SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 3

SWIMMING.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Wellington Centre of tWNew Zea- ' land .Amateur Swimining.Association hold 'a' mee/ing in the Y.M.C.A. rooms ; last ; ; evening,' Mr. L. \V. Liulwig presiding. : The NV:w,Zealand:Council wrote asking , tlic■ centre .if it would.'floriate a sum" of - money towards; the' erection at Dover of.'a : memorial to Captain Wobb. It was resolved ■ that the: matter' should be ■ left ovor pending receipt of .'further tion.It was decided :to ( send: a. polo team to .. compote. at the. Auckland : meeting, and also to nomiiialo a team for Vj the teams r.ice.of. IBG yards. .. Afr. . Geo. Sadd was' appointed .to select. tho polo. : team, olid the . selection' of: the : team for - t.ha relay race was left' to j[r. li. Healy, '.who will, choose.the team from the' men-, who .niake the northern trip.. Mr.. C. Kelly, was' appointed to manage the Wei- ■: lingtqn team. The Wellington' delegates' to the confer-\ eitco- .in Auckland- • were, urged :to 'recom-. mend(l) That' the next New Zealand ■ -JiampionsUips be given to the Wellington Centre; (2) .tha,t; it is' desirable that .the ':, council adopt a.more just and equitable mode .pt;. allotting the New Zealand cliam-v----pionshij)s;\iri order-to; provide, that' each centre in tuni shall have, tho-opportunity of conducting the championship meeting;'' (3) that the. councilv'i'-,n-nish .all centres ■with; a copy of.the annual "report' and i balance-sheet "at; least' 'fourteen-'days' bo- • foreiho annuariueeting;(4) thatViii. dii'' . posing of; the Government grant. monies,': • after all; charges and liabilities-hav«C been', -provided .for and'a cash balance', not, exciieding J220 left;- the .balance be /equally divided betweoni the .humane and'ctimpeti-.-tive- : l>ran'ches; (5) that" the" coiiiiiSil-be requested to.' negotiate 'ivvith •tile /Australasian Union with a view to; the New 'Zealeii.d' body -.rejoining the. union, thereby'■ 'facilitating!, the:: exchange of'visits; fio-: two'en, Australian and.-New -Zealand swiu>. rners. \ ' .'' : '' : ' ,:.V'-'VV- ■ WATER. POLO. '-•"A.water polo match was 1 played'at tfi#Tliorhdoiußatlis lasti.evening .between •: Thorndon'and Wellington the" for-; ,'mer' winning, by 5: goals' to. 1. . Healy•' (2), >. Bribe,.(2),. and Eoberts'scorcd-', for-Thofn:-donirand-Gosling' scored for. Wellingt'oi.

Advice received 'from. Sydney states, thrt-'v] F. Beaurepaire, thi) brilliant young Vic-- ; ■ to.rian 'swimmer, will bo a competitor at tho Olympic Oa;::c-s at Athens. - , ; ; '. The; Swifts Club is leaving no stone un- : turned in the, endeavour'.;' to' make its . . ~ carnival!at To Aro'Baths' to-day ah'ugo A.?. ■> success.:; A more/-:varied /programme has v /fl;; 'jnever been' presented-totho local public, ' land• those' patrons of the sport ;who aro ..;■ !hot. : 'satisfied with the J efforts made von \ . ~;'v (their behalf, are indeed .hard; to please. :•.;;; . ;The' principal'.'racing cvcnt'.-willflre the . . 'IOOi. Yard-i' Centre Allumipimishii),. -for. ~; . .which a smart bill- well-matched .'Jicld. of ■ 'four - men . - have'' been:; nominated-r-.\-iz.;,' ;'Key". llcalv, Fred:>Roborts, C.. 5.; Brico, . r ;' "t f |and:;B. C.' i'Yoyberg. :' v - : ' l'orty:four swimmers will ■ take partin : ; llie i relay race. including the Old-Hoys' !EC.- leani;' which-'Woi'r lasfc year. v:, y;:-3 • ' A'water polo match between Thorndon s i'S aiid : Swifts promises .to be:;. &eiily.'. con--tested, as thelatteiv-ttem.is.. anxious to ;~; ■ retrieve' the laurels, which' it; lost .early. ,; vj this week. . Apart-from .racing events,'a . V varied list of amusing and 'spectacular;;;;S .items'.-will -bo presented,;;.; and .-.withiv.tne .' v ~/; assistance "of tho.', Tramway Band; things -.. should;go with, a,swing, ... 'y.