THE NEW ZEALAND ATHLETIC AND CYCLING UNION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3523, 20 September 1921, Page 43

THE NEW ZEALAND ATHLETIC AND CYCLING UNION.

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union was held in Dunedin on the 14th inst. The following delegates were present:—Messrs J. Ken nedy, president (Geraldine) ; A. E. Davy (Poverty Bay), A. A. George (Hawke’s Bay), It. J. Kdwiu-ds (Poverty Bay), A. J. Currv (Blenheim). D. F. M‘Kay (Dunedin), A M. Wylie, R. B. Meek. A. A. Campbell (Otago), C. E. Chinch (Gisborne), IP. C. Lucas (North Canterbury), H. A. Nuttall (Taranaki), and 11. 11. Fraser, secretary (Timnru). The chairman said that Southland had 16 clubs; in its centre, Otago 26 clubs, South Canterbury 11 clubs, North Canterbury eight clubs. West, Coast, five clubs. Marlborough and Nelson eight clubs, Feilding six clubs, Raetihi seven chibs, Taranaki 18 clubs, Poverty Bay 16 clubs, Hawke’s Bay six clubs. The president, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, said

the finances showed a credit of £6B 16s 6d, but since the balance sheet was closed £35 5s 6d had been received, comprising £4 12s 6d from the West Coast, £lO 12s bd from South Canterbury, and £23 Is 6d from Poverty Bay. This gave them a credit of £142 12s,- and their liabilities were nil.—(Applause.) As he was retiring from the presidency after 10 years’ occupancy of the office, he would like to give a brief resume of the history of the union. It was inaugurated at Wellington in 1905 at a meeting at which there were eight representatives from different parts of New Zealand. They had carried on under adverse circumstances in many cases, and to-day were in the proud position of having a large control of sport throughout New Zealand. It was pretty certain that within reasonable time their control would be general. He could safely say that there was no such other body in the world as theirs with such good rules or which conducted sport in the way they did. —(Applause.) The motion was seconded by Mr Davy and carried. It was resolved that the distance for Sheffield Handicaps be 135 yards, the number of starters in a heat to Ido six; that a small committee be set up to thoroughly revise the axemen’s rules; that sports bodies have the power to appoint subhsndicappers, subject to the approval of the respective centres. A remit to transfer the headquarters to the North Island was lost by 15 votes to 10 votes. Authority was granted to the Gisborne Centre to make an appeal throughout. New Zealand on behalf of a sawyer named Gregory, who had suffered injury through being struck bv a saw at a competition. Tc was decided to grant the world’s chopping and sawing competitions to the Raetihi Centre, provided that the centre supplied a programme that met with the approval of the executive. Applications for the New Zealand ehamp onship meeting were received from the North Canterbury and Taranaki Centres. — It was decided to allow Mr Lucas (North Canterbury) and Mr Nuttall (Taranaki) to come to a mutual arrangement regarding the allotting of the championship events between the two centres. The secretary reported that the West Coast Centre had applied for the New Zealand championships for the season following on the opening of railway communication between Christchurch and the West Coast. On the motion of Mr Davy, seconded by Mr Church, it was decided that the union should be personally represented at the meeting of the Australian Federal Cycling Council, to he held in Melbourne on the first Wednesday in November. The question of the locality at which the next conference should be held brought forward a number of motions, Wellington, Eltham and Blenheim being nominated. — On a vote it was decided to hold the conference at Eltham about this time next year. Mr D. MTvay was elected president. The other officers were appointed as follows:—Vice-presidents—Messrs A. A. George (Hawke’s Bay). A. J. Ourry (Blenheim), and A. E. Davy (Poverty Bay); executive —Messrs Meek (Otago), Fraser (South Canterbury), Nuttall (Taranaki), W. J Walter (North Canterbury), Campbell (Dunedin). J. F. Wilson (West Coast). Mr .J. Kennedy (Geraldine) was appointed secretary and Mr K. Goodman was reelected auditor. The chairman announced that a medal would be donated to the competitor gaining the fastest time in the Timaru-Christehurch road race. In the evening a smoke concert was bold under the auspices of the executive of the Otago Centre. The chairman of the centre (Mr A. M. Wylie) pres'ded. The various toasts were dulv honoured, and a fine programme of musical a.nd instrumental items greatly enioyed.