SWIMMING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2331, 26 October 1908, Page 3

SWIMMING.

kew baths opened. ... The new baths at the Gisborne Public School were officially opened ?n Saturday. in the P r*ef;_ Mi^G. n DeLautour, Chairman of the High School Board of Governor, in callmg upon the Mayor (Mr. W. D Lysnar) to declare the baths open, said ho had great pleasure m welcoming all present .to the ye bool. Ihe new baths were the ‘first swimming baths.of any ‘kind in Gisborne, and should make a new epoch in training children of the town m the useful art of swimming. Hie baths cost £750 to construct, and great credit was due to Mr. .Rowley, the teachers of the school, and the School Committee for the successful way the scheme had been carried out. A swimming club had been formed to encourage bathing and manage the baths, and he wished the members every success. In conclusion, he would remind those present that the baths had not yet been paid for, and there were vacancies for a few liberal subscriptions, on the list. ; ' Mr;' John Townley added a word of congratulation to tlie teachers and the School Committee on the completion of the baths, for -nothing could be more pleasant after a hot day s work than a cool plunge. Crs. J. "VV. Bright and J. Somervell spoke to similar effect. The Mayor, who wore hi® chain of office, said that he hoped the baths would not only prove a great convenience, but also useful in teaching boys t<? swini ajul to save life in tjie

water, and to encourage life-saving lie would give a cup, to be competed for annually, to the boy who showed the most skill in rescuing from the water. (Applause.) In conclusion, the Mayor called for three cheers for Mr. Rowley, the teachers, and the school committee. These were heartily given, and the sports were then commenced. THE SPORTS. The sports proved very interesting, and some good swimming and diving took place. A shower' of rain interrupted the proceedings for a time, but the programme was completed well before dark. The following are the results:— Invitation Scratch Race, 50 yards l — Waucliop 1, R. Seymour 2, P. G. Bayly 3. Seventeen started. Neatest Header.—J. McLean 1, J. Wauchop 2. Nineteen competed." Junior Handicap, 50 yards.-—Mas-ter Beere (lsec) 1, S. Dennett (lOscc) Handicap Senior Race, 75 yards.— W. Carroll" (ssec) 1, A. G. Gerrard (ssee) 2. Relay Teams Race, 100 yards.— Curtis, Gerrard, Rowe, and Robinson (losec) 1, Wauchop, Bayly, McLean, Luttrell (scr) 2. Seymour, Loisel, G. Willock, and R. Willock also competed. Diving for Objects.—Brown 1, Robinson 2.