A SPLENDID SPORT.

Wairarapa Age, 5 February 1927, Page 4

A SPLENDID SPORT.

The Borough Council did the right thing in acceding to the request of the Masterton Swimming Club that it should forego its share of the takings at the carnival to be held at the Dixon Street Baths on February 22. Apart from the immediate value of the concession in enabling the club to bring in outside swimmers and provide a more interesting display than would otherwise be possible, the commendable attitude of the council no doubt will encourage members of the club to persevere in their public-spir-ited efforts to popularise a sport which is of great value and importance in its bearing both on public health and on life-saving. No sport is better worth encouraging than swimming, and members o fthe local club have done and are doing splendid voluntary work in teaching children to swim, keeping up the standards of the sport, improving existing facilities, and in. other ways. The happy conditions of co-operation established between the local authority and the club no doubt will make it possible before long to improve considerably upon the facilities for swimming meantime available in Master.ton.