N.Z. ATHLETIC UNION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2884, 30 June 1909, Page 62

N.Z. ATHLETIC UNION.

I A meeting of the. executive of the I above was held on " Wednesday, _ 23rd, j- Mr CJ. W. Woods, pa-esideait tlnveroargill), being in th«, chair. , , A i letter - was received - from the New , JZ&aland, Spcrte Federation-, advising that that body had ceased -to' exist, and for-, warding a statement of reoe>ip:s aiid ex<pon<lituTe,to date: A -cheque- for 16s 6'd was cnclos£<l* as the union's share aftoi [ an equal distribution of ihe funds had | been made- amongst the 11 original affiliated bedies. — Received. Disqualifications imposad upon G. Sex x on. for life, and M. Griffin, for fire sears, by the Taranafci Centre, were endorsed. The West 'Afostralian Coastal. Athletic League wrote asking for a copy of an' agreement, whereby the union and the league- would recognise eaoh other's disqualifications, etc. — Resolved to forward copy of agreement now in existence with the Victorian and New South Wales Irsagues to the West Australian. League and to other initei*- State governing bodies, with a view to reciprocity. The question of the .control of cycling was discussed at some lencfch, and it was eventually decided that delegates would tweet leag-ue delega/tes in Dnnedin to discuss the position if the latter Lody considered it desirable. The secretary of the Pipers' and Dancers' Association wrct>B asking ihe union to hand over the control of tho events tfosy desired to Rovera, and assuring that their relations with the union weufd always be of a cordial ,nature. — It m? ra~olvcd to write to delegates fronj. societies and sesrataries "of centres asking if they though* it .d-esirable to ' accede to v tiho jiequesfc cf the Pipers' Association, aao askir.g- fof an early reply. The secretary reported that the union was now registered under "The Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.'' Tlia next championship _^afcherrag is to be offered to the West Coast Centre, in the event of Feilding not accepting same within a few days. The resignation of Mr R. Smith, Pahiatua. from the executive was accepted with regret, and Mr W. G. Callendar, Hawke's Bay, was fippointed to the vacancy. A volume of routine business was- also transacted and_ several matters attended to in connection with the proeperity of th& sport in the Doniinion. Accounts amounting to £10 10s 2d wera passed for payment. The bank book showed a credit of £30 13s 3d. MEETING OP THE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, -June 25. The Council of the Athletic Association passed the record made by Guy Hasklns for lOOtf yards at* Chrietchurch recently. It was resolved — " That the report of the committee -appointed to consider- the question of holding a. New Zealand Cross-coun-try Championship should 'be adopted." * The committee's recommendations t were as follow: — " {1Y That a New*" Zealand Cross Country' Championship individual race and interprovincial teams race b& instituted, euch race to b©.. held over true cross-country. (21 That the distance be five miles. (3) That a. t-eam representing- a- province shall ccceiat of five members: four to count lor the teams' championship. (4) That the entry-fee be 5s for the individual phampionship (if not a pueShber of a team), and 10s for team (5) That the council give a championship standard gold medal to the individual champion and four badges to those . counting most points in tihe winning interprovincial team. (6) That centre holding , the event take the entry fees and bear all expenses in coimieotKn? with the race, with i

exception of th-s raedais and badges. (7) That the championship; for ISG9 be offered to Canterbury Centre.' with a. suggestion that, if accepted, the race b& held at Tirnaru in August." Mr R. H. Cocmbas, president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australasia, attended the meeting, and th© question of v the International Olympic Games to be held in Berlin in 1912 was considered. Mr Coombes explained what had been done in the past in regard to these international sports, and in regard to the establishment of an International Amateur Sportingf Federation and Olympic Games Committee in each State of Australasia. It was expected that such committees would be enabled to come into these international sporfc competitions with the same status as that held by representatives of any other nation. He thought it would in the present circumstances bs unwise for New Zealand to appoint a special repiiesenlative in regard to these games, but he expressed the- opinion, that aa Olympic Committee should be appointed, preferably in Wellington, which would chooso its own. representatives. . He would gladly act as the medium for conveying the wishes of that committee to the secretary of tho Olymoic Games. Tho Chairman said, that aifter .hearing Mr Coombes's remarks it would b& well for the association to havo a special meeting to consider the matter, for there was I np use .in going on with the proposal to i ask for recognition as- a separate nation. \The best cour©» was to appoint, an Olympic Gam-ss-Comm itteev . This was accordingly done. , ' „ In regard to the proposed visit of It. E. Walker to Australia, "Mr Coombes said sit was thought that, roughly, the- cost for a. two and a-half. .or three months' tour by, the South African 100 yards champion, amateur and his - trainer would be stSoufc £300, and ifc . had been suggested that this sum could be cue up in equal proportions between New South "Wales, "Victoria", and New- Zealand, and a smaller share- by TosmanJA and Queensland. Mr Coombes also 6ugg\i>2d that Dtsncker or Heffernan should? be invited to visit Australia. It was -decided that the council would support -the protjosal to bring Walker to Australia and New Zealand on terms to be a.rrange.d with the Australian Stutesr and also that another athlete from South. Africa should be invited lo accompany Walker, either a sprinter -or a,' hurdler. It was decided to ask the- centres to contribute £15 to the 'of a, team of not less than six men *o raoreseni K«v Zealand at tho Australasian cfcaanimonshins in Brisbane. A balance sheet was reosived from" the old Chrisfccliuroh Council showing a "credit of b^Jblo ss Sd. J