AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 87, 11 January 1928, Page 10

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

WELLINGTON .CENTRE MEETS A meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was held last night Mr. A. C. Kitto presiding. The Wellington Centre was granted permission to hold a meeting on Saturday, February 25. On the motion of Mr. D. Paris, it was decided that all relay races for the Oates Baton should be scratch events. With a view to placing amateur athletics and cycling on a better footing in the Hutt Valley, tho three Valley clubs (Hutt, Petone, and Hutt Valley Harriers) held a conference, and elected a management committee to go further into the matter. This committee recently decided to hold a series of evening meetings for local talent i.nly, in the hope that local runners and cyclists might be brought out, thereby giving them the necessary experience to run and ride at the big meetings. A. silver cup will be given to the runners, and also to the cyclists, the points to count as follow: 5 for first, 3 for second, 1 for third. The clubs whose tnemb/rs gain the most points at the end of the season are to hold the cups, A permit to run amateur events at the Takaka Caledonian sports on Wednesday, February 22, was granted. The Carterton Club wrote stating that the country club championships would he held in Carterton on Saturday, April 7. The centre’s request for the use of the Athletic Park for the Wellington provincial championships on February II ‘ hag been granted bj- the Wellington Rugby Football; Union The centre’s sanction was given to the Waikanae Amateur Athletic Club’s proposal to hold the annual sports meeting at Waikanae on Saturday. April 7, provided the entrance fees were kept at Is. for every event. Permission was granted to the Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club to hold an evening sports meeting at • Lower Hutt on Wednesday, February 22. Permission was granted to the Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club to hold a sports meeting at Lower Hutt on Monday. January 16. This will be the first of a series of triangular contests between the members of the Lower Hutt Club. Petone Club., and the Hutt Valley {Harriers. It was decided to apply to the New Zealand Council to have Sceats’ jump of 6ft placed along with Brady’s for the best jump made by a New Zealander in New Zealand.

Permission was granted to the Athletic Football Sports Club for an arddition to their elub colours. The club asked for a white “A” on the front of the singlets, as. it was stated, it would be a great help during a sports meeting both for the spectators and for the officials.