SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1589, 5 November 1912, Page 9

SWIMMING.

WOESER BAY. CLUB. MEETS. . > The second annual'general meeting .of' the lVorser Bay. Swimming Club was held On Friday'evening, Mr. J.'Brodie presiding.; ' • ! by ireans of'aq ,^%fl'clWMe^iS'Jißr ;j explained - by 'Sir; J;" jj? .Atkins,' cKa'irma'n of "'Aft&r some | as tion Was pa'isefr"4mpDwerhi'g.th'e')leleCT.i^ , to vote as. they : thoiight it' .tlie coming. ■' ■.■■'. meeting of delegate's! ; ' .■'< ' the'oT)ject''of paying off.'fhe debt., . onVtho i club-house,.-Mr!' T, : Hall moved . 'thai?' the: club bo 1 raised.. to 6s. for : a:"penod "of years/ .Tlie'mat- : ter was rtl'erred lo a'spwiial general meeting to be;held' ! shortly;'V : ' The ;.'an'nual report ' and balance-sheet . Iwere/iead-'ahd adopted..' 'The former congrattflated; the on. its: steady ..progress . the membership, of thocliib' The, present '.'i5".225. ' S'ttbVcd'.'tJie; amount of J "• pasif'in'■ ffand .53i* and; the'' - excess of assets "over 'liabilities' L£l2 lis. lid. - , ■ for the coining' -- year" ; resultedas'follows':—Patron, Mr. W. k' '• . MiV J: Brodtafre-elected);'vice-presidents, .Messrs. G. B.,Bowie,.'H.',Clelehd, C. J. .Crawford,; W. Doughty,-; W. H.; ..Green,- J; Paul,. AY. W;. Eountree, J: Stevens, : 'H. E. Richards, A! E. Mabini. J/ J?. . Atkins, .W. L. Lawrence, J. P.. Luke,"and V,.8. ; Mere-, dith; captain, Mr. 0. T. Bell; vice-cap-tain, Mr. G. li. Grten; secretary and trea-. surer,"Mr."J/E: Hughes; starter, Mr. P. Palmer;; time-keeper,,-. Mr. .S. T. 'Silver;, handicapper, Mr. ,H; Eountree; auditors, . Messrs.'Ai'Jl. Stewart and H. L.Mitchell;, committee, Messrs.'W; . A. Berry, F. ; .'De. ■ ' -Rose/C.Duck,:■E. Fuller, S. Gardner, L. 1 Green, and H. Eountree,' delegates.'to the j . Wellington. Centre,. Messrs; ' E. FulTerton. ' end -C. T;. Bell; ladies' ;Miss Doughty; Miss D. Kircher; committee, Mesdames ; 1 Bradley, . Berry, Brodie, Kircher. Meredith/and Eountree, and Misses Kircher.and. O. MacFarlane. :,,: -AMERICAN ATHLETES, PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN TOUR. Mr.'- ! R. -Coombes;'president of the 'Aiis- - . tralasian: Amateur'-Uiiioh; ;hns written' to the N.Z.A.A.A.-(states the. Sydney "Re--feree") informing- thii't- body that.'the A.A; Union-esecutive'-had-sent-a;copy-of ..the ■: the Dominion -'authorities' to- all the State'' A'sso- : eiatioris, although so far no answer had . been, received. . If>the' i 'N'.Z.A.A.A; cared to negotiate ' direct -.'there was -riotthe . slightest .objection-- on- the'"part of • tho •union'-executive! :,He offered the purely . personal suggestion that the' team should if possible; include, George j'Horine and Ifalph Rose—two world's record holder's, and -jiien" .with-big. a 6prin'tef (possibly. -Ira Conrtenay) and a middle-'disianco / ruinier, (probably Clarence Edmundspn). If a fifth man came,! ■ . every'.effort -should:-be ; ma'de 'to- secure Fred Kelly, the Olympic champion' hurdler.; --The ■ opinion 'was' also' voiced that Mr. "Win.'Unmacki should ;be asked' to ' accompany the party as guide, friend, »nd manager. : :