N.Z. AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19461, 7 November 1928, Page 15

N.Z. AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

' CANTERBURY CENTRA " A meeting of tha Oantertysr Centre' of the NewZealandAmateurAthletlo'Association was held last evening, Mr a! BaattW pw« aiding. Present were: Mesira f W.'l^!W«lljm, ' 0. H. Taylor, Jum V- i-eadbetter, & s H, Cross, G. Li' Austin, T. A. Grose,B.H.. Har» perj and a a;Xoekwodd.JhOn.;aeart|M7)V, The New Brighton' Carnival V granted permiislon to. hold ethletio aventa', at its carnival* on S7th. 4 1 , ■ The application of K. o,' lai|i, for; w ■ instatement as! an amateur cyciaridarwaa forwarded to Wellington with a favourable recommendation, aa ."wat also the' application . . of R. F.<Eastwood. / / The secretary: reported that . the American I tour waa now definitely off.but acangemants might be made for bringing' Btanden' >and Gray to New Zealand thlaseaeofe ► " --v 1 Mr Grose (aid that T. Oroa*'would; not be riding this .season, and therefor* would* not be able to compete agalntt tha^AiUtrallfcas... Mr Flewellyn saidthat'lneonnejclonVWltli tours nest seasbn the.Centre ihould.end®avoiir : to bring a teamofathlateifroraJßoathi-Afrfei..: The Air Blacka bad just returned from,' Africa, and they ahould do something towarda cementIng the good feeling thai now axlgtedj be* tween the two countries. >, i - x \ Mr Loekwood moved that an, endeavour bemade to bring the Canadian* WlUlama and \ Ball, to New Zealand n*xt,eea»on,- andlfaUing that, that a South African''team be -invited. , ■ The motion waa earrlad. ■. j x , It waa decided to iaatnut the. , delegates to the annua] meeting of ;\the jNew Zealand Council thet the Centre, was not la favour'of anyebange In tha.fdnUnlitraUon. With reference' to theremlt that the 440 yds-hurdles be run la llnei. It wm decided that;the Centre epppae'the remit, and recommend that there be. only oo«peUtora In the 440 yds flat, after which heats should b# Fw n W purpase / of raUtag fnnda, for injing teams to the Olympic lt, M ,wo l decided to recommend : that, the . Council. ae-. duct a percentage of proflta darned - from forelgn toure.' t On ihe motion of the, secretary Jf decided to support the auggeatlon. that tha combined, cottntry clubs* h ra U conjunction' with the counter jluba' champion* ,h Mr Orosa said that In eounexloa^ with the evening meetings, it did not pay the clubs to hold Held events, aa there were only abrot four competitors In , each Wrtt- 'aiS! suggest that field eventa be omitted from such meetings, and that the Centra run a field events, evening. ' Mr Taylor said that he roijportjHJ flte suggestion. At the. present time. In JJJW Zealand competitors b specialising, and they had well as competitors In championship avents. The Centre should do aometbwr. the matter. He would suggest that tST Centre work on an aggregate at the end of the aeason present a medal to the competitor. with the hlgheat, aggregate in each field event* i ; . • *« * V-' It was decided that the put before a meeting of the Combined Chiba Committee for a report. . . _v. , The protest from the Chrlstchuroh Technical College ' Old Boys' OtabjrHh rertect to the joining of Bumner and New, Brighton to form a relay team, waa referred-to Che Country Clubs' Committee.