Official reconstructed replay · 1900-01-06
Smith takes the sprint by half a second
C&D game used: ASN Swimming · custom ASN game
100-yard Australasian Championship · Sans Souci Tidal Baths · Nautilus carnival
Smith (mile report) wins by 0.5 seconds
Smith finishes in 1:06.9, half a second ahead of Jack Hogan. T. Maynard follows one tenth behind Hogan. The five replay heat winners supplied the final field; Cavill, Bishop and Craig did not qualify in this replay.
Final result
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Replay time* | Gap | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith (mile report) | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:06.9 | — | Final |
| 2 | Jack Hogan | City | Estimated | 1:07.4 | +0.5s | Final |
| 3 | T. Maynard | Geelong West | Estimated | 1:07.5 | +0.6s | Final |
| 4 | Bond | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:08.3 | +1.4s | Final |
| 5 | Hamilton | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:09.1 | +2.2s | Final |
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Replay time* | Gap | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Hogan | City | Estimated | 1:09.5 | — | Qualified |
| 2 | W. Bishop | Enterprise | Documented | 1:10.5 | +1.0s | Heat only |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Replay time* | Gap | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:06.5 | — | Qualified |
| 2 | R. Craig | Balmain | Documented | 1:10.8 | +4.3s | Heat only |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Replay time* | Gap | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith (mile report) | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:08.3 | — | Qualified |
| 2 | Dick Cavill | Otter | Documented | 1:12.3 | +4.0s | Heat only |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Replay time* | Gap | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Maynard | Geelong West | Estimated | 1:08.2 | — | Qualified |
| 2 | H. Lennon | City | Estimated | 1:09.9 | +1.7s | Heat only |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Affiliation | Entry | Replay time* | Gap | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bond | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:07.0 | — | Qualified |
| 2 | Sinclair | Not recovered | Estimated | 1:08.2 | +1.2s | Heat only |
Reconstruction and source coverage
Date evidence: Confirmed
- This is a user-approved historical reconstruction. Complete historical starter lists remain unavailable; Estimated event participation and heat draws are disclosed and are not verified historical appearances.
- All ability inputs are neutral estimates. Model times and plunge distances are experimental replay outputs, not calibrated historical predictions or all-time records.
- Replay outcomes determine heat qualification and winners. Historical placings and eliminations are source evidence, never forced replay outcomes.
- The plunge uses a separate estimated best-distance contest. Its attempt count and countback are ASN rules; the original local regulations are unavailable.
- Unresolved names and affiliations remain unresolved. All swimmer record groups are event-scoped; no namesake or Lyttelton career merge is asserted.
- The quarter-mile date is provisional from a later scholarly chronology. The January 12 half-mile and January 13 220-yard dates remain qualified working dates. Universal date stays January 10.
*Experimental model times; these are not verified historical race times.
Historical sources
- Daily Telegraph, 4 January 1900, p.3 · Indexed programme abstract; full entry list unavailable
- Brisbane Courier, 8 January 1900, Swimming · Indexed contemporary result
- Dictionary of Sydney, Sans Souci Tidal Baths · Later venue history
- Swimming Queensland, Tim Barrett research Part 1; January 1900 clippings · Indexed transcriptions of abbreviated contemporary reports; original scans not visually checked