CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13348, 13 February 1909, Page 11

CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES.

Ti.NLViiU, February 12. A eniilert'iicc' ot (lt-lfsai.es reijresenttut v. elliiiiitoii, AucKiand, tanwroui'Vj c>ollla Cumoroury, aud Hawse's .ja.v ciiiui's or ij.e Aiuaieur sbwiuiuuui; was neid last ov'einuji. Air nariis, i'rt.-.ias.'Ht of tho Council, «uj iioiiiiiiiite<i tor tue chair, Uuu lit , ~ai(i lit- must aeciijie vo aiceuU 1110 iiit-tiiiii; 111 any capacity, as ho coii.imtroc tilt,- cuiiitrenco a very imprtij.er <m« wiieu a cvunoliius auoaoriiy tv;ii mi'i-Miy in. cxi»i».'iicej ami lie couiU in, t million with it. Hβ t:ien rcvirwl. -ir 1;.:, i'residc-nc of th» WelLtiiiii 1 , was yon.*! vo tne chair, tie i;oiiiLlU oui, liiai it was not at all uiiu-.i.u lor of Occiici aluiiatcvt to <.:iio to meet 111 conlerutico uiart 110111 tiio Association. A ui.scu!»iou took xuace on tho lueiiiod 01 tue aiiocuiiou of the Goveniiubni •j.runt oi X,Z\j\i, <Jiss,atL->tactioii ox|<re.s->ed uitli tiio i>reseiit sy&tem ot apyoi iionniii £iIKJ to huinaiio »ork uful JCiuO to the competilive branch, of wmcii only JuM was lolt for •.iio (Jentrej; atte-r liio provision of championsniji mt-uals, senooi medals, aaid vcTtincaccs. It was recoaiiuvndeti tliat v sharo oi the grant snould be aj>p<irLionod to the coiiiiJt-uuvo tuan to mc humane branch. i'no sugy;e;>tion I hat tlie CyGUncii snould iiolci mom'js avauubio for ciiiLribution as a fund loi tho of .SHinuuiny ciuba and uio construction ot batns was tavouiaojy discubsed, and it was docidtd to request tho Centres to contider wiiat iunimium nuniOer of clubs biiould constitute a Centre, tho opinion boiiiy expressed that it was not right for onb club to form a Centre.

The Auckland proposition that championship meetings, buould extend over at> least threo clays, with at least one days interval alter each day's racing, was lost.

It \va.s agreed to make the Conferonce an annual one, arrangements to bo made- by tho Centre holding the- championships.

On Th-arwlay evening the Southbroote Aninteur Jin'ii'iming Oltib held a 50yt!s raoo for a trophy given by Mr 15. J&hvai-ds, and a prize of 7s 61, in conjunction with tho third competition in the ii.ggrega.t© fihic-Jd. The following is tho result:—Firiit lirait : H. Triistott (sor) 1, J. Jcffory (It3vd&> 2. Second heat: F. Fraser (6yds) *1, A. Breach (oyds) 2. Third heat: D. Adamson (Byes) 1, A. (llvds) 2. Fotirtli hwit: A. Tue.r (Cvc'ls) and J. Evonden (17.v<1b) dead heat. SemifineJs—First heet: F. Fraser 1, H. Trttsoatt 2. Seoon<!> hrat: J. Evenden 1, A. Tver 2. Final heat: F. Fraser 1, H. TriiEcott 2. Time, 37 2-om«.

Tho sixth annual carnival of the Opawa Amateur Swimming Club -will be held in tho Opawa baths at 2.30 p.m. this afternoon. Swimmers returning from the Championship Meeting,, held in Timaru, %vill be comj/etins;, also tho local champions. A ladies' provincial championship Trill also bo held, and good racing should be the order of tho day.