ATHLETICS AND CYCLING

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1929, Page 11

ATHLETICS AND CYCLING

TARANAKI CENTRE OF UNION. . The'report to be presented at the annual meeting of the Taranaki centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling A Union at Stratford on December 5, says that the centre has enjoyed a most suc- .y/t cessful year, both financially and Humcrically. The financial position is Sufficiently buoyant for all purposes, the assets showing a balance of £4l 17s. over . liabilities. Twenty-two clubs applied for affiliation, five clubs for permits, and ten teams for tug-of-war contests. Entries for sports held under the ceiltrj .' have been well maintained, and the conduct of sports meetings showed a mark- Jy ed improvement. ;, ' The clubs and competitors are keeping Up a commendably high standard. No, serious breaches of the rules occurred .-yy during the year, with the exception of . the action of one axeman at Okoke sports. He was disqualified after winning four events, for which the stakes -V amounted to £l9 10s. The disqualification was endorsed by the president of the centre, after identification by the Taihape secretary and Wanganui centre. Vk; The offence consisted in competing under ’yep? an assumed name. '. There having been no serious matter Ay demanding consideration of the execu- , - tive during the year’s activities, the - :ex- '? pense of calling a meeting was unneces- ' sary. The centre was awarded"the New -Tsj Zealand championship and gold medal: in connection with the 1929. circular road race round Mt. Eginont. The 12in. and 15in. chopping championships of New Zealand have been granted by the gov- y'-j-J erning body to the centre, and will be apportioned at the annual meeting. Two new cycling clubs (Eltham and Wai-y/A| tara) have this season affiliated, indicating the return to popular favour of ? cycle racing. Owing to his departure from Taranaki, Mr. J. T. Kilpatrick (Toko) resigned his seat on the execu- > tive, which desires to place on record its appreciation of his services. y'.''.yy