SWIMMING.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14525, 29 November 1912, Page 8

SWIMMING.

, ' L-f- '; MEETING OF CANTERBURY CENTER

A meeting of tao Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association was held lost night, Mr F. D. Stokes presiding-. • The hon. secretary of the Now Zealand Amateur Swimming Association -wrote approving of the appointment of Mr liillson as hendicapper to the Christchurch Ladiea' Amateur Swimming and Life-saving Cluty and stating that he wae instructed to write again to the South Canterbury Centre calling uoon them to iFSiie '.he orders.' Referring to the question of the Olympio Games Committee, tho' secretary -wrote:—•"Summarising- the whole portion, you will see taat the JN.Z.A.S.A. has •paid £75 to the Olympics Council, Wellington, ■and £17 to Mr Henry, making a total of £92. Against the £75 paid to the Olympio Council can bo charged Mr Homeman'e account of £50, £15.advanced'to Champion by the Olympic Council, and £10 managerial expenses, co that up to tho present the payments by the W.Z.A.S.A. practically equal tho actual expenditure of the trip." The letter was received. ' > Mr Walter Johnson wrote tendering his lesignation as the Centre's delegate to tho N.Z.A.S.A., ac he found the. work in connection with tho Canterbury Head Centre of the R.L.S.S., together with the successful -working of tho Dominion Executive of the R.L.S.S., made too great a demand on hie time. The resignation was accepted. Mr F. D. Stokes was appointed the Centre's delegate to tho Association, and"Mr F. Bowler | ■was • appointed the Centre's -vice-president on the Association in placo of Mr Stokes. The executive of the Centre reported that it was decided that the Wellington Centre be granted December 7'-h and 21et for carnivals in connection with the New' South Wales swimmers, and that Canterbury tako December 16th and 19th, fiawke's Bay was granted permission to partic-pate'in the undertaking provided that Centre paid the expenses of visitors from the time of their departure from and return to Wellington, and on paying £S into the joint fund. The Hawke'e Bay Centre accented these conditions. Owing to I one of tho'Canterbury dates clashing with i the Lancaster Park Fete, and as the New South Walee visiting swimmers are able to etny in tho Dominion till ofter- the New Year, the dates -were altered to December 26th and 30th. The commit?*© of the Lyttelton Regatta had. aubscribed £5 to the fund, and the visitors would give ft demonstration at Lyttelton on New Year's Day. , • The actions of the executive were approved, end tie programmes and tho officials for the carnivals were passed. .... Mr J. R. Buchanan wroto resigning hia seat on the Centre, having accepted a eeat on tho New Zoa'and Swimming Association te representative of the Wellington Centre. Tho resignation was accep-Usd with regret, and it was decided to placo on record the Centre's appreciation, of Mr Buchanans services to the spo:t during hie long term as a member of tho Centre. On behalf of the Centre the chairman presented Mr Buchanan with the local cfucere I badge, which boro a suitable inscriptioil. I Mr Buchanan returned thanks, and eaia he I hoped to do a little more for swimming on the Council of the Association. On behalf of the Centre Mr Eldndge presented the secretary, Mr G. Rich, with ft handsome roll-top desk in recognition of the j üble manner in which Mr Rich had carried 1 out the arrangements in connection with the I New Zealand Championship Meeting. He eaid that Mr Rich had declined the honorarium voted him, and the executive had fe't it their duty to giye him something that would mark their appreciation of his BcrvicPS. (Applause). Mr Rich acknowledge the gift, end thanked tho delegates and swimmers generally for the assistance they had afforded him.

EOTAL LIFE-SATING SOCIETY.

Clasees cxc now formed under the auspices of the Royal Life-saving Society for the ins'Sruction of males wad females in method* of liie-saving, as taught by the Society. Considerable interest is being exhibited by swimmers in the work of the Society, and the eeason promiees to be a Xeeord one. A class tor.males will be held on Thursdays nt the Tepid Baths, commencing on Thursday next, at 7.15 p.m. The instructors are Messrs F. T. Ager and F. l<. Anderson. All icatrncticji is given free, oad the classes axe open to everyone, whether members of the 8.L..5. Society or not. There are still a few vacancies in this class, full particulars of which can bo obtained at the Tepid Baths, from Mr G: E. Billeoh.

CHRISTCHTJRCH LADIES' CLTJB.

The eecond of the series of tho ChxistchurchLadies' Amateur Swimming Club's club races (33 l-3yd» handicap) was held at the Tepid Bathe on Tueedav evening, and ierulied &s follows:—Firs* heat: Miss Germ <23s«c) 1, iliss Woodward (2lsec) 2. Second heat: i£iia Piper (12sec) 1, Mise Coral Andrews (Ssec) 3. Final: lliaa Genu 2» Minn .Woodward a.