CASH ATHLETICS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 3, 9 February 1914, Page 10

CASH ATHLETICS.

AND CYCLING NOTES. Good progress is being made-in «ash athletics in Canterbury... ..= In the .past couple of monthsi some nine clubs have been affiliated with the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union, for the first tinie. '. - , :.'■■■'. The Kaiapoi Cycling .Club has in .hand the holding of the Dunlop; relay road race for Canterbury. ' - -: " : - The activity; wMch is "apparent in .. athletic matters in Canterbury:: how;"'is in pleasing contrast ~,to the:'Vlariui'ess • which prevailed . in . thc v prcy;loo.s J few seasons. But",there aro still soim> >±ubs ; which need: stirring t^. r *''Can. jhivoho, - remember'when -the- Fendalton.t ll;tn- -, ' ■■- wood, and llnitcd GUibs-HcUl .tl«Mc.|;isjt'' ' •meetings? • So much-water -has flou-pd # under which;.."spaij. ttv« .Hvob ' . since then that- tho mrcttn£s m*<noyai- - t most to'bclong to, i.\- Under":the r.u'lxa atfoptjjflif by "t1?"f P»-_ '„ [> rniiupn -."' in.tX;#itei«Tiii ..-yd. -£«m£^; "■ '■■ : |s*ejejcs > £ kjporis' mera»£ .^ "' 1 •'centrST' f' ;33b"' a €he" ; ;i H^fibs"" ;)rsFc rf^, '■■**£:£?:'*

be up and doing. It would be for them to consider the advisabil Hty of holding a combined meeting. At the last meeting,,of'the GanterMbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic Messrs E. S. Pearson, W; W. ■ Crawshaw, J. Cairns, W. P. Daly and ■ M. Dixon appointed a sub-commit-W tee to.make arrangements for holding I "an athletic meeting at an early date. I vThe .Kaiapoi Cycling Club will hold an axemen's, cycling and athletic carnival in the Kaiapoi Park s on Easter J&onday. The programme which has been drawn up is one of the best that this progressive club has issued yet. There will-be three chopping contests.' The.athletic events will be 100 yds, 150 yds, 220 yds, 880 yds, and one mile flat, and high jump. Five.cycle racesare included in the programme: novice handicap,, half-mile dash handicap, one mile Easter handicap, Easter wheel raee and a mile pursuit race for teams of two men each. A wrestling competition for men under list'in weight and several other competitions figure on the programme. Entries will close on March 30, with the secretary, Mr J. A. Healings, "Kaiapoi. * ~ PISTOL.