ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING,

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12468, 18 February 1909, Page 3

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING,

. [United Pkess Assooumon.] j ' Cbristchurch, Feb. 17. The Canterbury ' Centre of the New - Z ealand Amateur -Athletic Association, at iis meeting to-night, consid- , ered a resolution forwarded by the Ohrißtchuroh Gouncil "to the effect ... that the interests of sport would be best served by leaving the cpndpqt' ; of the 1909 championsbip meeting ' to the i Otago Centre. "' 3 ] After discussion, it was agreed by four to three, that, after carefully considering the resolution for- 4 warded by the Council in Christohurch, this Centre decides that me championship meeting will be in the best; interests "■■"of athletics; and asrees . to forego its claim to the championship meeting -in ChriJit- ': churchT and decides to sand a team to Dunedin on March 20th, but this Centre does not. recognise, the vyel.hngton Executive as th e body controlling the championships -to.-ike held at-Dunedin. . ' ; ; ". ' '"-