SWIMMING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 279, 25 November 1936, Page 5

SWIMMING

WATER POLO CONTESTS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. DRAW FOR FIRST RO UN ). Deciding at an executive committee meeting on Monday night to puy the first round of the water polo championships before Christmas, the Wanganu- Swimm.ng Cfntre has draw n up the roster of games and has appointed re r erees. Teams have been entered lor the A anc B championships by the four iocal clubs—Wanganui Central, Wanganui East, Gonville and Aramoho. The A and B teams will play on the same nights, this arrangement giving two gan.es of polo on each occasion. The following is the draw for the matches in both A and B championships, together with the location and the referee appointed:— First Round. Aramoho v. Wanganui Central, at Aramoho, on Tuesday, December 8; Mr. Heald. Gonville v. Wanganui East, at Gonville, on Thursday, December 10; Mr. G. Thrush. Second Round. Gonville v. Wanganui Central, at Central bath, on Wednesday, December 9; Mr. G. Thrush. Aramoho v. Wanganui East, at Wanganui East, on Thursday, December 17; Mr. D. Gowan. Third Round. Wanganui Central v. Wanganui East, at Central bath, on Wednesday, December 16; Mr. J. Heald. Gonville v. Aramoho, at Aramoho bath on Tuesday, December 15; Mr. C. Thrush. WANGANUI CENTRE EXECUTIVE COJIMITTEE MEETS. CARNIVAL PREPARATIONS. Preparations for forthcoming carnivals were advanced at a meeting of [the executive committee of the Wanganui Swimming Centre on Monday night, when the president, Mr. P. L. Dickson, was in the chair. Also preIsent were Messrs. R. Harrison, C. iThrush, J. Heald, C. Marshall, L. [Bonner, C. Downey, A. Bryson, C. (Goldsbury, A. Gurney, C. A. Palmer, A. Muller and F. W. Bridges (hon. secretary). Apologies were received from Mrs. (Capt.) Bonner, Messrs. H. Tyler, J. Cotterill and F. Lind. An appl cation for affiliation, together with afliliation fee of £2 2s, was received from the Hunterville Swim-, ming Club. The president expressed i pleasure at this indication of interest.' It was decided to forward the application to the New Zealand Council. I A programme committee consisting'

of Messrs. P. L. Dickson, W. R. Brown and F. W. Bridges was set up, and it was decided to leave to this committee consideration of the Gonville Club’s application for a carnival on Thursday, Decern iter 10. The programme for the Christmas carnival at the Gonville bath on Monday, December 28, was also left to the I programme committee, and officials for the committee were appointed, j With regard to the Christmas Carniival committee's request tor co-opera-tion in staging a river race on New Year's Day, delegates decided that the committee be informed that the Centre could not see its way clear to run such an event on that day. Regarding the notice that permission was being sought to form a Bay of Plenty Centre, it was decided that the Centre's delegate be instructed to support the move, and he is also to be informed that it is the Centre's desire to support the Auckland motion to abolish the registration fee. The Otago Centre's motion that the headquarters of the New Zealand Council be moved from Christchurch was not supported. The president reported having interviewed Dr. Kendrick Chr.stie regarding the allocation of a trophy, th: donor indicating that he was in accord with the suggestion that it be awarded for the B grade polo championship. This was agreed to. It was decided that the first round of the water polo championships be arranged so that it may be completed before Christmas. I Delegates decided to adhere to th ’ decision to hold “Learn-ro S'mm" week from December 5 to 12, but to I co-operate in the national week in