DUNEDIN AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB.

Evening Star, Issue 12928, 26 September 1906, Page 6

DUNEDIN AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB.

' The following is the report • to be presented to the jmnual meeting of members on Friday next:— Your Board have much pleasure in submitting the sixth annual report, togetiwr vith a. statement of rccdpta and expenditure, for the year ended September 12 1906 As will,be soefu by the statement, the. takings at the botiia fell off considerably during the season owing to the extremely cold and wet weather experienced during tho. months of. January, February, March, and April; also to the fact that on several occasions the cement works were closed down; and we could not get any water at the baths. The* membership of the club was about the same as last season, with tho exception of the ladies, who did not attend the baths in .such numbers as in the preceding season. 1 he following schools attended the baths during tho season:—Union, street (boys and girls), North-east Valley (boys), Forbury road (boys), St. Hilda's Collegiate (girls), Girls' High School, Industrial School (boys and girls), and Dr Heinemann'sSchool (boys). Several of the schools did not avail themselves of tjlic privilege during the season, other classes taking up their time. The result was that about 600 children; attended tho baths through tlie schools during the season, and the greater number of them learnt to swim. The club are again very much indebted to tho Dunedin City Council for their generous donation to the funds. The thanks of the club a-ro due to councillors for their support during the past season. Your Board wish to thank tho following gentlemen for donations and prizes (raring the season: His Worship tho Mayor, Messrs C. F., Qreenslado, J. A. Park, E. Moller, J. Morrin, and others; also the subscribers towards tho fund for sending Mr I'l J. Dawson to Nelson to compete in the New Zealand championships. Three race carnivals were held during the season, and the best racing seen in Otago since the club have been formed was witnessed, the times for the different distances being the fastest up to tho present. The Cttago and Southland'" 100 Yards Championship was won by 10. J. Dawson, M. C. Buttcrfield being second, both members of the club, who went down to Invercargill to compote. The time for the race was 2sec faster thaji the 100 Yards New Zeaknd Championship, which was held in Nelson. The Otago Schoolboys' Championship was again won by members of the club, Messrs W. Bucbau and Robert W. Tyrie being first and refund respectively.