SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 4

SWIMMING.

r ■■ ■■■■■■ ■ . ; 1 ■ ' TUB -WELLINGTON CENTEE. ! i ' EATHERLIVELY. j • A meeting of the delegates to the Wet- j , lington Swimming Centre was held in tho Y.M.C.A. last evening,' Mr. P. J. Atkius , ■ presiding. :,■■ : . - -■■ V , ,', : .Tho meeting was. called for the purpose 1 I W discussing the question o£ financing and' .J r dispatching ,a. team of ..representative . swimmers.to JVanganui.,'. , v .;„, i .• ' The ohairmaii explained at tho outset < . that the present' financial position of the i -centre was roughly .£2O to X 25 to credit. "I . Mr., Shieldij raised- the question- of, tho . t* takings', nt'. tho centre's ■:. carnival".' "Mr. i I) Blick.,(secretary) replied that the takings . oil tho first day had amounted to about f > J.'B3, aud on the second day to X 33. 2 ; -Mr. Bell (Worsor Bay Club) considered, i ; that it was wrong to ask delegates to at- < > tend a meeting .to discuss the question' I . of financing a team to Wanganui, unless 1 ! delegates, had, firet been 'given a '"state- ' ment of the centre's financial position. i 1 : Mr. Hill said that tbtf exeoutive commiti tee .should take tho whole of' the "de|e- ' l gates'into its .confidenco, and give a proi. per'statement of the receipts and cxpendi- : ture in connection with tho carnival; ( . : Tho chairman remarked that tho centre - could contributors to tho expenses of a ! [ team. He considered that the centre .( ought to keep ft as he anticipated t 1 bringing over another team'; of Sydney .1 i swimmers next year. / •• 1 . .'."Mr. Shields thought that the \centre t V should not keep any balance to; a i team from Australia; He was of opinion I i that the money should be spent in send- • ing a strong represehtativo team to : Wa- . • nganui. • He' moved: "That tho ccntrc I should 1 not, ,at present, pay over the t ■ which'it owes to the Royal Life Saving ' ! Society." ' •■ ■ ." i , . Mr.'G; S..Hill:seconded the motion pro- i i forma. , ■■ * ■ ■ . ' , i . Mr. Healy said that it would be better t ■ to send a; "sprinter" and a long-distance, 't man to Wauganui, a ltd do away/entirely t i 'Tvith the proposal to send a polo team. t *Mr. Hill, w'ho represents tho,Boyal Life i Saving Society, said .that as' tho money i ' -had -been' 'borrowed; some . years ago,: un-, i 1 der protest, it was -desirable that the t centre should , now refund it. ' , i Mr". Wilton, suggested that as they had c had the use of. tho money so long the 1 centre should offer tho society 5 iper cent. interest-o£ the.amount owing. Theysliould also pay the amount owing now, as they wero position to,;do, so. . Mr.'BMl thaught ,that the;dobt should - be wiped off at once. If'the centre was not; financially. in a position to .send a team, to "Wanganui, they should not attempt. to do so. 1 I - , , ~ . - ■ Mr. Shields thought that tlio centre n • should-try''to'get'a representative .team d nway. A • large centro like \Vellington should not be represented by two. men,- j. but by a big team. r 0 The motion ivas'lost. - ■ Mr/ "Wilton moved: "That the winner f of the 100 yds. championship, to be swum n on January, 25,' and the winner of - the 440vds. distance, and a polo team bo sent j, td 'Wangnnui; the polo team to have their fares paid only, and the other two men. • to liave p.ll their expenses paid.- t j. Mr. Smith said that_ in .his opin- , ion those who were, picked to go to t IWariganui should nay their own expense,.. Mr. levy stated i that the. centro was t ■ not in a position, to 'send a polo team. t i If the other clubs would make-a dona- j tion towards, the expenses of ' a team tho ■ Old Bovs* Club, .which ho .renresentcd, Q would also make a'.donation, arid tho ceil- f tre could then meet' the-clubs half-way. Mr. Healy was decisive on the point that onlv two representatives should bo sent. Jfr. Neill said that, it - would; cripple the clulW if they were taxed eo.-muMi: b - 1 Jfr. Bell said that the centre .should > have notified delegates earlier so that they t j ccultl lmvo called meetings, when some financial , assistance • might thereby navo n . been obtained.'.' - , ~ n Mr. Smith considered that the centro ought to;send, say, twenty, men. Ho understood, Canterbury was sending' some. sixty-representatives. ; Mr. Shields opined that itwould be a . disgrace to the centro if they only sent i two men. He .was prepared'.to give £2 • ■ 2s/-towards the expenses of'-a polo team, t Mr. Wilton said'that Wellington should . keep up its good namo by sending what would at least bo a representative team. In answer to a question by Mr. Wil- f, ton the secretary said that the cost of sending nino men to Wanganui would : bo - about'.£l7.' ; - ' The motion Was then put to the.meeting r and carried. .. The ouostion of appointing, a manager involve*! -considerable' discussion. An t offer of, half' a guinea ; towards the ex- ?, nenses .of 'a; mannßer had been made by L Mr. Bell. Mr. Blick was appointed. Next'arose tho.ouestion of selectors for ' tho nolo team! , Four, names were pro- , posed, viz,,' Messrs! Healy, Sadd, Smith, ®- and Somerville. As jonly three were Tequired it-ballot, which involved consid- S erablo trouble, was taken, and Messrs. £ Healy, Somerville, and Sadd were-elected •; to the noaition. i The chairman said that the next busiliess was tho election of delegates fo the „ conference of swimmers to bo held at Wat n»anui during the forthcoming champion- " ships. Three! names were proposed.'viz., f , Messrs. Blick' (secretary), Atkins (chair- f man), and T. Shields. As two were only necessary another ballot took place, and Messrs. Atkins and Shields were { , olected. • 11 Some speakers were indulging'in per- s< sonal remarks when Mr. Wilton moved that the meeting go into committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mor- ■ path and carried.