AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 256, 12 October 1932, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

THE HASTINGS CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Hastings Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club was held in the Drill Hall last evening, Mr G. A. Maddison presiding over the largest attendance of members since the inauguration of the elub six years ago. Mr Maddison briefly outlined the objects of the club and its activities last season. He mentioned that a pleasing feature of the meetings last season was the large number of entries in all events and the enthusiasm shown by the competitors. The departure of Sergeant-Majot CPLeary was a great loss to the elub in many ways, but especially as handicapper, an office in which he rendered excellent service.

The ladies’ relay team was to be congratulate-! on successfully defending the Annie Holden Cup. It has issued a challenge to the Wellington club, which has been accepted, for the Taverner Cup. The race is to take place on Labour Day and the team is training in readiness for the event.

The club is indebted to the Napier club for tho use of their loud speaker and also to Mr Le Compte for acting so capably as announcer. The club lias decided to purchase a speaker, at a cost of £2B, which will be in operation this season. The activities of the newly formed Harrier Club has been followed with much interest. The Celtic Football Club is forming an athletic club under the jurisdiction of the Hastings A.A.C.C. and it is hoped that other football clubs will follow suit. The president went on to say that he thought the N.Z. Association should foster athletics as a whole in the Dominion instead of spending the money in sending a few specialists to the Olympic Games. Excellent work had been done during the season by Mr 0. Tong and also by Mr Wall as starter. Mr J. C. Taylor had proved to be a very thorough and competent secretary and rendered invaluable service to the club last year. Mr and Mrs Lean were largely responsible for the credit balance and had also rendered much assistance in other ways. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The annual report and balance sheet was adopted and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:— Patron, Mr. H. M. Campbell, M.P.; president, Mr. G. A. Maddison, re-elected; vice-presidents, Mrs A. Lean, Mrs H. Abbott, Messrs J. Chambers T. Donovan, A. Giorgi, H. W. C. ’Baird, E. Wall, A. H. Hayes, T. White, H. J. Webber, C. Vidal, W. J. Carberry, H. Lambert, A. Alexander, A. I. Bainbow, R. O’Donoghue, A. A. Smail, H Jones, H. Abbott, W. W. Adams, R. Harding, S. J. McKee, E. A. Westerman; executive, Messrs 0. Tong, R Hewitt, E. Wall, F. Henderson, M. Tickner, T. Grace, B. A. Saunders, McKennie, T. Johnson, L. Heaton, O. Mclvor, J. Scott E. Butler, J. Stickland, S. Friar: delegates to H.8.-P.B. Sub-Centre, Messrs E. A. Poppelweh and O. Tong; hon. auditor, Mr R. M. Egan, re-elected; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr J. 0. Taylor, reelected ; assistant secretary, Mr J. Scott. The following new members were enrolled: Messrs L. Holt, I. Kitt, Wright, McKennie, W. Webber, A. Lee, M. Gane, L. Matheson, J. B. Hammond, and S. Gane. Mr Hewitt moved that vice-presi-dents be not ex officio members of the executive.—Carried. It was suggested jt be recommended to the sub-centre that a boundary line be drawn between the Havelock North and Hastings clubs.—Carried. Mr Maddison proposed, seconded by Mr Lean, that a remuneration for the secretary and treasurer be recommended. —Carried. Mr McKennie was elected as coach for the cyclists and on the suggestion that one be elected for the ladies it was left in the latter’s hands to decide. Mr W. Lewis was made coach for the male runners and Mr Furgusson captain. A recommendation is to be forwarded to the executive that ample time be given to competitors at outside meetings. TROPHIES PRESENTED At the conclusion of the meeting the following trophies were presented: Rusbatch Cup (most points in running events, senior ladies), Miss R. Tong. * Carberry Cup (junior ladies), Miss E. Baker. Abbott Cup (ladies’ 100 yards), Miss R. Tong. Rusbatch Cup (running events), R Verry. Sanders Cup (cycling events), A. M. Stephens. Stickland and Bryant Cup (field events), N. Oollinge. Atlantic Oil Co. Cup (boys’ events), I. Kitt. Primary Schools Banner, won by Parkvale, captain, Jack Davis.