SWIMMING

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 24

SWIMMING

BY "HEADER" WELLINGTON'S LOSS MR. P. N. RUNDLE LEAVING HIS NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES FIXTURES. January 31.—Hutt Club carnival, Riddlford Baths. February 11.—Carterton Club carnival, Carterton; Greytown Club carnival (evening), Greytown. February 18.—Wellington Cli* carnival. To Aro Baths. The impending departure of Mr. P. N. Bundle, chairman of the local centre, for Dunedin will leave a gap in swimming circles extremely hard to fill. During the six and a half years that he has been resident in Wellington his very wide and experienced knowledge has always been at the call of anyone interested in swimming matters, and there is not the slightest doubt that his life-long interest in the sport lias boon of wonderful benefit to the local controlling officials. There are practically no branches of the game that Mr. Bundle has not participated in, and his career is one that any swimmer might bo proud of. Certainly no championship honours have ever came his way, but there is no person connected with tho sport who can boast of such a splendid record. In his long association with swimming he has been a successful competitor in racing, diving, and water polo, has found timo to carry out official duties at hundreds of carnivals, has been a member of different centres, fulfilling the offices of secretary and chairman, filled the secretarial chair of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, and also has been president of the Otago Centre. There are other positions he has filled with distinction, notably North Island representative of the council, and his ambassadorship has been full of merit. One testimonial of his valuable work is the handbook compiled on the advantages of swimming, which was circulated to all school children a few years ago. This pamphlet was the means of stimulating the interest amongst the younger generation, and tho resultant benefits have been manifest in many ways. Swimming is not the only sport in which he is interested. Cricket, hockey, lawn tennis, and golf have all received his support. It must be mentioned also that as chairman of the council of the New Zealand Olympic Association he has performed valuable work, and it is regrettable that his services will be lost to that body just at the time when it was being placed on a solid foundation. However, it is pleasing to know that Mr. Bundle's absence is not likely to be permanent, although perhaps of a few years' duration, but his departure is regretted. New Chairman. Mr. P. Coira has been appointed acting-chairman of the local centre until the end of the season, and his first duty was to present' to Mr. Bundle, on behalf of the swimmers of Wellington, a silver cigarette case as a token of the esteem in which he is held. • Several speakers supported Mr. Coira in his eulogies of the services Mr. Bundle had rendered to the sport, and all regretted his departure. The recipient gratefully acknowledged • tho gift., Hutt Valley Carnival. With the national championships now out of the way, the local clubs are making arrangements for their respective carnivals. The first of these will be that of the Hutt Valley Club, who are staging a gathering on Tuesday night next. It is hoped that amongst the competitors will be Norman Dowsett, the New Zealand 100 yards champion. The country clubs, Carterton and Greytown, are displaying interest again aud have arranged to hold their annual carnivals on the 11th February, the former in the afternoon and the latter at night. In previous years a good contingent has_ made the trip, and it is hoped there will be another good representation of town swimmers, but the life-saving competition at Paekakariki on the following day may prevent members of the life-saving clubs from making the trip. Those who do go can bo assured of a very enjoyable time. Worser JJay Events. The Worser Bay Club were favoured with fine weather for their annual carnival on Monday last, and there was a good attendance. Interest in the morning was centred in the life-saving competition, for which the various clubs made good nomination. The march-past competiton—always a spectacular contest —was won by the Lyall Bay Club, who moved well and made a good showing. In the run-out contest Island Bay were top good for their opponents, and scored a very popular win from Maranui, with Lyall Bay third. Owing to a number of swimmers being absent in Dunedin the swimming events did not have the usual number of entries, but nevertheless racing was keen and some good contests were seen. Ulic Shannon was well to the fore in the competitive events, and won decisively the 100 and 220 yards handicaps. He is moving better now than ever previously, and will win again if he can maintain his present form. Mollier (Island Bay), who was second to Shannon in both races, is a promising young swimmer, likely to be as prominent in racing events as his brother Fred. Watson, from the back mark, swam well, but could not quite concede the starts to the place-getters. Nelson Shield Competition. That the local life-saving clubs are at least the equal in proficiency to others in the Dominion is reflected in the result of the Nelson Shield competition. This event is considered the life-saving championship of New Zealand, and by gaining first and second place the Lyall Bay and Maranui Clubs have clearly shown their efficiency, and the bringing back of this trophy to the local beach will be the' cause of gratification to the many supporters of the clubs concerned. The Nagambie crew rowed second to Waitemata at the Yarra, Henley, which recalls the fact that shortly after tho Wanganui Union crew won the interState fours at Hobart in 1910 the writer of these notes received a letter from the secretary of the Nagambie Club, asking to be supplied with full details as to the Union crew's style and methods, states "Victor" in the nui Herald." The writer got into touch with Wally Sharpe and the information sought was supplied. The Nagambie Club's representatives at Hobart'were greatly taken with tho rowing of the Union crew, which was of a very high standard, probably unsurpassed before or since not only in stylo, but also for pace and stamina. Tho secretary of the Nagambie Club stated in his letter that his committeewere desirous of copying as far as possible, the methods of the light blues.