AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 68, 22 March 1938, Page 17

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

THE AUCKLAND CENTRE. REPORT ON CHAMPIONSHIPS. The monthly meeting of the Auckland Centre of the Xew Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was held last evening. Mr. H. L. Towers presiding. Mr. H. Jonner Wily, manager of the Auckland team to the Xew Zealand championship meeting at Christchureh. presented his report. This stated that the meeting had been well conducted, but lack of a wind meter somewhat robbed the results of complete accuracy. Also the absence of a referee was felt, for in the mile race S. J. Wade (the Auckland winner of the national title) had been tripped twice by another competitor. Mr. Wily paid a tribute to the work of Dr. G. Brownlee, whose starting was the best Mr. Wily had seen in his career.

Three new clubs were recommended to the Xew Zealand Council for affiliation: Tauranga, Eastern Suburbs and Auckland Teachers' Training College. After a keen discussion it was resolved to offer the Town v. Country championship to the Waikato sub-centre, to be run on April 9 at Hamilton, there being no ground available in Auckland. Six applications for reinstatement were considered and two were referred back for further information. The Panakura Club -was allotted March 26 for tlioir postponed open meetinz. A presentation was made to Mr. J. Dolan. a member of the executive and a prominent athlete, on the eve of hie marri*Ke - . , , ~ _. , A report was received from the Waikato Sub-Centre on the recent relay championships. Tt was stated that a loss of £10 had been made on the meeting. Tt wan decided to donate £5 towards this, at tho same time pointing out that the Hamilton Club had charged the subcentre £2 for hire of hurdles at tlint meeting. The centre suggested this should be waived.

OLD GRAMMARIANS.

EIGHTEENTH POINTS MEETING,

The following events will he held at the plalit'eenth points meeting of the Old Grammarian* Club, on the school ground. Mountain Road, on Wednesday evening next nt o 4-"i p.m :—IOO yards junior. 100 yards senior. 440 yards senior hurdles, threequarter"! mile senior and junior, throwing thf. hammer, pole vault.

Handicaps will be declared on the ground. The annual club champlonsnip will be held on Saturday next.

SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS

TAKAPUXA GRAMMAR TWO DATS. The annual athletic ehampionahips and handicaps, boys and girls, of the Takapuna Grammar School, were scheduled to start this afternoon at Lake Road. They will be concluded to-morrow. This is a departure from custom, as in other years they were run-off as an all-day sports meeting.