SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 630, 6 October 1909, Page 8

SWIMMING.

THE SWIFTS;CLUB.' ]■_ \-.'<'^-: \ ANNUAI PPOET. "',' • . ' "v ■' The annual report 'to' be, presented'' at' tne"ojanual the. Swifts Amateur' Swimming uuo congratulates • members.oi' the progress" made in'the face of adverse conditions, •• The' .oaJance-sheot-shows a ; , small cash .'balance in s r«i> of the fact that.the-annual'carnival' resulted in'.financial loss, and by ••careful .management the committee was able to carry out' a long, programme of races, and to meet 'all' lts „ liabilities,... The 'club ■ : membership roll_.now_shews a total of; 142.- .- members, in-'. ■elusive, of 19 ,lady members;. Early,in.the season a silver cup was donated,by Mr.-C. Smith' fo.-'..competiticm''am'ongst- members,'^tho'-.'feofi'di-ticiis being, fixed the: same' as: for a' cup v prbvi." ously donated by. the same gentleman,, viz,,' three handicap races, to be held each' eeajbh',-. and the scorer of the highest aggregate-to hold tlio cup .for one year; tho cup tn become tho' property of any. member winning it' twice in succession or three times at intervals. '■ G. R. Patterson secured most points in the first sorlesof races, and became the. first holder of. the cup. .<The';m'dst itapoKant„ra'co of the,'sea- ; 6on wos::the*aanual'nandicap' race, over a : course of one mile, which event has been aptly' as "the blue ribbon-event of'the'To' ; Aro Baths." Teh.,competitors took part in this ■race, which-resulted'in.'a-win for'N, Watson, with B. O'Neill and: ,W. Morpeth second and third The" usual quarter-mile-handicap woo won by'W. Morpeth. . _\i life-saving event/for a modal donated by Mr. W-.,8. Missen drew,-a good'entry,- and.was won by C. Mobrc. Stormy weathcr'.was.against the success of the carnival, but the gathering provided good*sport The'clnb was again successful in winning the Centre Water Polo Championship, with a record of three wins and no lossesj scoring. fifteen goals, while five were scored against them; ... '•'

, The club was represented in tho-New- Zea-> land Water Polo .Championship at Tima'ra, bilt' as three of the original team wore unable to, secure the necessary leave, • emergency men ; had to be solected. ■ In the final garoo the' Swifts . were beaten-by a team representing the-Can-torbury Centre by five goals to throe. At tho Wellington Centre's championship carnival B. C. Freyberg swam second to;R. Healy. in the Mi Yards Championship and third to the 100 Yards.- Previous to this'the rocord for tha ; length of. the TeAro^'Baths (50 yards) was' lowered by Freyberg to Msec;,. a performance' l which will, probably stands for; some' time. "-. ■ Owing to the ladies' bath.at To Aro being': in-an unsuitable state for holding races, the' ladies? branch of. the club was unablotomako any headway, but next; season it is : hoped to' compensate, the.numbers by providing.a num---ber- of races' for them: Fifteen events'wer« decided during, the. season, drawing n total'of 200 entries,, and trophies to'the'vnliie of ,£26 17s- -fl-ere distributed .amongst 26 winners.- : :. : - '■:■• The thanks of the.club are due-to Messrs.' C,,P. Skcrrntt/K.C, Martin .Chapman,.■K-.C;,: J. P. Maxwell, and ,J. A. .Tripo for..donations' to the.olub funds;.to Messrs. C. Smith and W; E. Misson, for trophies'.presented; to Mr..and-.' Mrs.'--Wilton for assistance rendered throughoutr the season;, to Mr.-E:. J. Fleming, far his.ser-' vices as starter; and- to the City Ctuncil for tho use of the baths-for tho carnival. ■•■'•■ ',■ ■ 1 "•'.'•. THOENDON CLU8.,...,.' .'. ' The twelfth annual-meeting of' the. .Thorn-.'' dci Amateur Swimming Club was held- .in-: A'rmit's Rooms/last evening, Mr. T-.. Ronayne. '■■ . presiding oven a'gathering of about twenty.■ /nsinbers. \.! , ( .■ .'...;'.. ' The chairman,- in presenting, the report and-, balance-sheet (a. precis'of. which has'beon\pub-i, lishcd),: congratulated'the; club on 1 the highly .' satisfactory- position.' disclosed.' : Tlui' club," *'ith a' credit' balance'- of'..£27' 11g: 'lid.;'was■' probably' the strongest club. ■ in- Wellington' at'; the' present time.. This was" largely 'due to' the'energy of the lion.-secretary, Mr.' J.'-H.-. ' M'llroy, the ho'n. :treasiu'eiy Mr. W.-B. Smith,;and.the hardworking committee.'. - . • •"■■ '•; The'adoption ofthe report and.'balance-shoot; was agreed ;to. '.'"",' '■''<.'-.'' ■'),'. Twelve; new members were- elected.' ''; '.■ ~'. ■ The election of officers'fdr I 'the ensuing-season. 1 , resulted as'under;—Patron,- the-Right-Hon.- Sjr J. .G. , Ward;' president,.- Mrl, T;' Rohayn'es' vice-presidents, Drs. A.. Ijard. AV L: Anderson', Messrs: J.- W. Joynt-M.A:, J. P; Maxwell,. H/ Bcauchantp,J. E. Henri's, H..'Nelson; : ,W..C' : Gnsquoinc.S; Bricc,-;"R. -p. Hnjilon, G.,L: Wil-' son, and L.' W. I.udwig; captain,, Mr.. A.-Fall-over; vice-captein,- ; Mr. K. Wiggins; bbri.'treos-' .: nrer,,'Mr. ,W. B; Smith; hon. secretary, Mr." .T. H. M'llroyj.handicapper and starter. Mr., W. B. Smith.s.check-'starior, Mr. J. H,M'llroy'j committee, Messrs. A. W.' Smitlv.F. Roberts,. - D. Joslyn, C.' A. Macdonold, R. Healy, 'J.. Nel6oni- E. Picot, G. M'Kellar;, judges,' Messrs.' H. Henderson;'A; St. Clair',,and C. Gasq'uoihe'j;.,. timekeeper's, Messrs. L. W.'Liidwig nn(l W. 8.Smith; auditor, Jvtr.:A. T.' Clark'; delegates' toV Wellington Centre, Messrs; L'W.Ludwig,'and " D. Joslyn. ' ,\ >Wft) ...,., Votes to thanks' were ai v retiring officers; and lA Mr. arid' Mrs., , ."ivth,'ens-' todians of the Thorridon Baths.