LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 57

LAND AND WATER.

The oounoil of the New Zealand Swim* ming Association* and the Canterbury Gentre have (says the Press) come to a disagreement over the liability for the deficit on. the Australasian championship meeting-, held in Christchuroh in February of last year. The matter was referred to at the meeting of the centre on Friday evening. ' It was stated that the centre undertook the management of the meeting after having ■ received verbal assurances from various individual members of the council that any deficit would be made good by the council. The meeting resulted in a loss of £53, but the oounoil declined to recognise any, liability. The centre, on making an application for the money, was requested to circularise clubs for contributions, and thi« was done. The result, however, waa entirely unsatisfactory, the eluba being sympathetic but unfinanoial. The council is now, it was stated, approaching the centre* through their delegates to the council. Strong exception was taken by Mr Walter Johnston to some remark* made at a oounoil meeting accusing the oenttfe of dilatorinese in tackling the position. Mr Johnston said that the centra had shown more energy than the council. . The commercial travellers of Dunedia and InveroargiU have tried conclusion*, in football and cricket at Batdutha. The latest proposal is a bowling contest, and this is likely to eventuate before long. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. HAWERA, March 4. - The following are the results of the matches' **WBs!r COAST SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP, 100 yds (Breast Stroke).— F. R. Turn* bull (Hawera) 1, Swanson (New Plymouth) 3. YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.-Cummin* (Wangianui) 1, Pfoukuch (New Plymouth) 2. T j£ VtwDS^CHAMPIONSHIP.-Bridge. (Wanganui) 1, A. Hunter (Hawera) 2. Time,. CHAMPIONSHIP.-Bridge* (Wianganni) 1, A. Hunter (Hawwra) 2. Time, 6min 40sec. .„.,«• Turnbull has won the Breast Stroke Champic^hip three March 8. . The ohief event at the V.M.C.A: Club'a swimming carnival to-night was the 100 yd« Championship of Auckland, which resulted as follows:— M. E. Champion 1, D. Stewart 2, F. Kernott 3. Time, 65 l-ssec. LADIES' SWIMMING RACES. ! MASTEBTON, MARCH 6. The Wairarapa Ladies' Swimming Club* sports were held to-day. The sporU were ol a very private nature, and no males were allowed to b» present. Even the press re» presentativ«s were exoluded. Taking such steps as these is strongly commented on by, th« publio and *!«> by a number of members of the club. The general opinion is that it will not be conducive to the success of the, club. The 25yds Championship was won btf Miss E. Cunningham; 25jds Handicap by Mrs N. James; the Long Dive by Mm Dwyer; Neatest Header, Miss Cunningham;' Fancy Swimming, Miss Cunningham; Platediving, Miss Reardon and Mrs "W-heeley a ti». The 25yds School Championship wa# woe by A. O'Leary. LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, March 6. The Management Committee of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association to-night decided to postpone the selection of the ladies' team to visit Australia pending a reply being received from Sydney with reference to accommodation. The New SoutU Wales Association offered £10 towards the expenses, but this waa not deemed sufficient, as accommodation fox the whole team waf promised. The association had written t< the English Association, asking if it w*( possible to get a visit of English player* but a reply was received ihat tihe majority ol the Home players could not get away iron their business. The Doherty brothers would poMtibly visit Australia, and it was likedj that they would include New Zealand in theii tour.