AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 681, 4 December 1909, Page 13

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

:; y MEETING OP,/WELLINGTON: CENTRE/"': "■ A' meeting of • the, -.Wellington Centre of thiaNew Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was held JaSt evening.'/ Mr'.",:W<: 'Coffey. ; was chair-, -man;.,: '...";!'' v ;;;;'?yS''^';' ; :'7v :: . ; ''.'r. ; '/.I v' ;:/"'.' ■:'--M letter•.wiis ireceived; l from the City .Council' to'the' effect?, that they had': approved" Of .the arrangement, made ■': between /.the"; Wellington Cricket arid the Wellington Centre; N.Z.A.A;A.,: by'which; the. centre'-.was;"to have; tho' use of the"; Basin* iße'scryo ori January 29,: and on. tw'o\other 'Saturdays,' ono ■■ in '.' February and the other iny March'. The:centre "confirmed' the.'action taken .by their.,delegates; in; arranging these ■ dates.':''' /</-y, l '''■,'■'"■ -■':: - ,'// -; ,| "■'■■■■■ !'-'■■• ''V;:' •yPetone Junior/.Club wrote that anyendeavbUr would,be madei during the'.present season to. encou'ra'gb,schoolboys totake part .in'-local-sports by introducing special, boys' /races, but the club could not undertake, to establish ,:a juvenile branch- at'[present;.' "■;■>' - : -■":'■■::'.'■' -'y.y / .On application ';was made' by the Wellington Catholic Club-that Saturday,- Marcb/19,-.'should. be;'allotted for;their anniia^sports.■ iConsidera-. tiori/of /the letter'was postponed. :';'.y.'y '.' . ;"■ An' 1 unofficial .communication iwas-/.received from the Secretary -of,the New. Zealand Ama'tour Athletic ' Association, : stating that .. there was.'every' prospect of Whcatley and; Davis visiting /the Dominion, early next 'year. The centre docided/toypostpone, discussionyof the proposed- Wheatley-pavis tour, and tho -Auckland' championships until, information came; to hand-from-the/New/-Zealand Council.,./. r; ,; :

/With o, view -to' raising funds -to : send -/'a-. Dommioh , team' to: dOmpeto in the, Marathon gahies, the:/N.Z,A.A,A; wrote, suggesting that. all club members should bo asked to pay' a capitation'fee of 3d..0r'0d.-to defray the expenses,of a/representative team. / It; was men-' tionod that a levy of Gd.'wbuld bring in about ,£SB, -and in three years:'jeiso -would.be available -to send a couple of men Home. The centre tobk.no action meantime, but referred the matter to the .clubs' for■. consideration. '■■'-;■'.';. : ; The Woriganui A.A. Club askedi for, and were grailted, permission/'to ■ hold a sports meeting on.;Boxing/Duy.;'... ;;,'•/.; : ' ; y-y yyy ; '//;; ; //:";'.