SPORTING CONFERENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14453, 20 August 1910, Page 10

SPORTING CONFERENCE.

PROTECTION SOCIETY FORMED. A L.UIGI-: number ni representatives of sporting oru r ani<-ations iin the Cluunber of Coiiuncr<\\ at the invitation of the Citizens' League, last evening for the purpose of considering the neee--sity for forming a mutual sports protection association 11 r. W. K. Haeliett, who pre.-kled in the abFcnce, tlir«>i: illness, of the league's president(Mr. Ifalpli). stated thai the league, in convening the conference, was actuated hv a dc-in--10 cany out one of its many objects, which was the taking of a rational and intelligent interest in all matters ailecting the community. S-> far ss sport- was atTecieiJ, the trend of recent happenings had demonstrated that organised attempts v,cr.> oping made to cause giievims inroads in of our most popnlai sports. liacing, boxing, couiMi.g. billiards, and others had -already received utiHelcome t.tt< ntion, and in due com.se liltihcr blanches <»f sport would doubtless he attacked. Jhe re mil lit tee of tile league considered it «as now time thai. s|>ojti-men rliould as.-ett their right to conduct their own sports and join together to successfully combat the tendency of interference ori the part. 01 people v.ho did'not hiteie.-t themselves in or support anv biauch vi Mr. H. John.-toti moved and Mr. W. A. WilkinFon sfonded. "That those present are in favour ' ' lh" lonnatioii of a mutual sports protection as>oeiatir,!i, and that j eomniitten V <et- up to take the iK-re.-saty preliminary ste;>s tot the lormat'ion oj sttch af'-ociation." lie- on.lion, which was supported hv the folng -'O'lenien. was- earned unanimously;— v' : 'r 3 <- N ""'th Shore Ta'-I.t Cliilu". .1 1 at iv* i uilamikau \acht Club;, (Noith<tn Losing As-oi-iatioui. f. P. .Murdoch (lineal -<e., Zealand »aeht S.ptadron). McKen/.ie (Paku- , i "" t , ?,° bn (Ucr Association), 11 a Mi. iit and I-oley (Avondale -lockev Club) \V , lr . y I'hllianl.s Associationl. (;. W.'s. Patter^o-i nun T ' n-ha.no, , < - I V K , ' tetoria Cruising Club) I. lli.l(i lotting I'htbs). .1. Tapper (North New Zo am Cnt'.i sing Club), and lies-is. Stiehbuiv. .lohn ill' r. and H. L. w ado. A few oj the repre-ni-h:lfJ "" t l"wer to a-!, but from the i.i;'l"!lt> '.f the organi-ations ."presented there fli!" o'-iV,':/ r ; x l ,r " >s:( '" , f sympathy with . . J '' t ' l ;' ''onteiencu and heartv promises Ol a'ttve -upimrt. " 1 nolver ''' ,l i!n'- 1U V. , '' ,m,lli ! tf ' e W!IS wi,l » L.,,,., ' J-' : "" r ' s Tapper. P. Green W , S l at rer-on. M. .1. Sheahan. u. J. V J - £»**> w. A. Wiiiutison, 7' i, r '. ' Halpli. McKonzie, v.- V, barrel], K. W. M atts. St •'• lit U • "Her, C. K. llaiif-y, ; ,iid L.