THE DUNEDIN AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

Evening Star, Issue 10399, 21 August 1897, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE DUNEDIN AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Dunedin Amateur Athletic Club was held at the City Hotel last night; Mr J. Allen, M.H.R. (vice-president), in the chair.

The annual report (which has already been published) was adopted on the motion of the Chairman.

The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year President, Mr James Allen; vice-presidents—Dr Roberts, Messrs C. B. Grierson, G. L. Deuniston, and J. Sinclair Thomson; secretary, Mr T. R Mackay; treasurer, Mr F. H. Harley; handicapper, Mr W. A. Low; delegates to the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association—Messrs N. L. Macbeth and Thomas Kerr; auditor, Mr S. M. Park ; committee —Messrs W. A. Low, E. L. Macassey, D. Duncan, J. B. Nichol, W. V, Kingston, W. J. Burk, and P. J. Ness. The Chairman said, as he could not be very often present with the club, he should like to show his interest in it by offering to place in the hands of the Committee five guineas, which they might devote to procuring some prize. He would le-wo it to them to choose what race the priz • should be for. The only stipulation he nude was that it should be for amateurs, and that a cup should be given and not money. He hoped that his action would do something to encourage amateur athletics, keep alive the spirit in the club, and help to improve it.

Mr W. L. Hooper said he would like to see a series of three races run some evening between the months of November ! and March, for which a prize would be given for the aggregate number of points. The races would pretty well pay for themselves, and he would be happy to give a prize for the highest aggregate number of points obtained. Mr Grierson said the club must be very much gratified with the very handsome donations which had been promised the club that night. He had much pleasure in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to the president and to Mr Hooper. This was seconded by Mr Low, and carried by acclamation. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Low, that it be a recommendation to the incoming committee to take into consideration the question of holding two meetings this years —a spring and an autumn meeting—with an additional steeplechase at one of the meetings.

The Chairman, on behalf of the club, presented Mr D. Duncan with a handsome set of carvers and a pair of salts, in recognition of the services that that gentleman had rendered the club as handioagpCr for the Sast ten years. So far as hejSmfidbear, Mr luncan had given univerS^H^fefaction as handicapper. “ The Health of Mr Duncan” having been drunk with musical honors, he briefly returned thanks for the present, and wished the dab a prosperous future.

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