AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 766, 15 March 1910, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

4 ' . MEETING'OF THE WELLINGTON CENTRE. . . . ■/, lV: ; , A-fmeeting>:o£ tho 'Wellington Centre ■ of the' New Zealand. Amateur -Athletic - Association: was held in the Y3I.C.A. .Booms last-evening,'Mr,'Wm. Coffey .in ■ the chair. '•■•'. V;'" ' " ' Reference was made, to some correspon- .. denoa whichhad been" sent to tho' Auck- . land; Centre other -.than-' through the local 'I. centre—the proper cliaime-l —svliioh correeMndence haa been published in the Auck- : land papers, and -had: created an ' impreseion at variance with; the exact position,' and which ;would possibly ■ be:'taken as officiality , "many not' acquainted • with;' the true position. , Mr. Stuart Kobinson ;:;■ pointed out the wrong principle of an individual'.''.writing to a centre on his . own. responsibility, - andmoved—"That ;this centre, "controlling;' .as 'it ' does,.' the sport in Wellington, would like to assure V. the Auckland Centre that conespondence . '"sent' to the. ■ latter..:city .;,other', than .that ; ■ sent through .the secretary "of the centre . is of no official value, .and. has- not the: approval of the members of. the Welling-, ton Centre." There was. only one dissentiont to:the motion. ; ■ Mr.'Guise reported satisfactorily ■as to v . the ;■ conduct >;of the members of the Wellington' team .to 'the championship meeting at Auckland. He stated that .the .ex- ' penKE amounted to ,£52 7s.' 7di," and he returned;, the-balaneei'of the cheque for ■- J854 took a-iVa}-. Mr.' Guise explained, an extra-amount paid to'trainers , in .Auckland, in connection with which he e;xpressed: his. thanks,'-to-..two, old Poneke men in Auckland, who ; hhd.lenfc valuable ■ assistance. '' A letter : is'to be-sent thank- /'. ing' thenr for . what'tliey had '■ doriei; ' A . jvote'.of thanks .wns'passed 'to'-Mr..,'Guise' ior.^his. capable; management , l .of;; the Weir. Jington team, and to the delegates :to; tho -conference at Auckland. ... • ■,'< r It-'was decided to send : letters of thanks J '. to -the Auckland .and ■ Maiiawaiu'.'Centres .. for the, treatment accorded' the. members, of ..the;. Wellington team byiV those centres,' : and - a letter., of. sympathy, is'to be, sent ...to. Mr. IVoodger, the crack sprinter, who. , has been far from well • since his return from the'north. • '. , THE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS. ■*"?"KEEB 'AND ..WILSON MAT MEET AGAIN. 'There is some likelihood .of Kerr and Wilson, the crack amateur walkers, mee't- : ing. again in the near future. . At last evening's meeting of ...the ';Wellington Cen- ; tre of. the N.Z.A.A.A. , a letter was re- ./. oeived from the secretary of the Auck- . land Centre, couched in the following terms:— ••••• ; .' '''v. ■."Having.noticed inpress telegrams that' an endeavour was .being., made to arrange , : another meeting between Kerr and WiP son,. I thought if such took place it might' . probably be arranged at a, sports meeting -in "Auckland in aid'of the',funds of the Auckland Centre. You are aware that owing; to the unfortunate -weather experi- . enced at the New Zealand championship' . meeting " a 'freat deficit:, will /result.. In fact, we; estimate, it roughly-at about (or over) .£SO. To avoid making an appeal in .' regard to .this, ( - we would , like to hold ■■■ another Meeting. -li.feel sure - that' if these two walkers met; again at such 'a 6ports. gathering'here we wo'uld.have such public interest that our '~ funds would greatly'benefit by':' the. attendance'.' The : judge,, an outsider-as .far-'as Wellington and Auckland 'are concerned,- could be 'amicably agreed A-trophy similar - in value to that offered ; by you. would be donated here. I approached' Wilson, and he informed me., that .he'is.'willing, in consideration, of the, assistance ■ required ■.. by the. .finances of the centre, to meet Kerr in Auckland with ' an - outsider as judge, provided .he received a fortnight's notice.". After some discussion it was decided to refer . the letter : to -Kerr, , the general opinion'of delegates being that Kenwould welcome' such an- opportunity: to regain'his-lost laurels.'