ATHLETIC COMPETITION
TRAINING THE YOUTH THE HERBERT SMITH FUND [Per United Press Association.] HAMILTON, February 1. The prize of £25 recently offered by the trustees of the Herbert Smith Fund has been awarded to Sir Douglas Seymour, solicitor, of Hamilton, and to Mr B. O'Neill, secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Christchurch, both of whom submitted schemes which the trustees adjudged to be of equal merit. The prize will be divided. The late Mr Herbert Smith left £IO,OOO to be expended by his trustees over a period of seven years by way of prizes for athletic competitions amongst the youth of New Zealand between the ages of nine and fifteen years. He authorised the trustees to offer a prize of £25 to the person submitting a scheme most suitable for the carrying out of his wishes into effect. About thirty schemes were submitted.
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Evening Star, Issue 19779, 1 February 1928, Page 6
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