SWIMMING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 10 (Supplement)

SWIMMING.

ASSOnATION MEETING. The Council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association met last (MWi when Uiere were present—Mr W. fc.. i#. Bishop (president!, Messrs W. H. Benson Otagol, C Atkinson (South Auckland). J. ToonW < Canterbury). B. O'Neal (Wellington), C. Brynut (Wanganui). i. R. Buduinan (Nelson), F. C. Fantham (Westland), and H. McD. Vincent (Hawke's Bay). Mr \. M. Farnall, the associabon s North Island representative, wTote reporting^ that the Manawatu Centre bad now been formed will, headquarters at Palaerstan Sort*. The report was adopted, the boundaries being fixed tentatively as suggesledby the new centre, hut not including the town or by the Centre for a Dominion record for t« yards swan, bv N. Batchelor at the Municipal Trpid Baths on April 21 in 6min M ' 1-asec was referred lo the Hecords Committee, Tlie Olago Centre wrote sppljmg for Uie next New Zealand and Dominion UtoWIMI ships to be held in Dunediu n February and stating (hat it was able to carry out the conditions. . , ... lh The hon. secretary pointed "***"■ Otago Centre bad not. as ****£}u!2?L plied with the rubs this season rdatol \H the forwarding of a return of *«*«**; By the rules the Olago Centre couid be "jfr Bentm read a personal letter from Mr had been revived in swimming. Then. »« an excellent prospect that mat»«•?«£»« the municipal baths would »'» •« died. Mr bundle further claimed that the Olago Centre had been promised the thamP ~T l ™ decided thai the Otago Cerdre should be written to requesting that ft "Lhou d complv with the rules by forwarding a Ire urn of clubs, prior to. the MsooaUodeciding where the championships should be allocated. A WANGANUI PROTEST. (Special lo The Son-1 YVANGANVI, May 2. \t -i meeting of the Wanganui Cenbe of the New Zealand Amateur Swimmuiiug \ssoclation. It was decided to enter an emphatic protest against the action of the Wellington Centre and the new Manawatu centre In Irvine lo have Marlon cut out at the Wanganui centre boundaries and included in the Manawatu areaIt was pointed out thai Maifon has never been consulted in the matter, and the dub of thai town was really opposed to the proposal There was a community of interest Letween Wanganui and Marlon that did not exist between Marton and Palmerston North Moreover, the Wanganui centre had always done its very best to n-rouragt swimming in all districts witbin its boun- ' it" was decided to forward the protest i» the Council at Chrislcburch. Regret was also expressed that the Wellington centre bad failed to excrete the usual courtesy and extend an invrtaUuii to Wansanui to be preserf ■« ** g"££* when the formation ol a centre at la i < - sti-n North and Ihe proposed boundaries were being discussed.