SWIMMING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14447, 13 February 1909, Page 10

SWIMMING.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS,

(Per United Pbkss Association.)

TIMARU, February 12. _R. Healy (Wellington) won the 440 Yards Swimming Championship in 6min 8 3-sseo, Champion (Auckland) being second in 6min 16 3-Ssec, and Dodge (East Christ-church) third, in 6niii> 13 2-'ssec. Healy won by 10 yards, and hep.t Champion's New Zealand record of Crmin Msec. The 100 Yards Championship resulted : Ronayne (Wellington) 1, Champion (Auckland) 2, Dodge, (Christchurch) 3. Champion finished first, but as he did not touch the bath top before Ronayne, who was a few inches behind him, did so be lost first place. Time, 66 4-ssec. The New Zealand record is 65sec (held by Champion). One-mile Championship.—Healy (Wellington),'26min 45 3-Ssec, 1; Manhire (Addington), 27min 25 4-sscc, 2; M'Millan (Dunedin), 27min 28sec, 3. Rich (Opawa) was the other starter. Won by 80 yards. Manhire was a yard in front of M'Millan. The last-named led for 50 yards, and then Healy took charge, tind was never caught. The previous New Zealand record, by M'Millan, was 28min 17 l-6sec. Canterbury No. 1 team won the Polo Championship from the Swifts (Wellington)

CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES. (Per United Press Association.) TIMARU, February 12. A conference of delegates representing the Wellington, Auckland, Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Hawke's Bay Centres of tho Amateur Swimming Association was held lust evening. Mr George Harris, president of the council, was nominated to the chair, lie said that ho must decline to attend tho nicotinjr m any other capacity than that of chairman, and, as he considered (be conference a very improper one when a controlling authority was already in existence, he could not associate himself with it, and retired. Mr Ludwig (president of Ihe Wellington Centre) was thereupon voted to the chair. Ho pointed out that it was not at all unusual for delegates of bodies affiliated to one association to meet in conference apart from the parent association. A long discussion took place in regard io (he mothod of allocating tho Government grant of £200, dissatisfaction being expressed with the present system of apportioning £100 to lninmno work and £100 to tho competitive branch, while only £30 was left for tlio centres after making provision for championship-medal,, school medals, and certificates. It was recommended that a larger sliuro of the grant should be apportioned to the competitive than to tho humane branch. A suggestion that tho council should bold the moneys available for distribution as a fund for the encouragement, of swimming clubs and for assisting in the construction of baths was favourably discussed, and it was decided to request the centres to consider what minimum number of clubs should constitute a osntrc, tho opinion being expressed that it was not right for one club to form a, centre. The Auckland proposition that the championship meeting should extend over at least three days, with at least ono day's interval between each dav's rat-in" was lost. * a ' It was agreed to make the conference annual, the arrangements to bo made by the centre holding the championships for the year.