HARRIER CLUBS

Evening Star, Issue 15136, 18 March 1913, Page 7

HARRIER CLUBS

PACIFIC. The annual meeting of tho Pacific Harrier and Amateur Athletic Club was held in the .Societies’ Hall, South Dunedin, last night, Mr T. Dawson presiding over an 'attendance of over thirty members. Tho Chairman congratulated the club on : experiencing such a successful year. The average attendance during the season had been excellent, being 25, as against tho previous season’s average of 20. With regard to tho club’s financial position, he deplored the fact that there were a good many outstanding subscriptions. They expected this year to bring their membership up to tho half-century, in which case their club would be the largest in Dunedin. (Ap- < plause.) Ho moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. , Mr J. Nicol seconded the motion, which . was carried. . 'Hie election of office-bearers resulted as , follows: Patron, Mr T. Iv. Sidey, M.P.; f ; president, Mr D. J. Calder; vice-presidents 1 —Messrs J. R. Wilson, F. 0. Shaddock, I T. A. Dawson, H. Tavlor, W. H. R. Out- f , ram, and C. W. Clark; secretary. Mr Ro- ] • bert Swinney ; treasurer, Mr C. Swanson ; 4 bon. handicapper, Mr T. Dawson; audi- , tors, Messrs Outram and Dawson; dnh 1 captain, Mr J. Scott; deputy-captain, Mr 1 ' D. Hunter; delegate to Otago Centre, Mr £ ; F- Richardson; selectors—Messrs Dawson, * ; Scott, and Hunter; committee—Messrs ‘ Cormack. Perkins, Bond, Gailand, and Richardson. • 1 The following notices of motion were I 1 earned:—“ That rule 7be altered so that the delegate to centre shall bo a member of \ committee” ; ‘‘that any member in arrears ) on or after July 31 shall not he eligible 1 to compete in any club race nor shall he f bo entitled to vote at anv meeting of the J club,” ' * ‘ ■ A motion “That the club’s uniform be all i black ’ was defeated. - , It was decided to participate in tlie com- ' bined opening run from the Y.M.C.A. Buildings on April 5, and also to accept Mr ‘ bidey s invitation to run from his house in ( company with the Gaversham Harriers on j the following Saturday. , Eleven new members were elected. ( ulcl ’ , _The tenth annual meeting of the ( . Y.M.C.A. Harriers was field last evening ’ in the club room, Moray place. < i In moving the adoption of the report and i s balance-sheet, the Chairman (Mr C. K. t . Moreton) spoke of the successful season ’ just passed, and "wished the club every 1 s success for the ensuing year. , The election of office-bearers resulted as i ■ follows:—President, Mr H. D. Bedford 1 ’ (re-elected); vice-president?— Messrs Aslin, 1 I Leslie, Millar, Peat, and Moreton ; captain, 1 • Mr M. Dawson ; deputy-captain, Mr L. ; i Benjamin; secretary, Mr G. B. Hastie; 1 treasurer, Mr C. Dickinson; committee— \ 1 Messrs B. M‘Gregor, R. MT’horson, A. and ■ ) W. Beadle, L. Mowat, and P. Wilkinson; 1 I auditor. Mr R. M’Gregor; handicapper. Mr • H- D. Bedford ; delegate to Otago Centre, 1 X.Z.A.A.A., Mr Cl. E. Moreton; delo- • gates to Y.M.C.A. Physical Work Commit- : i tee—Messrs R. MTherson and C. B. Has- 1 i tie. : The Secretary reported that the official 1 ' opening would ho on the sth of April, at ! ; the Y.M.C.A. Building, as guests of the 1 board. It was decided to hold a practice ! 1 run on the 29th inst. 1 | SOUTH DUNEDIN PRESBYTERIAN. 1 A meeting was held last evening at the ‘ South Dunedin Presbyterian Church, when ’ a harrier club in connection with the Young Men s Bible Class was formed. It was decided, that the chib should he ' registered with the Otago branch of the 1 ” hh"' Zealand Amateur Athletic Association } ~,s th® South Dunedin Presbyterian Harrier Club; and that tho club colors should be j, a white thistle on a black ground. Tho following office-bearers were elected ; —President, the Rev. R. Fainnaid; vice--55 presidents—Messrs R. M. Mercer, C. N. M'Donald, J. Robertson, W. Ritchie, P. C. i Stewart, and J. Kenton; handicapper, Mr r A. Mercer; secretary and treasurer, Mr . Robert Smallman ; reporting secretary, A. e H. Abernethy; captain, A. Thomas ; deputy. captain, R. M'Leliand; committee—J. . Fitzgerald, W. Bell, W. Lorimer, R. J. . Anderson.