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Hire of Bath.
158. The sum of £25 183. 6d. wis received for the use of the
first class swimming bath for entertainments and
polo matches.
Champinoship Trophy.
159. The competition for the trophy presented by Mr.
W J. Lancaster, J.P L.C.C., and competed for
annually by men residing in the Borough, was held
on the 30th September, at the annual entertainment of the Wandsworth
Borough Officers' Club. Eleven entries were received, and the
trophy was won by Mr. C. F. Milnes. Mr. Lancaster again kindly
gave a prize for the winner as a memento of the occasion, and the
Club presented prizes to Mr. E. F. Ellis and Mr. W. G. Shettle, who
finished second and third respectively.
Women's Medal.
160. The competition for the medal for women residing in the
Borough, presented by Mr. John Bell, J.P., was held on
the 22nd October, at the annual entertainment of the
Ladies' Section of the Wandsworth Swimming Club, and was won
by Miss K. Turner.
Competitions for boys and girls.
161. Competitions were again held for boys and girls residing in
the Borough. Prizes to the value of £5 5s. were
divided between the learners' and swimmers' races,
which were conducted on behalf of the Council by the Wandsworth
Schools Swimming Association.
Repoening of Gym-nasium.
162. The floor over the first-class bath was relaid at the close of
the swimming season, and the bath was again used as a
gymnasium during the winter season. The swimming
bath was closed on the 31st October, and the gymnasium was opened
on the 12th November, when an entertainment was held at which the
Mayor presided, and an excellent display was given by the male and
female students of the Battersea Polytechnic Gymnasium and boys
and girls from Brandlehow Road school.
Gymnasium.
163. An instructor and instructress were again engaged for the
season, and classes were held under their tuition. The
gymnasium was used during the season by 4,649
persons, being an increase of nearly 1,400 011 the previous year,
largely accounted for by the greater number attending the ladies'
classes and of students from the Wandsworth Technical Institute.
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