DUNEDIN AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14668, 30 October 1909, Page 15

DUNEDIN AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Dunedin 'Amateur Athletic Club was held in tho Chamber of Commerce room on Thursday. Mr W Maclean (president) occupied trio chair, and there wore about 20 members present. The annual report presented for the ECHSon 1908-9 was as .follows :— In submitting K!i6 twenty-fourth annual report and balance sheet your committee has pleasure in congratulating members upon having completed another successful season, 'foe statement oi accounts shows the club to be in a sound financial position, the total assets being £80 0s lid, whilst thero arc- no liabilities. The popular evening suthlotic meetings wcro continued during tho past neason, eight meetings in all being held. Tho special trophies awarded to members of the club _ securing rooet points throughout the series uf meetings wcro won as follows :—G. A. M'Knighb, fust; A. T. PHtaway, second; whilst a special trophy was awarded to R. F. Mitchell. M'Knighl's form throughout the evening meetings waa of a high order of ejccellonco, and !he well deserved his success. The twenty-third annual sports wero held on Saturday, February 20, and from an athletic point of view wero a Brest success, tho events being keenly contested, and the racing being watched witli much interest. The strong wind whioh blew with relentless fury throughout the afforiioon made matters somewhat unpleasant.for competitors, besides having a prejudicial effeol upon the attendance. The New Zealand Championships were held ot Dunedin. on Saturday, 20th March, the meeting being one of the finest athletic gatherings ever held in New Zealand. The Championship Shield was won by Canterbury, with Weilinglon second, and Otago third. The committee desires to thank Mrs J. Blanov JUS*™ B G Anderson, P. S. K Macasscy! a ." ~'•,■, r ° wnEcn(l iar donations to the clubs undg. During the year « carnival was held under tho auspices of the Otago Centre. Tho result, considering tho conspicuous lack of mloiost taken in, it by a, l&ree number of athletes, was successful final cialy To Mw S. Jacobs, Miss ML Smith, and the members of the D.A.A.C. Ladies 1 Stall Committee the thanks of tho committee and Dunedin Amateur Athletic Club aro due for their magnificent work or. behalf of the club; whilst of tlbo conspicuously small number oi the clnb's members who a ,f tlve, y ™W ?n behalf of the «n£d Ally entitled to a word! of thanks. Mr ™ M Donald again , acted aa handicapper, and a great moasuro of the success of the past season is due to his splendid hand Jiff With complete satisfaction to competitors and »wh credit to himself. Mr SIM Messrs TV. Maclean V q T? f «» JW good wishee of Lt™T <™yoyrng the ~™, «.j ita up ttTS,;',. h % ""' of'lS^ra^'Lrtt^fr Past season had sald tho «"<I suce'essful one Torn al^" 1 '! 1 ? lnobtl ' sheet, wore in a snm,A\ y -i- ° ™'™w /"ombership was S ~0, ,0n * • M . d . t,,8 Tho interosls of tU ? u ,' """^"ined. «P to the standard op ft «^ n , qU^ vicc-nrcaidonts-Messra S. Jacobs V V ) \t!; f " R - G - Anderson and W I im,J Protection AKociaf-j0,,, Air v\. h. M Curdy; committee—Messrs A (' It" 1 Vi, W - L^ D- Macfarhrne, J. 1> ir !,S n', N ' Smith ' H. 11. Rice W \\.M Donald; hon. starter, Mr XV Kudkin; hon. auditor, Mr S. M ?„],'. l»n. secretary Mr W. M'Donald; hou" Wurer, Mr J. T. Hamann. Naif a dozen new member* wero elected. Hie Uiairmau raid members were-doubt-toss awaro of tho fact that llv J T Wamami, tho secretary and treasurer, was retmngf from offico. Mr 11ama,,,. Wls IK > ordinary member. The whole affairs of the club had practically revolved round him, and they felt thai tlicy couhl not allow him lo withdraw from office without sliowoi" in some way their appreciation of the work ho had done. They lv.ul accordingly dccitM to pwscnt him with a rolle.i-top desk, (intl Iro wished to say tlat accompanying it wre tho brat washes awl tho hearty appreciation of the D.A.A.C. Ho moved-" That there bo nooonded in the aiiinutes the club's appreciation of tho vast amount of work that Mt Hainimn has done, and iho. iregrot at Ins tendering his resignation as' secretary." Mr V . S. Jacobs scoonded tho'motion. •Ho could assure tliflse present that, tho present position of tiro dub waa absolutely due to Mr Hamann's splendid efforta in tho interests of tho club. Jl,r Ilajiiamu leturaied ihanfe for th© handsome present mads- liim 'and tho many expressions of goodwill. Hearly' votes of thanks were accorded the retiring president (Mr XV. Maclean) and the past year's office-bearers. The usual bonuses wore granted to secrcVV£ ' ~,I Iall,nl111) aiid handicapper (Mr ilUonald), tho aniounls beinff e Mit guineas and thrco guineas respectively."