SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 784, 6 April 1910, Page 5

SWIMMING.

I MEETING OP WELLINGTON ....CENTRE.' There was:, a good deal of discussion at tho meeting of the Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.S.A. on Monday evening with reference to the proposal to establish a life-saving and surf club. It was eventually decided that a mooting ,bo convened by the chairman' of the centre with the object of forming such a club, and that Messrs. Shields and Ludwig be authorised to arrange with the Mayor as to details. It was agreed, on .the motion of Mr. G. S. Hill, that the centre protest against the action of the N.Z.A.S.A.. in ignoring tho recommendations of a conference of delegates from swimming centres held in Auckland in February last. Messrs. B. 0. Freyberg, Hill, and .the chairman were appointed a committee to draft a lottor to tho council on the subject. Y.M.C.A. CLUB'S CROUCH CUP. At the Te Aro Baths on Monday opening R. Baker defeated W. G. Morpeth in a race to decide who should havo tho Y.M.C.A. Club's Crouch Cup. Baker gave Morpeth Usee, start, and won by two yards in 72 3-ssec RESULT OP TEAMS- HANDICAP. A 150 yards t«ims handicap hold at the Thorndon Baths on Monday evening was won by W. Wiggins, E. Donovan; and E. Picot.. ■. . • • Tho following is a list of boys from itho Kilbirnie School who have qualified for swimming certificates . during tho present season :—1760 yards—Frank Weine, Lisle Scoullar;' 1000 yardsAnthony ; Callaghan,' 'Frank Rudd; 900

yards—Ralph-'Fisher; 600 yards—Gordon Heald, Eric Williams; 550 yardsHarry Gates;,soo yards—Clarenco Williams; 450 yards—Lawrence Weino and Alfred Pinckney; 300 yards—Cyril Giblin; 250 yards—George Gilbertson, Geoffrey Rayward, Wm. Price, Edgar Whabcr, John Phillips; 225 yards—Cecil Williams.