ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13007, 8 January 1908, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

CANTERBURY CENTRE.

! The Cajiterbnrr Centre of the Nor Zealand Amateur Athletic Association met Wt night. Present—Messrs J. H. Aitken tin t.he cbair). R. Wallace. G. B. Shew, H. A. Murray, W. T. Miinro, W. ]~ King, B. Newman. H • Wiliioms, enil F. L. Murray (hon The New Zrolind Amateur Athletic ; Ass>>ciatiOD wrote as-kinc ior finanrin. ! a«*, : stinoe towards sending represer.'U- : rives to conprte ot the Australasian ! Obampwne-hip Meeting on February I *2f»th ond March Ist next, the Associo- ! rion subsidising tlie amount, contri i l-.iUjd by o!iil*; and centres to the extent of £2 to every £1. The Weli lington C-eutro wrote forwarding a re j solution to the effrct that the Council wis shirking its duty in asking ae.from the ciubs and centres, ] a n>l th.-t th<» cost should be borne, by ] the Council. ; Mr William* said that he was of tho • Rime mind as the Wellington Centre. It wouid be different if the Council ■ had no fundi, but tveeing that it had I c substamnl' balance he "di<l not agree , with the nco<v*ity for giving tbv o&I fis-tflnce requested. I The Chairmen moved:— '"Tftet th* i Canterbury Centre regrete. owing to 1 many caiU on its snmll revenue, it is I unable to assist the Council it) sending j a team to tho Australasian Championfihips."' Ho said that the Centre would have a struggle to e«id representative* to the New Zealand championships. Mr \S"illiame seconded the motion, and it w«s agreed to. A copy is to I be. scut to the Wellington Centre. Iha application by, the Ashburton Club for the reinstatement of T. E. jF. Ada-ins it; to be forwa-rded to the ' Council. j Regarding the amendments to the t rulr.s fonvn.rded by the Council, it woe ■ 'W.'dcJ, on tho motion of the ohair- ' man, seconded by Mr T. Williams:— I "That thie Centre respectfully requests the Council not to approve of the new rules until thift Centre hue , had time to dieenes them in detiil." ! Messrs Aitken, Williams, and Men- ( ziee were appointed a Selection ComI mitieo iiR connection with the choosing jrf the Centre's representatives to the j New Zealand Ghfltiipionship Meeting i Tho secretary 6fcatcd that he had written to likely competitors asking 1 ilicm to keep m training, md also ;to clubs, asking them to nominate I <~omi>e.iitors. i Mee&rs Aitknn and Murray wero apj pointod tlie Centre's delegate to the I nonferonce of centres to be held at j Wellington about the beginning of j next month. j The programme for the New Brighton Gala was approved, and the dite for the Aehburton St. Pc-trick's Day Clnb'e Meeting was passed. The next meeting waa fixed for tho 22nd inst.