ATHLETIC UNION CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 133, 28 February 1908, Page 8

ATHLETIC UNION CONFERENCE

: »- ■■ (DT TELEGRAPH—PIiESS iSSOCIiTION.) , Mow Plymouth,' February 27. •■■The.'"New Zealand Athletic Union Con-« ference. opened "liere . last ; night,',; delegates' being present from every centre-in the i Dominion. -..' ; ' the..'adoption . of .the 'report;, and balance-sheet, Mr. George Woods (president) complimeinted i those.' present onL the i good work'-dpne . by ,the respective centres. ; Hf said the,new jGaming Act- had abolished-pro pr.ietary;'.athletic' .gatherings;; ~ A focwarc move. hadv been r ; made ,by. 7 :sports .governina • bodies' jnr forming 'a 'New •Zealand; Sportf - Federation, , of,': which the. • Athletic; - - Unior was, a member. '.- ■■' '

.The -appliqatidn' of.-:the. New-: Zealand '.'Aso ' men's . Association—;that. the: ;.Uniou . recommend its entrance to the- Sports .'Federationwas refused;,'"pending - tho adoption ■ bl amendod, rules, giving- a'ffiliated-societies fait representation. t ;.. It wai decided, .to, rcmpve.the :.disqlialificaition in&icted jii connection with Society of Cliristchurcli' games, ,'applicatiohs torbo .made-personally.'.'.-•;. .;; .'lt. was, .-registration fees ba . •allotted.-: at - oiio. • shi.Hjng; . ..• : J',.. Competitors /siispended in.'connection withproprietary sports .willy'be 'eligible to 'compete;, after "July .31", 1908:,'....• \, TheWinton' Quoits 'Club was "granted.. this, new/.ch'ampiphship,"for; 1908:, '". •; The conference'was, resumed,: this - morning, all ;the; dblegatcß, ; btiing' present'. A;.protest from the 'Southland ' Centre against "v.tho Southland Caledonian-Society,- which allowbd a; ; disqualified;competitor to' compete'" at .their nteoting oniNow Year's Day, resulted, in. tlia being. ;reijiiestcd ' to; inako: good'; the deficiency b.iftweqn tjie, first: and' second- priza mpney;'..and, fined pne -guinea, to,', be ! paid within.-,tlpreo'imonths, and the moneys 3 and : .medals won, to -. ho .. returned-.-\ ,Steps were ' talfeii : to' form .a centre'; ip' ; Auckland -pro- : vince; The election;'of .'officers, 'resulted-; as. President; Mr: .G.'^W.;; Woods';: (In-yofcar^ill);,.'re-elected;...trice-presidents,« .Messrs, yDuhcan(Wellington); . and. ..Clark .(New: ■Plymq,uthj>:,.aiditpri.' Mr.-. J.WKbniie'dy (Geraldine);; :• secretary ; and '..treasurer, -Mr.-'-j. ■ Corcoran (Durietlin);. Conimittee, Messrs. R. Smith . (Pahiatua)' Good, Keast -Perkins. .(West, Coast).': An, alteration .of - thq - constitution - to.- allow-, tho'. /Union .'being Vregistered", upder. tho., Unclassi-. fibd Societies Act (as draroi up.by Mr:, Dun. • can, Wellington) .were adopted. 'On the motion, of Mr. Keasfc;, (Duncdin) . the: '.Otago Centre jyas- allotted' the. ripxt,'.conference 1 and championships...- A.' record .book' and -standards.: wc.re,' recommended. to; lie' dran"n: un ,by l tH6;-^i^iiirV - -"^o';i^rier i ,toni/,3^.':-"Mnsr. son'. (Southland)f ; ' Haridicappcrs'inust'-be approved .by the' Centro, no -handicapper being, allowed ko ; cbmpete' iij : any 'eventr': question of .holding,.dual-.positions .undei' 'amateur aml :'cash'. bodies 1 presentexecutive. -.■; ■■ After , ihiho'r .. -nia'tters were jcohsider.ed.. the : ;conference"closed'..'.The secretary, '.was '.voted a bonus ..of- £25. .-and the , president ; was : given; an "illuminat'cds.addresfl, * ni. ; ;his:;Valuablo serVices. 1 ?