AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

■ ~- ''. THE WELLINGTON; CLOT." \ ' . ■ Tho-hventy-first annual meeting of the .Wellington. Amateur Athletic Club.was held in the Y;SI.G.A. .rooms last night; Mr. J. H. Pollock,' vice-president, presiding over a gathering of about twenty" Members. In presenting tbo report and balance-shoot (a precis of which has been "published), the chairman congratulated the clnb on tho work of tho past season, which had- been a most. 6ncc6ssful one. In spite of the fact that there had been'wet weather.on two occasions the : club-had conio put without a .loss..,Tho.club.was sound.financially, and tho .sport;had been' excellent; ,-.The.chairman went 'pn.'toi.comment .on a matter which has.beotl .iliscussud' of lute,'; viz., whether'athletics were good for tho vising geuoralion or otherwise, and .Hβ read Mtraots from an article by Dr. Tjrnll MxvoiuL of Uxfoxtl wiiiU afiucaiod in a, ztewi

■" ■ .'■■ •■■:.* : ■-■'■'■ ;; .--. '(.':'.■■ ■ vV-i-'-.-v',':; v '■'■;.-- ; -- ■•:■ issue of Tip; DoiUNioN,;and recommended thos who had .not seen'.the article',to'itorn'jip th filesi:of; the ftiwas. gene ' 'iallj!iadinitte4()Dj<Jteper,tii|lj|ti.t;iflthletic fciercise ';•, ''iftdnjgltf iriiTJfltl^Ti/PsPEerbS9fl^%Mt)tep<J«i',t acvelop' v^ndninei^tally.- , ; ,I'he adoption of the '.report'and'.balajice-shoc '.' was agreed to.withont/di6CUßsion. ; -,•.'■",.;;. e, /Twelve; new members"; preselected,,-and on I- resignation accepted.-;' .!.';,'.■• "■■; . .';■'■ •..:■■ ir' ..Officers' ior< i,' as 'under:—P.atronri'His. Excellency'..the,. Go e .jrernorj ...presidenV'Sfr. 3'. 'H..Pollock; vice j. presidents, Messrs;. J'. H. B. Coates, W. Lai ;- kin, J. P: Firth, A. Marryatt, G. H..Dixoi H. D. 8011, T. S. Eonaldson, L.ißlim'dell, H.E o Eobinsoni- V. R. Meredith, P. J.. Nathan, Ai; J Abbott, J. B.'Spedd.F. Ross,! W. Peannan,, C d E. Bridge ;' committee,' Messrs. 1 M; Burnett,! E a Bridgo, X. W, Cozens, Vf,. H. Pollock, G. Turn • bull, F. Wilton, A.; C.'- , Johnson; and Forbe !, ,Hendry; honi,secretary, Mr. Fred Crewes;,hoi t treasurer, Mr. A.j'C. ;Kitto;' .handicappers o Messrs. W. H. Pollock (sprint events), Mi Bur [- .nett. (distance G. ■ Talbot (fiel( y events);.auditors, J.. G..Roach and F J Beamish ;■ ~ Wellington''Centre'■ N.Z i- A.A.A>,';M^ssrs..B'...Bridge^and.P.. Crewes. .' o -^The meeting ratified.the- ;the coin e mittee in drawing.np a:programme arid apply i- ing, for the use, of .the Basin- Reserve'' for i v meeting,to be hold on 'November.9.', Thp;Wol f lingtpn Centre's.Marathon race:will .be:,hole 0 in connection with the meeting. ; ■'. ■' ''i '''.'. - The'following team .will represent the clu) t annual road race run under. the auspices o: ij the Centre and the Harriers:—F. Wilton, H - T. .Thompson; P. Fitzßerald, G. Turner, A. C 1 Murray,; and- H. • L.; Mitchell. :;•■;■,:: I '■■'■■ ■■-.■■' '■ >- ■•:."■ ■-■.•" ■ ; ■■■ ■'■';.:'