SWIMMING
OPENING WOKSER BAY CLUB.
Although tv fairly stiff southerly breeze, with a heavy sea, prevailed on Saturday afternoon, the weather was bright and warm, and altogether pleasurable, out of doors. The Worser Day Swimmm? and Life-saving Clulv wi-s therefore fortunate in -Kelootius 'Saturday for its- opening. There was a jjuod muster of members unci . spectators, and tlie beach in the vicinity of the club's new shed P* I '/. 1 "* presence of the Miraroar Brass Kami. The oncuiiiß ceremony was performed by Mr. ifl Y Wr'Hir, M.1 , , for the district, who coVnliiiafrd Hie club on the position it Ll attained. It was now the tost.club !„ Wellington, with a membership of load and though the new clubhouse had oiil'v'b?eu built last, year it wns now free of debt, which was splendid leshinonv to the enthusiasm and loyalty ff iKomh-w. Mr. Wri ? l,to.w f lt. on he . continued irrowth. and prosperity of tho district, which must k> reflected on n. cliih which was (loin? <mch valuable work. . ■ Affer thp opening- ceremony, there was an* inH-estinn exhibition of lifr-saving, --.-•* pud a 50 vnrds intcr-club race, was aot off the result beinsr ns follows:-W. Tur)ier (Pvnns 31(i5' Club), scratch, t; H. (Silver {Worw Bay). 2?pe.. 2: Warcnp nVotscr Buy), lOsec, 3. . Also started: G. rirrt>n,L. Green, A. .1. Kennedy, and W. Genr.r. . ■ ~> Afternoon lea was served bv the.mmes, and a rei-ies of Rroun photosraphs was taken U> pernetuate the event.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 51, 24 November 1919, Page 2
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