, D. Blair (Wanganui), T. Morrison (South Canterbury), N. Simmonds (Hawke's Bay). Won by eight yards in 66 3-sscc. WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP First round —Canterbury 6 (Meikle 3, H- Smith 3) beat Auckland 0.

( Points for Inter-provincial trophies | wore scored on Saturday as follows: — YALDIIURST SHIELD, j Auckland * 3 7 I Ota go 2 1 } WAR AIEAIORIAL SHIELD. Auckland 3