AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

TIIB WELLINGTON: CENTRE.'.!>' .The annual meeting of the Wellington' Centre. of : the -New- Zealand' Amateur Athletic . Asso-: was, held , la!st evening, -Mr. M Villy presiding.. The report, remarked on the steady increase in tho number of clubs, .which; now total thirteen. There is also one harrier? : , club.... The ■ first Wellington ■ Provin:cial i Championship ■ meeting was held 1 last sea-' 'son, and proved' a-great success. The out-' standing feature of tho gathering was the record.put up by, 11. E. Kerr in the Mile Walk . the, time being: fimin. 2Gsec. Kerr's time equalled: the world's .record, established ■by .G. K Lameiy of Loudon, in 1901, although it is believed . that Lamer has sinco- improved on ;lns 190-4 time. The..Wellington 'representatives won the shield at the New Zealand Championship meeting; The Committee consider that ;the coming season promises to be fiiore snccess-•lul.thati-any of its - predecessors. The financial' result of tho past season was most satisfactory. Tho cash , balance staiids at .£lO 15s ?hV *£$ assots oxceeil ' liabilities by .£32 0s; lOdv -ihe cost of sending the team to compete at'the: New Zealand Championship meeting . was nearly ;i£so. : ; ••• !•• •• fa In'> presenting the .report and balance-sheet to the meeting, thc' Chairman remarked that* tho position, as outlined in the report, was a very satisfactory .one, especially. to those who : had-been connected with the Centre . Since its ineoption. had had to bo'.con- ; tended 1 with, but at the present time tho Centre had fourteen affiliated clubs, with abut 1000 members, as compared with only one club four years ago; The New Zealand Association was established in ISS7, and now had forty-miio affiliated clubs, ivith over 3000 members. i

The adoption'of the" rejiort and balance-sheet-was agreed to.

The election of officers resulted as follows:— President, Dr.A..K. Newman; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. It/ W. . M'Villy, ,T. 11. Pollock, ■ and W. I'. Laricm; "Hon.' Treasurer,• Mr. A, Davies; Hon. Auditor, Mr. H. Kitcbing: Hon Handicapper Mr. W. 11. Pollock; Standard limekeopcr, Mr. J. H.-Pollock; Timekeepers, Messrs. L. W, Luclwig, W. Tucker, and A. Laurenson; .Local Officer, Mr. W CoffeyCouncil N ; Z.A.A. A ..Messrs. T. E, Alexander! W. G. Atack, H .S. Eatchelor, C. J. Cooper, J. E. Green, D. Hambor, A. Kinvig, 13. Nordon, and «T. 11. Oliver.

Tho amended constitution of the Centre was adopted.