SEAGULL SWIMMING CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8750, 4 June 1914, Page 9

SEAGULL SWIMMING CLUB

The club’s annual report congratulates members on tno success obtained during the past year. Tms season tu© president. Dr Flaute-Miills, donated a handsome trophy, wnicii waq awarded -to 'the best all-round swimmer. Four events were held, namely diving, 10U yards medley. M): yards’ breast stroke and tO yards back stroke, and a 50 yards dash. lOaoh resulted in a win Jot Mira Oiyvo Arthur, with Mies Daisy Bolton second in the plunge and Miss Bridget Gibbs gaming second place in the latte*’ throe events, thus winning Mrs F. Grady’s trophies. Dr Piarts-Mills, Mrs N. Wright and Mies K. Arthur acted as judges in. these events. A squad was trained, by tiie ban, instructress for life saving, but only three .went up tor the ox urination and ware successful in passing, two for tho "award of merit/ (Musses Gibbs and Bolton) and one (Mite Nojan) for the proficiency certificate, but she has yet to complete her best. Thero would 1)41,0 been more entrants for the examination, but members found the object diving, which ns compulsory, a. ditlicu.lt task, aiid tho date of the examination was rather late in the season. It is. somewhat disheartening that more did not gain the awards of the society after the time the instructresses devoted to them, ihe two young ladies that passed for their “award of merit” are the next in Wellington to Miss 0. Arthur to gain this honour. It is the second highest award of the Royal Life Saving Society, and a somwhat difficult task to perforin. This year the school girt’ qbampi<*nsh*P was hold under tho auspices of the club, and under the management of the captain. Mira Olyve Arthur. These were raced off admirably, and the successful competitors w«te Misaes derate . 'Aiken and Viva Leicester, Maranui and Terraco schools respectively, These two. promising little swimmers are both thirteen years of ago. During the season a number of club races wore decided, and great enthusiasm was shown by all. The programme had beau a yarned one, breast stroke, medley, plunging, handicaps, diving and crocodile events haying been competed in. At the Nfv.Zeaiffind clmmpionahips held at Blenheim daj?t February. the club was represented to its captain. Miss Olyye Arthur, who ed second (dead heat) in the fit) yards and second in 75 yards handicaps. At the Masterton ladies’ carmyal, also held in February, wo were reprinted by Miraes B- Gibbs and L. Bolton, and both were successful m gaining Iwnoure. in several events, The fwmeu obtained four seconds and one first, and the totter bavin*? three seconds and two firsts to her credit. At. this meeUng Miss Bolton lost the Bridge , cup, aO yaads handicap 03 !)? half a yard trophy was presented uy tho vice {Seat. Mr A. B, Bart, anJ was vei? keenly contested for, Mira O. Arthur, with 27 points, winning from Miss B. Gibbs by the narrow margin of two points. The executive has been a very busy one 00 the report phows. the club desires to thank the following. Drs Plairta-MiUs. A, L- . Anderson and A 1C Newman M-P-, Rev. Father HickF. Grady mid NWright. Mass A- Cole. Messrs A. E. g Langdon, A, Laursiison, a. Coltman, J. Alexander, C. l Fietcher, Cig Malin. W. Douglas, J. futons )““*• c- A- tunes, M- Heiuejuann and C. Bay for donations and trophies Birch (secretary Y W.C.A.) Messrs A. Wilton (caretaker Ta Jtro baths). H. Ashford, T. Arthur G. Neal, W. L. Collier,' and A. A. Somerville.