ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12604, 6 March 1903, Page 6

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

TO TOE EDITOE. Sir,—l crave permission for the use of your paper to give a friendly hint,to the officials of the above in order that the general public, as well as tlio6o who are fortunate enough to bo able to afford a seat in the stand, may have a,? good a view of all the contests as possible. And I would strongly urge that none but officials be allowed inside the rails, and that they themselves should endeavour to remember that the public aro as anxious to see good finishes as they are. Hitherto sports of this kind in Dunedin',l as far as my limited experience has gone,' have been sadiy marred by the presence of a superabundance of nereons who have apparently no other business than to get the best possible view, being allowed to roam over the grounds and cluster round the high jump, long jump, and finishing posts, without anyone seeming to care one jot whether the public outside the rails saw Anything or not. The meeting held some weeks ago furivslied another glaring examule of the above, when a stranger might well have been excused if lie imagined that it required some 200 officials to run sports by SO competitors to please 500 of tlio public of Dunedin. I trust that a new order of things will reign on Saturday, and given fiho weather I wish the committee a good attendance, with first-class results. Finally, I hope they will not ignore this much-needed reform, and will accept the hint in the spirit in which it is offered.—l am, etc.. Cavershau,

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