AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 111, 3 February 1908, Page 4

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. 1 Visiting athletes and officials were entertained by tlio Wellington Centre at a smoke concort on' Saturday evening, Dr. Newman (president) jh tho chair. During tho evening Mr. J. E. Green; hon. see. N.Z.A.A.A., stated that lie and Captain Batchelor, two of the selectors of tho team to represent New Zealand at tho Australasian championships at Hobart on 'February' .20 and March 1, had disenssed the qualifications: of the various competitors. '• Unfortunately.. Mr. Olliver, the other,-selector, had' been,-unable to .be present-., Tlioy wore- of; opinion that Henderson (Wellington), Trcmbath (Southland), and Murray andOrbell (Canterbury) should be. sent, but bad somo doubt as to'whether M'Kay, of Wellington, ".or Stubburfield, of. Canterbury, should bo selected for tho fifth place. One way out of tho difficulty could be 'suggested, viz.. if the Wellington Centre subscribed £6 10s.' towards sending ono of the men, tlio Council would provide .tho other:£6 10s., and bbth couldbe sent.j Div Newman (president of tho Wellington Contre) rose and said: " If £6 10s. will send .M'Kay; M'Kay will go." . -Continuing. ; 'Mr.' Green stated that the matter' Would-be definitely settled as soon as tho selectors reached Christ-church.

From the foregoing it seems almost certain that si.v.men will bo sent. The opinion is shared by a'groat many that the solutiou arrived at with referenco to tho difficulty in connection withitho'selcction'of tho fifth limn is;not'by aiiy. means satisfactory. It ia eontended, firstly, that the-cost of sonding the team should bo borne wholly by the' Council, arid, secondly; ; that the selection of the'fifth man should havo been on merit. M'Kay, tho winner,of the All-Hound Championship for 1908, was placed as follows in-the-various events in-which ho competed i—High jump, fourth';'.'putting;' lGlli; 'weight, third;-220 yards'flat; 'unplaced/, in. heat; polo jump, soconcl,'' subsequently.' clearing,\t.he standard hoiglit; .throwing; 1(311). Jiammei-,' fourth; long, jmnp, firft.rj.SlubberfieldT.was l second, to Kerr, in tire;milo; wait,-. The time -occupied by the Winner,;Wlrb' reached' the tape .fully. 35' yards 'ahead of .Stubber-field'; was Griiih;. oGsec.', : or Csec: 'aboye'istaridard'-timeV; StjilVberfiold won the tlrfee milo',w-al!fj ! f)ii^h(? n tlnfo o was very slo\r v oys)j fi'jbhough he was practically : the only ' competitor,'lfcjbeing over smin. .above the standard.' 1 ,. :

It, is.rumoured that a requisition has been sent: in asking; that; a special meeting-of the Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. bo hold to-morrow evening: It is stated that the'opportunity, will be taken to discuss whether the Centro 'should recommend that the' "bead-' Quarters, of tho Association be,removed from* Christchurch.. . K .