THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 9, 1988.
Lawrence Regains 220 Title
MAK WAI MING SETS FAST PACT BUT FADES OUT NEAR THE FINISH
ENRIQUE CHAN JUST FAILS TO LOWER BREAST-STROKE MARK
"(By “CRAWL”)
1.
TO-DAY'S SWIMMING:
PROGRAMME
50 Yards Will Be Main
Feature
50 Yards Free Style. Championship of the Colony.
2. 100 Yards Free Style.
SOME very good swimming featured the third day's programme in the Colony Open Swimming Championships in the V.R.C.| Pool yesterday, outstanding features of which were Lawrence's win in the 220 yards free-style, Enrique Chan's victory in the 1006. yards breast-stroke, and Kenneth Lo's second consecutive win in the Boys' 100 Yards free-style.
Owing to the non-appearance
A. J. Hussain was a comfortable
of the University finalists, only winner of the V.R.C. 100 yards W. Lawrence and Mak Wai-ming back-stroke junior championship, swam in the 220 yards frée style although his time of. 78:3-5 secs. championship and both provided could have been bettered had he a grand race, the former Cham-not taken his time over the third pion allowing Mak to set the length. pace and being content to follow
́ ́TO-DAY'S FEATURES
at his heels until within 50 The outstanding feature of this yards from home, when Law-levening's fourth and final pro- rence took the lead for the first gramme of events will be the 50 time and then swept on to vic-yards free-style Colony Champion- tory, although he failed to better ship in which the Colony record of his own bath record of 2 mins. 25 secs, is most likely to be lower- 26 2-5 seca.
ed by either D. H. Taylor or Chan Mak Wai-ming obviously set off Wing-kai, both of whom clocked at too fast a pace and although he 25 3-5 secs. during the heats last matched Lawrence stroke for stroke Wednesday. over the first 125 yards and led for The Open Plain and Fancy the last time at the 150 yard mark, Diving is another feature of to- he failed to stave off Lawrence's night's programme, while Mak late challenge and had to be con- tent with second place.
220 FREE STYLE CHART
-W. Lawrence Mak Wai-ming
29.1-5 63.0 94.2-5
50
100.
30.0 .64.0
150
97 3-5
200
2.14 3-5
2.16 2-5
220
2.28 3-5
2.31. 1-5
Wai-ming is favoured to win the 440 Yards free-style Championship in which he stands an excellent chance of lowering Wilfred Law- rence's record of 5 mins. 26 2-5 secs.
Yesterday's results were:- 100 Yards Breast-stroke Colony
1.
2.
Enrique Chan (C.B.C.).
Time: 72 3-5 secs.
Fong Chong-U (Lai Tsun).
Time: 75. 3-5 secs.
Kwok Chun-hang's 1935 Colony Championship: · and Interport¬breast-stroke "Cham- pionship record came to within a fraction of being lowered yester day, and, but for a poor start and finish, a new mark would most cer- tainly have been recorded.
LATE START
Enrique Chan, the favourite, was fully a second late in getting off the mark although he soon placed himself in the lead, Fong Chong-U lying close behind and fully ex- tending him. «
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3. Tang Hun-chiu (HKU.).........
220 Yards Free-style Colony Cham- pionship:
1.
W. Lawrence (V.R.C.).
Time: 2 mins. 28 3-5 secs. 2. Mak Wai-mingTM (C.C.S.S.C.). Time: 2 mins. 83.1-5 secs. Boys' 100 Yards free-style Colony Chempionship:
1. Kenneth Lo.
Time: 65 2-5 secs.
2.
B. Barnes.
the best of
Time: 68 2-5 secs.
3.
Ng Shui-man.
Chan did not make his turns and instead of taking full advantage of his glide off the wall, was eager to break into. his stroke and thereby lost precios fractions of a second,
100 BREAST STROKE CHART
Enrique Chan Fong Chong-U
17 2-5
16.0 34.0
-25
50
335 3-5
75
52 4-5
254 3-67
100
72 3-6
75 3-5
The turn at the 75 yard mark
Time: 70-2-5 secs.
4. Ng Kain-fan.
· 100
Yards Back-stroke V. R. C.
Championship:
1. A. J. Hussain.
Time: 78 3-5 secs.
f 2. A. Azedo.
Time: 81 2-5 secs.
3. R. G. L. Oliphant.
4. A. A. Guterres.
saw Enrique Chan about two yards C.A.A.F.TO BE
ahead of Fong Chong-U, but the
latter stuck to him like grim death
in the final lap and Chan was made REPRESENTED ON.
to go all out.
WHEN
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ABOUT THREE
YARDS FROM: THE FINISH-
H.K.F.A COUNCIL
ING MARK ENRIQUE CHAN The recommendation that a member GLIDED UP TO THE WALL of the Chinese Amateur “Athle INSTEAD OF TAKING AN deration be represented on the Coun OTHER STROKE AND THERE.cil of the Hong Kong Football Asso BY THREW AWAY A GOLDEN clation, was the main issue difcurised at the monthly meeting of the Council OPPORTUNITY OF - LOWER-of the Association, held in the Board ING THE EXISTING RECORD Room of the "South China Morning
GREAT PITY.
Post" yesterday, and presided over by Mr. W. Pryde.
DESCAPABLE OF BETTER
It was decided that an extra extraor- The third open event of import possible to change the rules of the As- dinary meeting be called as soon as anoe, yesterday evening was the sociation to permit this, and opportun- Boys 100-Yards free-style chamity was also taken to have other alter-
pionship of the Colony, and though he did not display a tur
of speed until after the 50
mark Kenneth Lo, last
nor easily retain
exušilent time thouthu of of
in connection with the Ations made powers of the sub-committees to co- opt to their numbers, when desired,
Monetary was instructed to zite, to all clubs, congratulating them ses of misconduct during sting their 00: "the" players: ti
and that
Junior: Championship of V.R.C. 100 Yards Free Style.
|BRENTFORD'S
HOME WIN OVER THE ARSENAL
Carlisle Held
The following
London, To-day.
were the results
of games played yesterday:--
"FIRST DIVISION
Brentford
1. Arsenal SECOND DIVISION
Wednesday 3 Blackburn
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
3.
Handicap Boys Final.
4:
Fancy Diving.
Championship of the Colony.
5.
100 Yards Free Style.
440 Yards Free Style. Handicap (Ladies) —Final,
Clapton Newport:
2
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Carlisle U.
Gateshead
-Reuter
Championship of the Colony.
1 Port Vale
Watford
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