ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15453, 4 December 1915, Page 15

ATHLETICS.

CANTERBURY CENTRE.^ Tl*» Canterbury Centre of tho New Zea« land Athletic Association met night, ■when matters connected with the sport® event* at tho River Bank Rcae Carnival were diecusscd. Tho chairman, Mr A. L. Chappfcl, stated that tho Caledonian Society troukl perform cm. a platform to be erccted in tho sports ground. Other application fiad been received, but they had to be Reclined on account of tho absence of fcjiace. Tbe Boy Bcxita would bo oasis ting '.ii vavious waj?. Regarding tho war, the chairman said that »iuoo tlw war started tho Centre had lost threo «uocc«ivo aecrt-iaries hv thx«c men roinp to tiic war. Owing to so many of t!w> officers of the variou* riubs leaving fcr tho front, it. was found difficult to pet exact detv!« of the effect of tiw w«ir on memberships. The West port Club had srr.t 21 members out of & total membership of and til© remaiui:''j 23 were mostly old a;hiet<T? who had married, and wljo had rcsponsibilitie«. The Y.M.CJV. Club had over one-third of ita total mcmbrrnhip, an«l the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club had eent 35 per rent, of iis total lnemborshio. Tito Canterbury Atlile'ic Club liiitl sent 51 members to the fiv.nt., si:d the club was in tho position that it had r.ot a single ofi:c-:r except the president, left, and even the president had voluntoerM, but wo« not pscsed by tho docto«. The Canterbury Collecj Club had tliereforo done remarkably well. The club now did r.ot poss'*i a <niEßciency nf membcrti to elect an esecutivfl. tnd it certainly could not provido competitors for the coming season. The percentage cf members of ciuba in the Canterbury Centre- who had to ih& war was well over 10, at;d if one took into consideration the number of married mm and retired r ho to clubs, the percentage was very high. The ■ffcct of that km Recti in tbe programme of tho River Br.nk Carnival, where there vis not a sin*? 1a ri'ce put on over 410 yd:.. Tlie only hope for evenm? m"<>tin?« during the eeaaon was to cater ahncsf entirely for the fellows, tvspechiiv echrol boys. He tnov<\J that the oj-o?utir<> be empowered to remit the subscription cf the Canterbury College Club. Th<> motion was carried. It w«s d<vided tn Public Schools' A.A.A. on the succeas of the recent Carnival, and tbe excellence of the arrangement made. The following oEceis were apooiuted for tho Riven- Bank Carnivel: —Track jtt-Je;*: Profeiw)r Blunt, Mr A. E. Flower, Mid Mr P. S. Cox; referc«: Dr. Jer.ni^j?: field judjres: M>esre W. d« Thier and 11. R. Sellers: track stewards: Messrs E. Harosr, C. S. Ilarper, l; " H. Hd""'. and r> . tiut'*- , '^iy>ra: M'«ars R. Wallace. C. K. Whale, A. W. Jones. C. T. Batiey: startev, Mr P. M;iizi?s ; liandicappir: Mr C. S. McCi'liy; drcßsin<?-rcnm ifewa:'ds: ilesar* L. A. and B. P. Murray; stewards: Mefwrs S. R. Sellers, C. S. Harper, C. T. A'ciimin, F. T. Evi»-< r , C. t !. Thornon, «nd O VT • M~i'-s C. G. Gamble, K. Ifarper, C. S Harper, and t.I ff : M—o--3 A. Blank rud E. K. T."t'.r C ;i; c'.crks of the courae, Mr C. S. McCully. M- P. M. Velvin waa actin^On'.r? &screi-a-v. It v/as decided to suspend tha registration fees for 1315-IC. ATHLETIC CT/L'BS' PpOTECTION ASSOCIATION. At the mon'-V.ly me"tin» oi tho coirmittee of the Canterbury Atnietic Clubs' Protection Association, Mr A. Stewart r.residm?. dc'jtilter.% were reported by the Sydenham and Richmond Swimming Club's and the R-lccas'oon Cricket Club. 9;x were finallvj defatiltete, threo were struck off tho li' St. beitie now financial, snd iv.o were hoid over. The Akaron B*-itin<r Crab applied for rnd wr.i du!v granted affiliation. It wa*j that the- annual issue of new defaulters' lisiii to c'.tibs bo deferred until early n n xt year, the clubs to po apTiTOflchcd in the meartime with a view to hnvin" th» Awociat'-on's 1:;U revlaeJ.