SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 127, 31 May 1935, Page 13

SWIMMING.

EASTERN SUBURBS CLUB. MOUNT EDEN AND SURF ACTIVITIES. A new swimming club, with headquarters at St. Heher's, will be in existence in time for next season. Although the inaugural meeting lias not yet been held, the support of about 5u enthusiasts has been obtained, and it is intended to name the club the Eastern Suburbs Amateur Swimming and Life-savmg Club, its territory comprising Mission Bay, Koliitnarama, St. Helier's, Howick and Kemuera. Swimming as a competitive pastime has never been organised in these districts, and, in view of tne fact that the club will function almost entirely in marine suburbs, and offer encouragement to children through the various primary schools, the promoters are hopeful thyt in its first season it will become one of the largest clubs in New Zealand. Special attention will be given to surf life-saving work. The -Mount Eden Amateur Swimming Club will enter surf activities next season, in all probability at Motuihi, as a result of the decision of a general meeting last week. Requirements in regard to equipment were explained by Mr. Haswell Sidford, honorary secretary to the Auckland Surf Life-saving Association, and the club is procuring a reel, as well as applying to the association for permission to institute a patrol at Motuihi. Motuihi has hitherto been unguarded, in spite of being the most popular beach near Auckland, so that the establishment of a patrol of trained life-savers will evoke general approval. ROYAL LIFE-SAVING. NO FINALITY AUCKLAND DISPUTE. (By Telegrap.h—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At a meeting of the New Zealand Council of the Royal Life-saving Society last night it was decided to recommend Miss Campbell and Messrs. G. T. Allen and A. H. Bolton, of Hamilton, for the honorary associate award, and to recommend Mr. N. A. Ingram, president of the Wellington head centre, for the distinguished service medal, the highest award the society can bestow. The Auckland centre asKed whether disqualifications by a head centre of either, the Surf Association or Royal Life-saving Society were recognised by the other body. The case arose from the abandonment of a competition at Milford Beach 011 March IV, when two teams would not eompeto because the captain of the Milford Beach men's team was under suspension by the local Surf Association. It was stated at thje meeting that the New Zealand Surf Association Council was holding an inquiry into the appeal .against suspension, and the matter did not lie before the council of the Royal Lifesaving Society.