SWIMMING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20234, 19 February 1934, Page 11

SWIMMING.

Programme Announced for To-night. The following handicaps and draws are announced for the second day of the New Zealand senior national swimming championships to be held at the St Albans baths, starting this evening at 7.30 p.m.:— 150yds Men’s Backstroke Champion-ship-First heat: L. J. Moorliouse (Canterbury), W. J. Jarvis (Otago), E. M’Conville (Canterbury), B. Raper (Auckland). Second heat: G. Low (Canterburv), P. E. Mathieson (Otago), W. Wliareaitu (South Auckland). 100yds. Women —First heat: Misses S. Grange (Auckland), P. Sporle (Manawatu), M. Farquhar (Auckland), J Mosse (Canterbury). Second neat: Misses B. Lewin (Auckland). A. Morris (Canterbury), M. Leydon (Auckland), N. Basstian (Southland). 220yds Men’s Championship—First heat: N. Crump (Auckland), R. Frankham (Auckland), E. M’Conville <uanterburv), G. Low (Canterbury). Second heat: ‘S. Boardman (Hawke's Bay), it. Thomas (Auckland), G. Field (Otago), D. H. Symes (Canterbury). 880yds Mens Championship —burnt heat: D. P. Lindsay (Manawatu), E M’Conville (Canterbury). R. Watkins (Hawke’s Bav), S. Boardman (Hawke s Bay) J D. O'Driscoll (Otago). Second heat:’ J. C. Blakeley ( Wellington), L. C. Hill (Canterbury), N. Crump (Auckland), C. Cliff (Canterbury). lpOvds Intermediate Boys’ Handicap —First heat: S. Kingdon (Som.) osec, 11. Ri miner (E. 0.) 10sec, W. O’Leary (Grey) 13sec. Second heat: K. Cutting (Syd*.) 14. sec. R. Norton (Syd.) 14se<-. ll.' Horsfall (E.C.) I7sec, N. Stokes (J 3? N-Svds Women’s Handicap—First heat: Misses R. Low (Ch. L.) Lsec. S. Campbell (Hutt) lsec. V. Berry (C.U.) 2sec, N. Hughes (W.E.) 2sec, H. Jackson (Elm.) 2isec. Second heat: Misses M. Clark (Elm.) Ssec. P. Hill (E.C.) 3sec. D. Lutton (C.U.) 3isec, C. Buchanan (Lin.) ojsec, F. Benfell (Lin.) (ijsec. Third lioat: Misses R. Collins (Elm.) 4 sec, J. M'Kenzie (C.U.) ."sec, R Diehl (Lin.) 6sec, M. Buchanan (Lin.) E. Yates (Ch. 1..) 7Jsec. 100yds Men’s Handicap—First heat: R. M’Kenzie (C.U.) 4 lsec. J. S. MacDonald (E.C.) 5 sec. J. O. Hatterstey (E.C.) fisec. L. J. Moorhouse (C.U.) 6jßec, O. S. Cooper (Elm.) Ssec. H. G. Smith (C.U.) 9 sec. Second heat: A. T. Bolam (C.U.) 9sec. M. T. Butt eric* (E.C.) 1C sec. E. Gumbley (S.) 1 2*ec, R. C. Gibbons (Elm.) 12sec, D. M’Lc-1-lan (C.U.) 12sec, D. Elder (W. Coast). Third heat: C. M’Kenzie (C.U.) 11 sec, L. Hunt (W. Coast) 13»ee, T. Champion (C.U.) 13 sec, M. Tayler (Kiwi) I3soc, W. O’Leary (Grey) 13sec, W. J. Keesing (West) 14sec. Fourth heat: A. Thomas (Kiwi) 12sec, A. W. Wesney (S.) l2sec. A. Vincent (Cob.) 13sec, D. A. Pavley (Som.) 14sec, K. Griffen (Grey) l&sec. ft. Baker (C.U.) 16sec. Fifth heat: J. Lang (Wh.) 14sec, J. Patterson (C.U.) I4pec, J. A. Young (Elm.) ISsee, A. Boulton (C.U.) 1 Ssec, G. Marshall (C.U.) 15sec, E. Carpinter (Wh.) 16see. Sixth heat: J. Brown (Wh.) I7sec. R. Walters <C.U.) 17sec. A. G. Berry (Fend.) 1 Ssec, D. Gillon (W. Coast) 19sec, A. Ironside (Lin.) 23see. J. Roscoe (Wh.) 27sec. 200yds Inter-club Relay—First heal : i Christchurch United No. 1 (A. T. Bolam. R. M’Kenzie, H. G. Smith, G. Low, R. M. Rattray. C. M’Kenzie) 7isee. West Coast (K. Griffen, W. Keesing, C. Robertson. A. Vincent, G. Wright, W. O’Leary) 14, Elmwood No. 1 (G. S. Cooper, G. A. Parsons, B. A. Mair, W. Lowry. J. W*. Harley, P. Sheehan) 19i sec. Second heat: Christchurch United No. 2 (J. Patterson, T. Champion. X. A’Court, E. Brizley. R. K- Woods. J. Monk) 17 lsec, Wharenui (J. K. Brown, J. Lang. E. Carpinter. N. Watson, L. C. Hill. D. Dunlop) 21 Ssec, Elmwood No. 2 (D. 11. Symes, R. B. Neale. M. L. Candy. C. R. Riordan, Misses R. Collins. H. Clark) 25sec, Beckenham (H. Evans. C. F. Dann. J. Harvey. 11. M’Clean, S. O’Neil, W. Clark). 100yds Women's Backstroke Championship—Misses M. Farquhar (Auckland), R. Lewin (Auckland), A. Morris (Canterbury), V. Berry (Canterbury). The competitors in the dive are:Miss M. Price (Wellington), Mrs E. C. Isaacs (Otago).. Misses G. Smith (Canterbury), J. Eggers (Otago), H. Jackson (Canterbury). Second round of the water polo— Wellington v. Otago, Canterbury A v. Canterbury B. Harbour Swim. Miss Marie Birchfleld, of the Christchurch Ladies’ Amateur Swimming Club, succeeded in her attempt to swim from the Canterbury Yacht Club’s jetty to Diamond Harbour yesterday. The conditions were not favourable, the water being very cold and choppy owing to a strong southerly breeze, but nevertheless Miss Birchfleld took the water at 12.30 p.m. and pluokily battled against a strong ebbing tide to reach her goal in the good time of lhr 31 min. Miss Birchfleld is a powerful breaststroke swimmer, possessing remarkable speed and staying power. Flannagan Cup. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH. February 18. Ploughing his way through a heavy sea, C. J. M’Lenn (Fitzroy) won the Flnnnagan Cup, the classic two-mil® ! ocean swimming race of Taranaki, by ' thirty yards from W. Wright, an eighteen-year-old New Plymouth High School boy. who secured fastest time of 71 min 3 Ssec. J. Ryan (New Plymouth), a cripple, was third, fifty yards behind Wright. Ryan collapsed on reaching the shore, having suffered cramp all the way. He soon recovered.