OLYMPIC GAMES

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 174, 16 April 1908, Page 9

OLYMPIC GAMES

REPRESENTATION . OF" NEW." ZEALAND

.. .Over a down enthusiasts attended a meet-.' nig'' convened 1 for .the purpose of furthering" : ; the projects send Messrs. H. Kerr, of Wei- ' lington, :amateur; chanipioii walker of Ans- V tralasia, and Murray, of' Canterbury, amateur ; chami)i6nv-.44oyds. :< 6f Australa'SiaV 4 to -represent .New. Zealand at 'the' Olym-"- - p'.c Games. ■■ . - ..•■■• ■ > • ■y Dr; Nowmau, president of the Wellington ' ■ Centre; ' said' that '. Kerr had_ at ' the recent Australasian - amateur championship meeting passed- Mr.. one -of ' ' the severest ' ■■-jtidgos' iri tlis worjd, and: that Mr: Cobmbcß y.' had -'. stated-that .'Kerr's walking would bp Sccepted'-aiiywhere.': Murray was considered 1 ; even a greater champion' in his department, ■The.; N.Z.A.A.A, -had. recommended:that both • I should be sent, but , the Wellington Centre . had 1 , declined''to'accord.;its support, to the.: •. 'propoML^VAlmdy v ;a'.largd.fsiim : had been .subscribed' 1 in -Canterburywhilst' smaller'/';, aiilbhnts.'ha'd; been .'.gathered''in Otago and 'Southland 1 ;'; He'/did'riot- think there' should be 1 1'ariy'.ndifficulty'; in" 'ttisihg7. i Wellih^n , B,V t ''; The 'matterV 'would':, require.,' to be ''taken In 1 .Hand'- immediately; as. it ..would be ■ ■nece'ssaiyy for'-./ the' athletes'- to leave New .- 'Zealand within tho next'two, or; three weeks.;;' -if l they;,'were- to' .have : a month'' for' . training -;" purposes in London. ! , JlrV 1 J'.V H: Pollock.; pointed' out that: of' a; •• ''to't'a'l of 22. delegates' on]y :13 'were present at'^th^ : meeting;.wlidn it wa's; decided not to 1 .approve the proposal.,' If-the others had. been ' present,and' the 1 ' question had' been J-, , 'leii'gth, 'an opposite de- /. cisiori would; h6;;felt;sUre,--hayc bejDn arrived. at; It was his.'.opinioii that- no other aina- '. t'eur lin New Zealand: had' a /better, bright -to be ; 's«nt. tjian Korr,. • who, had at 'great' ex-:, y 'pense ,tV: ; lh"imself. ;assisted,... various , i-sports 'iric-ctings.;' .Wellington amateurs; would, .lis/. : thought, be lacking in their duty;',if. they,did ; i n6t :i ,d.o,..their utmost to.further the.'project.. '-. •i-'-Mn Bridge'thought* that Kerr would riiakG ; . y a o cV;odita.blo:;.sho.wing' among,the world's best:,. ' : wa'lkers.-„'onl.y! about £60, would be.required- • '■ tp'-lic raised.,in. AVellihgton... : -'Mr. .Bavis'moved that those present iorm tli'emsejycs. into a Committee, to arrange -for .-tho'-icolldetioh ,iof. subscriptions.;. Ho -was- of . opinion that lists "should . bo", forwarded, to 'thei-secretary .of. all .the:local, athletic .chijbs. V-!fha motion,''which-.was : sc-oonded by Mr. C. -H. Izard, M.P., "was., carried;..with accla- - rnation. . - v . ' ■•'' Subsequently the. committee, of which Mr.; ; . Pollock" was appointed" lion.'-sec;, and Mr. ','J. ' Speed lion, treasurer, . niet. and arranged details. ;