SWIMMING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 8

SWIMMING.

NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR. SWIMMING ASSOCIATION. A special meoting of tho Canterbury mom-' bers of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association was held at the Municipal Uatus last evening. Mr G. Reece presided. 'lhe meeting was called to consider motions puv forward by Messrs E. Etdridge and JJ. Cou.ter. Mr Eldr.dife'd proposal was that the motion ue.: ding to reswim the 100 yards race in which i!ardley competed should be rescinded, and that the r«&uha of the race shoiua stand as at first. _ _ After some discussion, it was decided to ask the officials who had charge of the carnival in question tt> into the matter and report to tie Centre. Cons deration of Mr Coulter's motion, thai any member of a, club who had been financial lor five years eh-ii-d be eligible t-> compoio in. the Harris Cup competition, was deferred. BANCTORA CLUB. The annual meeting; of the North Canterbury Am.ueur Swimming Club was held last night m Kangiora. when Mr H. H. Dix presided over an attendance of fourteen, members. Tho report stated that the membership ha;l decreased during the year from 109 to S2. Eleven members of the dub were on active serv.c.e and two more were waiting to go to 'irentham. The last (season had not been very successful from a swimming ptint of view, owing mainly to the prevalence of cold easterly winds. The bath had not been sc well attended as in previous years, and very few entries had been received for the races held. The club's carnival had been raosi successful. The balance-sheet sh.wed tha the receipts had amounted to £55 18s 6d and tho expenditure to £l9 l&s 4d, leaving n credit balance of £6 0s -2d. The stun of £l3 15s had been received as donations to the trophy fund, and trophies to the value o. £2l 4s 9d had been given during the year. The report and balance-sheet were adanted. Officers were elected as follow Patrons, Hon D. Buddo, M.P., iho Mayor (Mr C. L Jennings), Majcr ti. JorCon and Dr T. A. Will; president, Mr W. Wilson; vice-presi-dents, Messrs H. C. D. van A sell, \V. S Shilton and E. B. P. Brown; club captain, Mr J. Kiniev; deputy ca.p'.nin, Mr J. Jordan; honorary secre, ary and treasurer. Mr S. L. Patereon; honorary auditor. Mr C. J Jennings; genera., committee. T. Hills, T. Blake. Cobden Cox. L. W. Wi'son and E. E. Crawshaw; delegates to the Centre. Messrs E. Xor don and R. Hamil on. Fourteen resignations were received and accepted, and one member was elected. It was decided that, members on active service chould be Honorary member oi tne club. , A voto of thanks WP.K ncccixloct 10 tiic Borough Council for the use of tJie ba'h during the season. Votes of thinks to retiring officers and to the citron", ot trophy's were carried.. A letter was rccen-ed from the Canterbury Centre proposing that, three central carniva s P,i,ou*d be, held duriivj 'the coming year the profits to bfl pooled. it was decidt-ci i. ins ruct thf club's delegates. not to undertake liability in regard to the proposal for the present.