SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 932, 27 September 1910, Page 7

SWIMMING.

: THE . THORNDON CLUB. \ In presenting tho report and balancesheet for >the : ' season' 1909-1910; the com-' mittee of the Thorndon Summing Club considers that l '"it cannot'be otherwise . than pleasing; to members' ;to . note the .highly -satisfactory, and - creditable- results Obtained, both as. regards - swimming and' financially." Tlw balance''to - r credit, af■ter; deducting all expenses incurred during'. tho period - under '-review," amounts -to, ,£24 Bs. 7d:; of which 6um ,£27 lis. lid, was' carried:'; forward from'' last' season.' Members, . the/report' continues, '/were' liberally treated in regard to tho provision of. : Bwimminj> events, the - com;mittee; recognisihg .that' its . duty.' lay ;more v ; in ' the directipn-. of'.providing - contests than- in "creating a. large banking account. The ..polo beam showed a marked improvement oil the form of the" .'previous year. /They were- successful in i obtaining,,, the - coveted honour of being' the champions of Wellington;. and the oommi ttee: confidently looks forward to again securing the laurels in the-comiig' ■season. : : /" During the early part -of the -season Mr. J. H. M'llroy resigned tho secretary-' shipjof .'the '.club owing to his .'removal to .Napier.—Mr.: C. -A. Mao Donald was' appointed to continue his duties till the'end of the season. _ Another loss sustaiaed ; by tho club was" that of-Mr. J. Nelson, :who tendered his resignation as . a committeeman .owing to his : being transferred .to: Ceylon.*; .. •- - : The strong financial position is due, in -a'large measure,:, to the generous assistance rendered -by the • supporters of the club, and its thanks are particularly due to the following. for donations:—Sir: J. G. Ward, Drs. A; Izard and:A. L. Anderson,, Messrs. T. Ronayne, J. P. Maxwell, J. W.: Joynt, ■ M.A., J. E.' Henrys, L. W, Ludwig, H. Beauchamp, H. Nelson, W.' :C. Gasqfuoino, S. Brice, and Firth.