DOYLESTON SPORTS.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3282, 18 December 1928, Page 5

DOYLESTON SPORTS.

BOXING DAT ARRANGEMENTS.

MEETING OF THE CLtJB.

Business relating to the annual Boxing Day sports meeting was transacted at a meeting of the committee of the Doyleston Athletic Club last evening. Mr J. Ic.'Godsell presided. BOOTH AND DANCE CATERING: The president reported that no tenders had been received for the right to conduct a booth at the sports, and he thought there would be no alternative but for the Club to run the booth on its own account. It was left to Messrs J. S. Brake and G. Aitken to attend to the preliminary,, arrangements for the booth. It was resolved that the Club should continue the booth at the dance on - sports night for the sale of ice cream and cordials. .Tenders are to be submitted for the.contract of supplying refreshments at tho dance, the secretary to accept the lowest. A^proposal to conduct a card match was abandoned, in view of the fact that it is intended to transfer the dart throwing game from the sports. The arrangement made with Mr A. Boyce to act as pianist for the dance was confirmed.

TUG-OF-WAR EVENTS.

The following stewards were appointed: Sheep guessing, Messrs E. Hoskins and A. Quigley; stepping competition, Mr B. Maw; pillow fight, Messrs F. Alexander and D. Maw; tug of war, Messrs W. Johnston, W. Quigley and F. Alexander. Mr W. A. Nelson was appointed judge of the tug-of-war. It was agreed thsrtf entries for the tug-of-war events should be received until 10 a.m. on the morning of the sports. ' Asked why the committee had changed the weight limits in the tugs-of-war, the president said that the sole object was to make these events more popular. The committee, had no animus against any particular team, and its decision would not have the effect of barring" any individual from pulling. The weights had been.amended in accotd-' ance with the conditions obtaining in the tug-of-war contests conducted by a I Christchurch sports body. ALLOCATION OF TROPHIES* I Letters promising to donate the. usual trophies were received from the Central Dairy Company and from the D.I.C. These and other trophies and special prizes were allocated to various events as follows.: —100 yds maiden, Farmers'^ Co-op; 75yds girls over 14 and under 18, Mr E. Mclntyre; 100 yds boys' race, Rev. Father Creed; married women's race, Mr B. Brown and Central Dairy Co.; married men's race, Mr J. S. Brake j pillow fight, Mr J. Lloyd; officials' race, the D.1.C.; most points in cycling events and' most laps in wheel Tace, Mr T. Ellis.; most points in dancing events, Mr H. . T. Stephens.

GENE&AE BUSINESS. Mr D. Welsh reported that the dancing platform had become buckled through exposure to Jthe weather. This could be partially remedied by planing. Arrangements were made for having the board put in order. . r . . . I Mr J. S. Brake suggested the inclusjion of a ladies' cycle race. The presi: dent considered that it would be too late at the present stage to add this event, as the poster had already^ been •issued for several weeks. It was stated that a ladies' cycle race had been tried in previous years, but had been discontinued on account of lack ■of support. The proposal was dropped. With regard to the Club's liability for possible accidents to spectators; the secretary reported that he had ' been supplied by a legal friend with a notice for display warning persons to keep beyond certain limits of the track ,and caber tossing ground, within which area the Club would not be responsible for accidents. , .-' Mr W. G. Fussell was appointed^. to conduct the dart throwing game, ■with authority to enlist his own assistants.