AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10777, 3 October 1900, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

_ A meeting of the Amateur Athletic As«v ciation was held yesterday afternoon, Dr. Jennings in the cliair. A letter waa read from the Secretary of ■the Amateur Union of Australasia, stating that the Executive of the Union could not, of tbeir own initiative, sru<;ge&t any alteration of the agreement re lroldrug Australasian Championship, seeing .that according to the Handbook, the 1901 meeting in New Zealand should bo held between the months of .September and AttireU, inclusive, I hut they were to take a. mail \ote <m the (jiiestioii if tlie Canterbury Association so desired. At tho sjjne time, they 1 -ivcre of opinion that the Australian Association would be unable to fall in with the lavishes of the Canterbury- Association's Com•niittte, as the time would ho, too short-,to mate preparation. It also-appeared torth?m "I'hi'it tlie Ciiuterbury proposal wna a-gazicist "the spirit, us well as.the letter, of tlietrule, to hold tlie meeting tn> cloasJy after the'la-st Australasian Championship at Brisbane. Tho letter was received". A letter wa.s read from Mr F. T>. Ee.steven. stilting that DectunoLT 20Ui aiid 22nd would he reserved ,for the Association for their « Ch!uijpier:.'-;:!p Midii-i,' £t Lrmeast-r Park. It was c-«ci<lt>d to accept dates-. It was d'.cidcd t.-> i:«.-tn:ct the Siu>Committea to in.iiuda ii:ui<]iL-ap eveute in the proj.'i';unm? if nects^ary. The Treajiurer l-epnrtod that the Championship meda;s liad becn-ordered.