SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22231, 4 October 1935, Page 9

SWIMMING

EASTERN SUBURBS CLUB t v Tho report presented at the annual meet- - mg of the Eastern Suburbs Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club -at St. Heliers lust evening stated that the committee had been very active in organising the club - ■-«: and in formulating means ofgfetrengthening it. A concert staged recently had resulted in a profit of £ll, and the club would com-Sr mence the new season with a credit balance of nearly £2O. The necessity of having a r i swimming pool erected in the district was an important matter considered by the committee. A deputation, representative of all the sporting and social bodies in the eastern area, had met the Parks Committee of the City Council, which had referred the matter to the city engineer and the baths supervisor for a joint report. Members were urged to interest themselves in water polo and life-saving, for II.? which coaching classes would be formed. It was also intended to engage special coaches for selected members. The membership totalled 152. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, the Mayor, Mr. Ernest Davis; vice-patron, Mr. K. B. Myers; president, Mr. A. L. J. Parker; chairman, Mr. L. Munro; honorary secretary, Mr. "W. O. Stockleyj assistant-secretary. Mr. C. Hamil- ' ton; honorary treasurer, Mr. K. Perkins;-?- ;. delegate to Auckland Surf Life-Saving Asso-7; ciation; Mr. C. Hamilton; delegate to Auck- .• land Head Centre, Royal Life-Saving ,r *~. Society, Mr. G. W. Bell; delegates to*" Auckland centre, New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Messrs. L. Munro and H. E. Carde: honorary solicitor, Mr. K. L. Brookfteld; honorary auditor, Mr. F. \ T. Eyre; honorary medical officers. Drs. C. Horton, Elizabeth K. Hughes; committee. ' Messrs. A. Twiname, O. Smith, N. Negus, - - D. Munro, J. Espie, E. Carter, I. McChesney, W. T. Stanton, H. E.. Carde. Q. W. Bell, F. C. Webster, R. Harrison, and Mesdames W. Williams, J. Espie. MORRINSVILLE CLUB [bt telegraph—OWN correspondent] MORRINSVILLE, Wednesday The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Morrinaville Swim-- - ming Club-.—President, Mr. R. G. Vivian; vice-president*, Canon Karaka and Mr. W. Morrison; secretary and treasurer. Mr. E. W. Clark; assistant-secretary, Mr. R. Clark; „. committee, the president, vice-presidents, secretary, assistant-secretary and Messrs. N." F. Barker, J. Morrison, R. Clark, W. Deflch, - J. Lee and F. Baflley; auditor, Mr. W. McPherson; handicapper, Mr. W. Morrison; delegates to centre meeting, Messrs. - W. Morrison and E. W. Clark. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £l3 10s. The gate receipts of the only open carnival, at which a party of Auckland swimmers competed, amounted to £26 10a. ' During the season H. Karaka, a young Morrinsville swimmer, won the" 33 l-3yds and 66 2-3 yds South Auckland junior boys' championships. SOUTH AUCKLAND CENTRE T* NEW TROPHY PRESENTED [from our own correspondent] CAMBRIDGE, Thursday The annual meeting of the South Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association was held in Cainbridge last evening. Eighteen delegates attended. The financial statement showed a satisfactory position. The meeting- decided that the Rotorua Maori championships should be held on February 6. The New Zealand intermediate championships will be' conducted by the Rotorua Club, and the New Zealand junior championships by the Ohinenlutu Club of Rotorua. The South Auckland swimming titles to be contested at club carnivals wero allocated as follows:—Matamata, men's 50yds; Te Awamutu, men's 100 yds; Old Boyu', flying squad; Morrinsville- men's i Thames, breaststroke; Old Technicals, men's*;;'; dive; Rotorua, men's 220 yds; Cambridge, s r >J, backstroke, Y.M.C.A. ladiee' 50yds: Paeroa, ; 75yds; Te Puke, ladies' dive; Waihi, men's 440 yds, ' . ' - Carnival dates will be:—Rotorus, December. 11, January 29, March 6; Cambridge,* ;: January 11, February 22; Morrinsville, Feb-' ruary 11, March 10; Old Boys', February. 8; Te Awamutu, January. 30, February 27 Matamata, December 3, February 18; Pae- > roa, January 18. 1 The election of officers resulted:—Pt.tron, • Mr. W. Wilkinson (Cambridge); president,?'.., Mr. E. Clayton Greene (Hamilton)vice-*" presidents, the presidents of all clubs; hon. secretary. Mr. R. S. Entwistla" ? (Cambridge); hon. auditor, Mr. A. R. Bachelor (Cnmbridge); local officer, Mr. R. Entwistle; emergency committee, the patron, ;. president and secretary. , , .. i;" A silver trophy has been presented to the .... centre by the Rotorua Swimming . Club. ";' The trophy is to be kno>vn as the Creig s ' Mixed Relay Cup- and will be competed for 1 " 1 in tho centre's territory, by mixed relay teams of two men and two women, swimming 66 2-3 yds each. The contests will be on a challenge basis. The cup was originally presented to tho Rotorua Club for ladies' water polo by Sir (Louis Creig, K.8.E.. of London, but interest has lapsed in that sport, so the trophy has been handed to the South Auckland centre.