PECK SHIELD AWARD

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 119, 13 February 1935, Page 3

PECK SHIELD AWARD

Maranui B Team Winner " DEFINITE “ RULING” After a delay in making an award owing to some doubt about the rules, the Peck Shield, competed for in the harbour race on Saturday, was awarded at last nighUs meeting of the Wellington Swhnming _ Centre to the Maranui B team, with the lowest points aggregate. The shield was not awarded after the race last Saturday, for although the Wellington club finished with the first four men home, the Hutt club pointed out that its first four men had a lower points aggregate. It was found that the Maranui B team‘had a lower aggregate still, and the final decision, resting between the Wellington and Maranui B teams, was held over.

The original ruling, as read by the secretary, Mr. N. N. Oldershaw, was drawn up five years ago, aud said that . teams should be of four men, and that points be allotted on the harrier system, that is, that four places be taken into consideration, and that points be awarded accordingly, the winning team gaining the minimum points. Later the roles were amended to include six men in a team, their first four places to be counted.

The Fairer Way. “The fairer way to award the shield would be that the first four men home should be the winners,” said Ml). O. S. M. McCartney. The harrier system should be cut out altogether. The points system had always . been used, said Mr. Oldershaw, except in one year, when the Lyall Bay team was the only one with four to finish. The programme used for the race was very misleading to the public. | It was definitely placed on the minutes that the Maranui B team with 45 points won the shield, with the Hutt team next with 49, and Wellington third with 51. On behalf of the Maranui club Mr. E. B. Hughes accepted the shield. It was decided that a copy of Peek Shield rules for future contests be’ sent to all clubs. Tepid Baths Proposal. “I think we should make some protest to the City Council concerning its lack of provision of closed-in tepid baths, in view of the recent discussion,” said Mr. McCartney. There was a suggestion, said Mr. McCartney, that the Te Aro baths be enlarged. but if they were run by private enterprise they would be closed by the Health Department inninediiately. They had not been cleaned out for 30 years. The City Council was side-tracking the centre in every way, and the enlargement of the Te Aro baths would not overcome difficulties. It would not be of benefit to the citizens of Wellington. He moved that a deputation be formed to wait on the Mayor to discuss the matter. Mr. P. F. Coira said that the proposal of the extension of the Te Aro baths should be supported as well as the tepid baths proposal. It was decided that a deputation consisting of Messrs. D. S. M. McCartney, E. B. Hughes, V. L. Allan, A. A. Jenkins, P. F. Coira and the executive meet the Mayor and the baths committee of the City Council.

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