AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 522, 1 June 1909, Page 11

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

THE OLD-AND NEW COUNCIL AGAIN. time foe peremptory measures. A meeting of the Council of the. Now Zea--feland Auiateur Athletic Association was held in v the Y.AI.C.A.: Rooms last: BventDß, llr. S. W. • • Davis presiding. There were also present: Messrs. Davies, Lnrkm, Marryatt, W. ;H. l'ol- ! .-'/look./Chaffey,. Epbinson, and Bridge. '' • '.. A lettor . was received .from tho of ■ the QuMnsland Atlilotio Association stating L -V vthat the .championships, to he held' ...on 18 and 21, would include,- in auui-:.--i: tion; to ..the "usual ohampionship and: handicap ': jKt events; ;a Marathon jrace. of :2G ■ miles BSS yards, | . open .to members < ofVuny recognised :amateur. .'ass'ooiatton in' the : world. ' Tho prizes f v for-this race, will be: :Pirst, gold medal j second,. There will 'also" be'a.hronze medal for .'all competitors com- : pleting the distance in a certain time. That J'; timo has yot to ha fixed.. ... '• ■ ■ Mr. F; J. Ohlson stated that ho had bean . - appointed Auckland .selector of. the New_ Zealand iv; ••team: for the Australasian championships, «att' that ho had notiiiedWallace, hammer-thrower, / to koep'in .form with. a;.view ..to selection-in *-. tho toam.-'Mr.' IY L. Hurray wrote stating' that ho had .been appointed; selector for CantprtL> secretary of'the' Amateur Athletic Union !, of wroto, under date .May, 20,, stattho.executive, a letter had beon read from-J.' T. V7allaco, of - the ;Natal A.A.A:, in rofcrenco to a. visit to - Australia- and New Zealand by R.. E. Walker, : and " asking r for -the -views of the Zealand, Councih -The letter in question stated that it ! ; i had;been finally! settled that the South'. African 'i " Association. is tp.- send E.-JV alker to .Eng.. land, - and then, to- thevStates.!' Walker, it- was V .stated;-'was'.desirous' oh visiting Australia arid, ij; if the Australasian. Union wished a visit from him at tho end of. his 'American .tour, -provided ;'they '(Australasia)-handle all his it could be arranged for him to learn for: Syd- '. V;- ney,^via'Trisco^and plans might be. completed .:,' :,with: ; 'Walkor .and his trainer.; It' was deoided :;..\to ;asfc-the 'Australasian ;Union .to formulate ;a

':C>^Bdh^.:wllidl.^e'c^6U.^Mldd"rabmit , to the affiUated^associations.--■ " 'i ','V.'l.X]ke^po^tiojt : :ilii;'r«gard:to the matter of get;xtiiig;possession:of'.the books,.fundsi'cto., of'tho : . old .council was mentioned by.the, secretary, who i"'i stated '• that-', no - reply had .been' received .'from |V - Mr.'' Atack': v The-,'resnlt-' was ' that, ■lie,.'found' it f;. '.■T«ry to; carry on; the; business of the '.counoil, and he' suggested that.vif somo ,drastio action was not. taken, v .there)would no'.end K^xordelay.";:^.,',;/:':'.:;'.:.^;,,,-..V: .' A llember: What is our legal position? 1 suggest that we should • obtain' legal 'advice on the position. • i ■' • • \ .■ Another Jfember: I think it. is time to take •:: .*perfiniptory This' is.viio'.Uimß'Afor ;■ dilly-<lallying. : . .-. .. . ..;v-'' :i . V;' v; Mr.;.Pollock ipoved that. the : ; (chairmanj:'and ;Messrs.-Marryatt ah'd: Larkin',' representing'-, the : v council,, obtain a.' legal .opinion- as to' the: proper /. to:recoverjthe .inoncys ; and . documents; at present-in ...the possession of the ;i;;;old ; : couhcil;;ahd tako action without consulting :i ; . the council further. ; /|li-.''." ; After'some: disoussibn i.as' to whether" or not ■;vvanother,letter shonld;.bo sent .asking' for tbo H'.; documents,; otc.v v ono. committeeman'; said 'that -; he .was; in favour of going' at; it <"lik'e' a bull: ft■v' a gate." v The ■ council was. being treated* like i , dirt,' Sand 'it should act-in' tho 'same;spirit; v ;; y Mr. Pollock's' luotion was ...carried,; and :it was t : .' decided ,to obtain a legal opinion, of tho coun'y 'oil's, position from Mr. Tripp.