AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

THE WELLINGTON CEJfTEE

.•■•vA. meeting;; '-Centre of the. New Zealand ' .Ainateur . .-Athletic Associations was il\'el(i.'ih-. ! .;the. T.M.C.A. robins -last' evening,; Mr.' 8.. W.' presiding. ; The. : 'programme : for the .Peton'e Junior Club's sports;. meeting,: to bo held on. March 12, wasrapprpved, -and tho. use of .tM'.ceiitre's.iear. was lifanted. on the' usual .termso'- ! i:Vi;.i;;;'-: ; -- y-T,h e ;¥.wt^ •to; include, amateur events ;■ - : in-, its programme for ft PPort;s.i f[)eeting,.to. be held:on . March','l7.*"The''applicaHoh; was forrqd. to the Permits Committee..: - -i'* I '®i : WP, 0 . t lT?!le v A4. :,Club'g application' fpr affiliation-■with';'the " centre- was approved, -provided all (details are in order. v.The flawer'a Club applied; fpr permis- ■ sipn; to .hold a meeting on March IS,' and forwardedrthe proposed programme,. The application'was granted.. •. . i;® ; ;to fonvwd;..tho;applications 'of [G. iW.' Marton, und C. .W.-rMexW Peildihg,; for •' reinstatement,, on ;to ' the '-•a ,Z. ; . Council, . It .resolved "to' make iho ■'.recommendation in : : the'.- first •c««5 and - in : tlip rsewnd ;c»s? v - \t . was. decided to point out that in the opinion of^the,:- Wellington '.Cpinmjtfee: the' applit . cation should not be cpnsidej-ed.,.. ' Tho Wellington"delegates to'tho conr lerenco- in'. Anokland; were;■ instructed, that' on .the; question pf the control of:districts Wellington wag not advorso to the Wei-i . lington■ district being reduced in size, pro-' vided that tho districts proposed to.be left' outside.'iwill:-'riot;-languish.Vfor-.'want 'of looking after.... . -■'■ v ; . ;- 1 -'

Itvwas'also decided-'tov iristruct-'-ihe Wellington; delegates to'endeavourito' obtain ; the: next • New- Zealand championship meeljpg, for,■, Wellington.' -.V':—' ' It: was • also decided 'to support ha-nng ,the comnstitioii .'made a championship vevent. y

OTAGO TEAM TOR 'AUCKLAND. ' . The team Ayhichis to represent Qtago at the amateur ; athletic- championships' next Saturday'reached WellingIton yesterday,- and will proceed, nor'tlv by the Trunk express .to-day, :: There are six 'representatives, and the team, is under the. managership, of Mr. -D. A. M'Farlane. Tho teajn comprises the following:— : • I). A. MTarlano (Ducedin . Amateur Athletic Club),; hammer-throwing': and putting the shot. - , . iF.i Morrison. (Dunedin Amateur Athletic. Club), one mile and throe mile walks;- - ;R. F.. Mitchell (Civil Service. Amateur .Athletic .Club), 440, yards hurdles,. liigh jump, and broad lump. : ;i Frank Reid, (Dunedin Amateur Athletic Club), 10D yards, 220 yards, and 440 yards." . A. T.'-'Pittaway (Civil'.Service Amateur Athletic Qlub), 120 yards .hurdles.J. Ueatson. (Caversham Harriers),- one mile and three mile flat. . ; All members of the . team, •: with tho exception of M'Farlano, intend to compete in Palmerston North on their return next Wednesday,. at the Manawatu Amateur Athletic Club's meeting. -

BOYS'INSTITUTE CLUB. f The Boys' Institute Club will hold an evening meeting at the Basin Reserve this evoning. Tho ' programme includes a 220 yds. jnnior . handicap, '.440 yds. intermediate handicap, BSoyels. senior handicap,- and a half-milq relay race open to public schools.- ;Entries have already boon received from tho Mount Cook, Clydo Quay, Newtown, Brooklyn, and Jlarist Bros, sohools, and others are expected.