ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1932, Page 18

ATHLETICS.

NEW ZEALAND HEADQUARTERS OTAGO WANTS IT SHIFTED. ATTITUDE OF AUCKLAND. [ At last night's meeting of the Auckland l Centre of the Xew Zealand Amateur i Athletic Association a letter was received from Otago requesting Auckland's support in the matter of attempting to shift the 1 headquarters of the parent 'body from j Wellington. It was decided to defer action until a fuller investigation could be made. s The secretary (Mr. H. L. Towers) re- , ported that the profit at the New Zealand championship meeting, recently held m t Auckland, amounted to £272. The Auckland Centre retains half of this amount. The president (Mr. J. P. Kalaugher) re- j marked that the centre had every reason ( to feel proud of this result and he con- ( gratulated the secretary on his control ot , the meeting and the finance. l The minutes of the New Zealand Council ; meeting for the final selection ot tlie , Olympic team were read and fully ojs- t cussed' Satisfaction was expressed at the | inclusion of three Aucklandevs (A. J- ; Elliott, J. W. Savidan and R. G. Fou- . bister) in the first four selected. Applications for affiliation received from . the Te Kuiti Athletic and Harrier Club, , the Takapuna Cycling Club and the Jiast I Tamaki Cycling Club were granted. ( \n application for reinstatement from , G. S. W. Garvey, of Te Kuiti, was ( approved. j

HARRIER CLUBS ACTIVE.

BIG EVENTS AHEAD. Large attendances were again the order of the day last Saturday, and for the first time this'season combined runs were held. \t Mission Bay a full muster o£ the Calliope and Technical men was seen, and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent over ,i eomewhat shorter course than usual. The dividing up of the runners into three packs fast, intermediate and slow, woe appreciated by all and should help each runner to find his level, and thus have less strain in striving to keep up with his fellows. In the first pack, L. Barker and G. Hill showed that they will be better than ever this year, whilst A. Bradley, S. Rowland and S. Andrews were runnliiß very easily. 0 Dow appeared .but is not lit enough to do the distance, .but only requires to put in the work. At Lvnndale 'Varsity combined with the local club, and had a fine run. W. Briggs is back to form, and if he can only reproduce his school form he will be a great cross-country man. Slow, but sure, should be his training motto. A.Brwne is well-known, and Langham, Hewiteon Kirland and Eyre are new men making their mark There may be budding champions i~n these clubs to upset the calculations of the older men. Arrangements are now.in hand [or the novel run the live Technical Club is eta - nc The relay from Auckland to Hamilton should not only boost the sport but also let the country towns know of the existence of such a stron ß athletic mow ment Hamilton should also have its harrier section drawn attention to. _ Now that Bill Savidan ie a certainty for the Olympic Games, Norman Cooper experience over the longer distances. Bi* events are ahead of the athletes this winter. The first will be on July h *ntb Technical Club will conduct itle over anything further than eix miles and a The r Tuckland Club's team championall, next week. A busy season » ahead of the Harrier Sub-committee and members as to send a ass intelligently. Alan Elliott is running well and is wise to keen his muscles in order by regular wort The fellow nee*i to keep right down to it. . . The Auckland Centre is now .considering is awakening. Such good men as Mills, Gikhrist Shirley and Jones are doing much eteady work to firmly establish the snort A big carnival staged at Hamilton in an ambitious manner-next.season will just give the necessary filip, a™ l the Auckland Centre ie planning much help to the local sub-centre. The local centre will help Ron Foubisfer ae much as possible to go to the Olympic Games, and a subscription list \sbing taken up. Should he be eent Auckland will have the honour of sending the first cyclist overseas to an internation!? contest. That he ie worthy rf sending is very obvious, and cyclists andTthletes both hope that he can make ' th Jim n ßarnes, the Otago etar runner, who U ™ry popular in Auckland, won his club's Postal Cup mile race recently in 437 with his well-known friend, Lachie McLachlan, second to him. These two, with Brown, will form the basis of the Otago champion team's personnel. CALLIOPE CLUB. Tim Cnlliopp Harrier Club will conduct n field dnv at Takanuna racecourse on Sntiirdav afternoon. The handicaps are: — HoadlaiHl. Mnrphy, 2O.v<lk ; fiilfillnn. J.^Jds, Pr Sßo° n, Tnrds.—Antirews, Rlfverter, sor: Smith, Rowland, JOyds: Clayton. 20yds; Clow, McOonibiP, 25yds; Richardson. 3;»y<ls . Ladd. Whltmore. 40yds: Davidson, ireUnA, fumminss. Pavis, Headland. OOyQH! \rmour. Howland, Jr.irphy, Woodliams, 70yds; Oillillaii, T,aniffan, SOyds; Preston, Tnrner, Rowles, 90yds. Shot I'uttlnff.—Smith, sor; Woodhams, Gin- Lndd. Davis. Androws. Jit: < low. Silvester, lft Cin: Ricliardsoii. 2ft: < la.vtnn. arrConibie, Whitmori\ 2ft fiin : Howland, Mnrphy, Rowles. Rowland. -Ift: Oll(illan, Armour. Dnimmond. .".ft Oill : Davidson. CnmmiiJKs, 4ft: Hendlnhd. 4ft ('.in: Irplnnd, Preston, sft; Turner. Lnnl™nn, Of I. Long .Tump. —Silvester, Clayton, scr; Andrews, Rleliardson. Smith. Whilniore, Woodhams.' Dnvis. Ladd. lft: Clow, McCombip, 2ft: Armour, Howland. Trolnnd. Mnrnhy, Rowland, 2ft Oin: Cunimincs, Davidson. Lanican, Headland. Preston, Turner, Itowlcs. 3ft: Oilfillnn. 3ft Oin. Hop. «tep and .Tumn.—Silvester, Clayton, scr; Andrews, Rlchardpon, Smith, Whitmore, Davis, T.add, Woodhams. 2ft; Clow, McCombie. 3ft; Armour, 3ft Oin : Howland, Ireland, Murphy, Rowland. 4ft; Lanijran, Cummings, Headland, sft: Davidson, Preston, Rowles, Turner, sft Oin ; Gilfillan. 6ft. A 440 yards also be held if tinr , permits. "r^&r , '