Swimming carnival held for the Ladies' Croquet Club

TOOWOOMBA, March 17.

The Toowoomba amateur swimming centre tendered the Toowoomba Ladies' Croquet Club a benefit carnival at the City Baths to-night. T. Boast (Queensland 100 yards champion) was among the competitors. Results:—

SCHOOLBOYS' HANDICAP, 12yds.—M. Wright (scr.), 1; F. Clarke (1sec.), 2. Time, 9sec.

SCHOOLGIRLS' HANDICAP, 12yds.—N. Walker (1sec.), 1; N. Rowe (1sec.), 2. Time, 14sec.

INTERCLUB 220 YARDS HANDICAP (males).—First heat: E. Searle (30), 1; P. J. Gabbott (80), 2; E. H. Mair (scr.), 3. Time, 4.11. Second heat: P. Murray (18), 1; H. Clarke (5), 2; W. Searle (36), 3. Time, 3.35. Final: E. Searle (20), 1; P. Murray (18), 2; P. Gabbott (70), 3. Time, 4.7.

SCHOOLBOYS' HANDICAP, 33yds.—Final: O. Hodgen (4), 1; B. [?Voakes] (2), 2; Time, 29sec.

SCHOOLGIRLS' HANDICAP, 33yds.—Final: F. Horner (6), 1; N. Jones (scr.), 2. Time, 30sec.

LADIES' 33 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP.—Misses I. Burling (scr.), 1; N. Jones (scr.), 2. Time, 25 1/5sec.

INTERCLUB BRACELET HANDICAP, 66yds.—First heat: L. Stephenson (5), 1; T. Boast (Brisbane, scr.), 2. Time, 57 1/5sec. Boast's time for the 66yds. was 36 1/5sec.—a record for the baths, beating Keith Kirkland's record for the baths by 1 1/5sec. Second heat: R. Williamson (9), 1; V. Ball (2), 2. Time, 48 2/5sec. Third heat: C. Denyer (8), 1; N. O. [?Clappison] (9), 2. Time, 53 1/5sec. Final: Stephenson (7), 1; Williamson (12), 2. Time, 48sec. Boast, who started from scratch, was beaten out of a place. Boast subsequently gave an exhibition of different strokes. Miss Connell, who selected the winner, won the gold bracelet.

LADIES' 33 YARDS BREAST STROKE.—Misses E. Fortescue, 1; N. Jones, 2.

JUNIOR HANDICAP, 66yds. (males).—Final: H. Thorn (6), 1; E. Nicolaus (4), 2. Time, 51sec.

DIVING (ladies).—M. Mitchell.

DIVING (men).—C. Thorn.

LADIES' NOVELTY BLINDFOLDED RACE.—Misses I. Burling, 1; N. Walker, 2.

GENTLEMEN'S NOVELTY BLINDFOLDED RACE.—T. Henry.

(Further Sporting on next page.)

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 18 March 1924. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)