In the ladies 50 yards backstroke, Jill Peach had a very poor start, but nevertheless was able to go out ahead shortly after the word to go, and she took a lead which she increased throughout the distance. She won handsomely by a good ten feet, with Miss Ling Mei Ling second and Miss R. Riege third. The time of 364 sec-ands constitutes a new record against the old mark of 38 seconds set by Miss V. E. Schmid in 1930.
The fourth championship event of the day was the men's 440 yards free style. Here Don Riggs set the pace, going out ahead at the end of the fourth lap, with Jackie Lums-dame following and Huang held out closely followed by Archie Logan Huang started to show his paces in the sixth length and came up strongly, to take the lead in the eighth length, with Lumsdaine also making an effort and coming up to contest second place. Archie Logan had drop-ned back somewhat earlier on but was coming up strongly in the last length and here a fine race developed. Huang won by five feet from Lums-dame, the latter making a spurt to retain his position as second, while Logan put up a strong spurt in the last lap and a half to take third place while Riggs dropped back in the closing phases.
The Club 100 yards championship provided interesting racing, but as all contestants had been swimming in several other events prior to taking part in the club event, the time was not good, Lumsdaine swimming in ahead of Jimmie Quayle in 648 sec-ends. The four swimmers held level for the first two laps, making their individual bids at the close of this distance, In the third and last la they all went out strongly and Lums-I dame, after losing an earlier lead. was able to spurt again and to go wi The following were the detailed results:
Men's Obstacle race: 1. E. K. Berents, 2 Dates Egg and Spoon race. 1. V: oto val backstroke Shanghai ip. 1. L. S. Lumsdaine, 2. Wang. Time 654 free style handi-D. Fraser. yards ip. 1. minutes" 51 seconds, one Gilbert, 2 M. Bell. Time h breast stroke handi-
Bench. 2. Ling
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