WELLINGTON SURF CLUBS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 127, 27 February 1928, Page 3

WELLINGTON SURF CLUBS

♦ FIELD DAY AT LYALL BAY AID GIVEN TO FREE AMBULANCE Yesterday the annual field day of the Wellington Life-saving anti Surf Clubs was held on the Lyall Bay beach, and crowds of visitors to the sands looked on as the events were proceeded with. The first competition held was for the Novice Surf Cup, presented yearly to the team (recruited from those who have never before been in a winning team), which secures the largest number of points in a life-saving practice. Then came a march-past of the teams, members of each, trimly clad in the caps and uniforms of their respective clubs, bearing their reels as they marched behind the colours carried by their leaders. A relay race, where the club pennants were substituted for batons, was followed by a smart display of reel lite-saving by the Island Bay midgets. An interesting item was a surf race for which eight, swimmers from each club were permitted to enter. Competitors had to race down to the water’s edge, swim out to and around a buoy, and return. Lastly, a combined seven-men "run out" was given, points being awarded for time only. In a, brief address to tho massed clubs after the march-past, Mr. F. Itofi’e. superintendent ot tltc Wellington Free Ambulance. congratulated members of the clubs on their fine showing. He pointed out that, tlio end which they had in view was similar to that of his own organisation, tho only difference being that they worked in tho water while his own institution gave service on the land. Speaking on the origin of the free ambulance, he said that, certain Wellington visitors in Australia had seen the system in operation over there, and bad concluded that what was a good thing for Australia would also he a good thing for New Zealand. This had led to the founding cf an Institution of which the city bad already felt, the benefit. Be thanked the surf clubs heartily for allowing the free ambulance to take up a collection that, afternoon, as it was from donations given by the citizens that the organisation derived most of its revenue. The free ambulance was the people’s in-stitution-run entirely by tlie people for the people— and it was cu such gala occasions as this that the public were offered an opportunity to give this object the financial support that it deserved. Officials for the day were:-Judges. Messrs. W. Beveridge. W. Gerrie, L. Dawkins, A. Dick, P. Coira; timekeepers, Messrs. McNie. A. Dore. J. Foley. V. Allan; marshal. Mr. F. Chapman. Results of events are. as follow:— Novice Surf Cun.—Lyall Bay <96 points), 1: Island Bay (95 points), 2; Worsor Bay (88 points), 3. March-Past.—lsland Bay (2D points). 1: Lyall Bay A (15 pointe). 2; Maranui (10 points), 3; Lyall Bay 1) (5 points), 4. Pennant Bench Itelny.—Maranni f2£) points'. 1: Lyall Bay A (15 points'. 2; Island Bay (10 points). 3; Worser Bay (5 points', 4. Surf Race.—Lyall Bay <B9 points), 1: Maranni (47 points). 2; Worser Bay (29 points). 3: Island Bay (17 points'. 4. Standard Belt (awarded for highest club aggregate'.—Lyall Bay A (119 pointe', 1; Maranni (77 points). 2; Island Bnv (47 points', 3: Worser Bay (34 points). 4; Lyall Bay B (5 points), 5.