SWIMMING CLUB EVENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1933, Page 6

SWIMMING CLUB EVENTS.

TO-MORROW NIGHTS HANDICAPS.

The Stratford Swimming Club’s captain v. secretary banner competitions will be continued at the club night on Wednesday,' when in addition to club races for which handicaps have been declared, there will be a special 25 yards scratch race to act as a guide in the selection of a relay team. The captain’s and secretary’s polo teams will also play, the captain’s team this week receiving half a goal start. The handicaps are:— Senior Men. 75 yards free style and dive:—First heat: T. J. Haughton scr, J. Weston Bs, J. Carryer 12s, R. Watson 16s, S. Jury 16s. Second heat: A. Robson scr, J .Ryan 7s, R. Trueman Bs, Brien McMillan 14s, M. Thompson 255. Third heat: R. Girling 2s, D. Dymes 10s, T. McCluggage 12s, W. Fastier 12s, D. Butcher 16s. Fourth heat: B. Lonsdale ss, H. Carlyle ss, J. Davis 10s, C. Faulkner 10s, H. Skuse 12s, J. Osmond 12s. Fifth heat: R. Clayton 4s, A. Murdoch 10s, F. Wickham 12s, G. Vinsen 12s, H. Smart 12s. Sixth heat: V. J. Henderson 3s, Bruce McMillan 14s, J. Richards 18s A C. Jury 20s, W. Adams 20s. - ? Intermediate Boys. ■75 yards and 25 yards scratch: First heat: R. Eagar scr, T. Villers 6s, H. Bradshaw 7s, T. Richardson 7s, E. White Ils, K. Jones 12s. Second heat: N. Turnbull scr, S. Hill 6s, C. Cuff 6s, R. Ross Bs, F. Bamford Bs, A. McLean 10s. Senior Ladies. 25 yards free-style and dives:—First heat: Miss R. Black scr, Miss C. Whittlestone ; 2s, Miss E. Collins 3s, Miss P. Crowe ss, Miss B. L. Villers 6s, Miss D. Thompson 7s. Second heat: Miss L. Wickham scr, Miss 'G. Brown 3s, Miss M. Smart ss, Miss J. Young ss, Miss J. Whitmill 6s, Miss C. Wickham 6s. Third heat: Miss M. Nelson 2s, Miss R. Voight 2s, Miss G. Hale 6s, Miss*L. Nelson 6s, Miss C. Whitmill 7s, Miss P. Sanderson Bs. c . ; Junior Boys. 25 yards and 25yds breastroke:—First heat: N. Baker scr (free-style), B. Simpson scr, E. Cuff ss, W. Lamplough 6s, R. White 6s, W. Tocker 7s, F. Richardson 7s. Second heat: R. Masters scr, M. Ryan 2s, T. Rutherford 4s, D. Turnbull ss, A. Foley 9s, B. Rowe 9s. Third heat: W. Davis scr, L. Reader 3s, B. Kivell 4s, Neville Turnbull 7s, R. Cameron 9s, G. Reynolds 9s. Junior Girls. 25 yards free-style; backstroke:—First heat: P. Lee scr (free-style), P. Butchart Is, E. Callaghan 2s, J. Voght 4s, N. Huston 9s. Second heat: R; Webby scr, P. Villers Is, - V. Knight Is, B. Voght ss, E. Boyce 10s. Special scratch race ' (T. J. Haughton, A. Robson, R. Girling eliminated):—First heat:’J. Davis, R. Eagar, Noel Turnbull, J. Weston, J. Ryan. Second heat: B. Lonsdale, B. Trueman, A. Murdoch, R. Dimes. ' STRATFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE. LAST MEETING OF YEAR HELD. A meeting of the Stratford school committee , was held last night, those present being Mr. J. Morrison (chairman), Mrs. P. Thomson, Mrs. J. Petrie, jun., and Messrs. A. Fergusson, C. M. Lindop, H. F. Vosseler, P. T. Aitken and G. A. Carter (secretary). Reporting for the visiting committee, Mr. Ferguson said two visits had been paid and the school was found in good order. A new springboard had been placed and concreting of the dressing sheds had been completed by the swimming club. Mrs. Thomson and Mr. D. R. Turnbull were appointed visiting committee for January. Regarding work to obviate the dust nuisance at the front of the school, Mr. Morrison reported the board had given the committee £l5. It was for the committee to decide whether that was enough to begin with. He said it was' suggested to hold some function to raise funds, but in view of the appeals being made at Stratford at present that appeared rather difficult in the meantime. It was asked whether it was intended that the work should be done during the school holidays. Mr. Morrison said the matter of funds made that impossible, but by the raising of funds by possible functions the work could be done by March.

With a view of obtaining the support of the community it was decided that the Mayor (Mr. J. W. McMillan) be asked to call a public meeting early in February to consider means of raising