Harriers AUSTRALIAN VISIT

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28936, 2 July 1959, Page 13

Harriers AUSTRALIAN VISIT

Team Sought By Canterbury Further efforts to arrange a visit of Australian harriers to New Zealand will be made by the Canterbury cross-counrty running management committee of the Canterbury centre. New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.

The Canterbury delegate to the conference of provincial delegates at the time of the national titles will be instructed to raise the question of a return visit by the Australians, suggesting 1961 as the year. This was agreed to at a meeting of the committee when it was reported that negotiations for a visit by an Australian national team this year had <ppt been successful. With the Olympics taking place next year, it was felt that 1961 would be the first season there was any prospect of arranging a tour. Writing on' Fence "I thought it in very bad taste.” said Mr C. F. Reece, referring to the word “Colts" he had seen recently on a ■ church fence. It was obviously the work of harriers as a direction guide to a colts’ pack. Other members spoke against this action and also that of laying heavily papered trails in residential areas, but the matter was allowed to lapse as the offending club was not known.

A ruling will be sought from the national association on whether the acceptance of a cash prize in a national daneing competition would prevent a person from competing in amateur athletics.

Arrangements were finalised for the Halswell race on July 25, when an interprovincial match for women will be held with Auckland.'Messrs E B. E. Tdylor, A. I. Young, and B. G. Dingwall were appointed a jury of appeal. The race manager will be Mr A. Memory, referee Mr J. D. A Walsh, and starter Mr K. S. Jameson. The interprovincial match tor women will start at 3.20 p.m. Starting times for other races will be: senior B, 1.30 p.m.; colts, 1.35 p.in.; junior, 1.55 p.m.; women. 2 p.m.: senior A, 2.30 p.m. Miss J. Macdonald was appointed captain of the women’s representative team and Mrs L. Mooney manager.

Mr R. E. Coleman was appointed manager of the Canterbury team for the New Zealand championships at Hamiltori on August 8.

South Canterbury had arrangements for the Canterbury championships on July 25 well in hand, said the secretary (Mr N. G. Hattaway) Messrs C. C. Lennon, W. A. Kennedy, and A. Memory were confirmed as a jury of appeal. Mr W Ramsay was appointed race manager and Mr G. E. Voiler referee.

Entries for the titles will close on July 13, and starting times for the races will be: junior women, 1.30 p.m.; Junior men, 1.35 p m.; intermediate women, 2 p.m.; senior A. 2.5 p.m.; senior women, 2.45 p.m.; senior B. 3 p.m. i

The South Canterbury centennial road relay race from Oamaru to Timaru on June 20, was extremely well conducted, said the centre’s representative (Mr G. T. Wilson), and the sub-centre could give the committee a lesson on running a road relay. On Mr Wilson’s motion it was agreed to write to the sub-centre congratulating it on the efficiency of its organisation.

The South Canterbury sub-centre adVised that Mr .H. O. Savage had been appointed its delegate to the committee. Mr E. C. Hetherington ,has been appointed the South Canterbury representative on the Canterbury selection panel.