AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 9

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

THE NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. The report to -be presented -at tho twontyseeond ftnniial .meeting of the council -of tho Now; Zealand Amateur -Athletic 7 Association, on-Novcmber 29, states .inter alia:— . .The disunite over: {he election of a goyorn'ftS body is now happily ended, and members ,of the council OxpreSs the hope that tho future well-being of amateur athletics will be kopt.iii View, and that all parties: will work harmoniously • together -for the common good of the .(iporl. Notwithstanding the expense of sending a team to compete at the Australasian Chdmpionships, the council is able' to showa profit on tho working of the association tine® taking office in April. In this connection the committee place on record the financial assistance .rendered by the Otago, Canterbury,-■ and Wellington/Centres, and tho. Auckland Amateur • Ath'.ctio, ClUbj • At: the olose of the.ycat.'a large 'niimber.-iof club Subscriptions wore outstanding..- Since-; that, dato a good . number have been received, but the matter is one.that requires attention, and a notico of motion has teen given to alter the rules in the direction' of. getting the centres ,to collect all subscriptions fronl .clubs 'within thoir jurisdiction!The l annual championship*, meeting was held at Dunedin on March 20. Points for the shield were scored as fciHow:—Canterbury,' CG points; Wellington, join's; Otago, 34 points; Auckland; 6 points. The meeting; v;as. one of the liioSt sncccwful in. the history of New Zealand chain-: piOUShips gatherings,, arid resulted in a profit of i£62: 125.,- one-half of which ..was received by the council. . . \ ' • (

The Australasian championships were held iii Brisbane in-August. The -New Zealand Association -Was represented ,by Messrs..7W. . A. Wfiodger, who.won tho 100 yards and 220 yards; L. M'Hay, tie' for the pole vault; 11. B. Kerr, one arid three mile*walks; G.P; Keddell. I2Q, . yards and-'..449. yards hurdles," and- second 'in .-'running br-.id jump; 31.; Dickson.' three miles rhil; G, M'Knight and' S. W. Moore. ' The points bcore'd \Vere seven and a half wins and ■•/Mte 1 second place. -The team established three Queensland records and lvon standard 1 certificates,:. : i Dnriaj .'the'., year,7. the-; only . record olaimed and-, which was passed, ,was. that of Dr. Guy Hiipkinst-r'looo yards 'in 2min. 24 l-ssec., . The Cross Country Championship was'., resusoitated,.".being held' -at Tiniari! . under, '.con-, trol', of the South Canterbury Harriers. W. P. ! Siinjfem, of Canterbury, was. the winner of ■ the '.association's gold medal, whilo Otago, by filling 6eoond, third, fifth, and eighth places, Wln tlio teams' championship, and badges .presented by tho association. ... ' I ";: - : - New; clubs have been.formed at Napier, New Plymouth,- Palnierstih North, MaStertOn, -and Brooklyn., The couhcil hak in view further work in the direction of forming clubs, particularly at Peilding, Gisborne, and Stratford. Begretis expressed that the Southland Centre has not jhowrt;more activity. during:tlii year.. : During the year a proposition emanated from the Australasian Union to get K. E.- Walker, ■the champion, sprinter, and either Hefferon.or Dunoker/from-South Africa, to tour the Ailstfalasiftn Colonies.; The proposal received the warm support-of-the'council.. It is regretted •that, owing to Walker' 6 leave of absence expiring on November 1,: theta is fiow little pros-, peot ;of tho -visit taking place, A furthef pro* position nas ninoe been made to get two prominent Australian- athletes to (spend a holiday and compete in tho Dominion,- and a.subcommittee of the Council now has the matter in hand: -At the conference 'at -the question.of. forming Olyntpio C(>uncik. in each of the States was discussed. The council has-riot lost , sight of tho recommendations made, and the matter will reoeive attention at an early date. .v..-■ '.I . <--■ ' The balance-sheet, mide ud to' May 20. shows . a bank balance -of ~£l6 7s.] sa. . The wprkjhg of the. hea-dquarters, at Wellington from April to September 30 indicated a ,balanco of £5 19s. THE WELLINGTON CENTRE. A meeting- of the . Wellington Centre of the N.Z: 1 .. Amateto Athletic':;!Associati6n' was : held -ln-the Y.11.C.A. rooms lust: evening, Mr. It. W. :M'Yilly presiding.: : ■i; - «•A, lotter .was).received, from .the New Plymouth Amateur.: Athletic ; Chib nominating MriH: W,. Jones as their delegate. :. 7 7.' ::. •. The'Civil'bervice Club,, replying, to tno oentiJe S letter-in reference to the establishment of luvcuilo branches in.' ebnhectiori' >ith' ■ the various clnbs, stated that.'while the proposal was considered an excellent one, the Committee rogrettod ■' that th 6 existing -rulo. of ;the "club Would not :'allow;'of.'the juvenile brfilich' oh the lines conteniiilated by'thtf centre.'. Messrs. C. and/W.-B:; Pollobk^both' intimated that, they would iu ' accept the ? position. of •• handicapMT^ r ttf the '-. centre'. M.-'.Burnett and -Jl'-Heenan were ;ap T pointed'to,fill the, vacancies. -. ' ; r.-, '"The to th-3 ;'s centre' to.! use' for tfai ning purposes after '6.39 p.mi that, portion of tho Basin Reserve; sot . apart- for womeirond : children, and. also grftnting'ipermission to. dig j a jumping-: pit.- ,'i.: The council reserved . the right. to veto :the;.:pefmission ■at .any-t time ' should-..'it ..think! it nocesbarj .The meeting'' expressed itself strongly .in favotir of. inviting Messrs.' Wheatley. and TDavis, 1 •the two well-known Australians,-to visit New Zealand,- and tho centre's delegates were - instructed ; to' support the matter when; it ; 'was brought up at the New Zealand Council meet* illg. /r.V.f..so:;vstnry stated that.-,th4 total.cost of euoh a visit wonld. not be more than £90.. ■ Messrs. MrVilly, Guise, Bridge, and Coffey Wero".appointed t6. mei;t. delegates ;from.:tli.e Cricket Association with reference toon a dato- for - the provincial championship ■meeting.' . : , In' roply! to a question .as to the /financial result, of. tho recent meeting on ~ the' Basin ■Reserve, '.the secretary stated .that .the receipts •totalled about .£lO5, hut. it was .' difficult- to ■amvef'W'j-thef.oxpendittife .at -iireseht' as the accounts wore not. yet in. Howover, tho prizes would cost JSH or JC3S, and-the Marathon race oxpensos, wero ■ abbut =£33. If there was any ■ profit it would be Tery small.- v.