ATHLETICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13420, 18 October 1907, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

THE CASH ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the South Cantrebury Cash Athletic Association was held in Hutholiinson's Tea Rooms yesterday. Present : —Messrs Kennedy (vice-president), Isalaugher (secretary), Lawson, Brookes, Cutlibert, Oborn and Buttoff. Apologies for absence were received from" Messrs Hall and Rodgers. The annual report was as follows: Full control has been taken of all cash athletic events in South Canterbury. The following bodies are affiliated.:—Waihad: Sports Association, Morven; Wajmafce Caledonian Society; South Canterbury Caledonian Society; Teniuka- Caledonian. Society; Pleasant Paint Caledonian Society ; Geraldine St. Patrick's Association; Ashburton St. Patrick's Association, Temuka Bicycle Club ; Ashburton Cash Cycling and' Athletic .Club. Permits were granted tb St. Andrew's, Hook," Gheitsey, Sti; and Wood-; bury Sports . during the year. One hundred and seventeen competitors, have been registered, arid the thanks, of the Association are due to secretaries of clubs who kindly assisted in registering. Rules for the conduct of cash athletic meetings and 2000 nomination forms have been printed. Receipts totalled £26 14s 6d and expenditure £25 16s 4d leaving a credit of 18s 2-d. The chairman (Mr J. Kennedy) considered the report" and balance-sheet verysatisfactory and he moved the adoption of the same. Mr W. Law'son seconded, and the motion was carried.

Some drscussion took place on the fact that the .New Zealand Association took more than half the receipts, of the centre and members thought something should be done to alter this : state of tilings. The South Canterbury. Association ..was working from hand to mouth and the secretary was not receiving amy- remuneration.

The Ashbvrton Cash Cycling Athletic Club_ wrote that they were £l6 in arrears and asked that their ■ account with the Association be allowed to stand over or be struck off. They had lost money on their last meeting.—-It was 1 decided to allow the account to stand-oven

The: South Canterbury Professional Athletic Club wrote asking to be affiliated to the Association.—The ■ application was granted. The Woodbury Athletic. Club applied for registration and asked if competitors needed to be registered.'—The secretary had replied that competitors need not be registered. The Point Caledonian Society wrote for a- permit for-'their forthcoming -meeting.— Permit granted. . D. Horgan wrote asking that the. disqualification against him be removed.—The Association had no power to. do this, but it was decided to urge tlie head "union to favourably consider the request. A permit was applied for by . Fairlie Football' dub.—-It /was decided to grant a permit if competitors in the three principal events were registered. The Waimate Fire Brigade Sports were", also granted a 2>:rmit for sports without fee. The. programmes for Temuka and Pointwere passed. , ■ i The election of officers resulted as-fol-lows:—President, Mr;J. Kennedy; vicepresidents, Messrs W. Lawson, B. Brookes ; council, Messrs Oborh. Buttoff, and Cutlibert ; secretary, and treasurer," Mr J. P. Kalaugher; auditor, Mr F. Waddell. It was decided to hold the council meetings in Temuka and the meetings of delegates in Timaru foor the coming year. _ The secretary was granted an honarium of £lO for his services for the coming year. It was thought that, within three months the Association would be in a strong enough position to be able to pay this amount. <

S.C.A.A.C, . . About a dozen members of, tlie South Canterbury Amateur- Athletic, -Club were present at the; annual/meeting held last evening. Mr G. R. M.' Jones occupied the chair. .

Report and boilance sheet showed that tbe Club was in a good financial position. The entries for sports and bye meetings were large ani'.competition keen, but attendance of the public was (small, only £12,2s 6d being ta,ken at the gators. The date of the annual, sports was changed from 16ih" December to an ordinary Thursday. " The evening sports were a success as far as the sport, but not- as far as the attendance was concerned. The aggregate prize for most points at the bve-meetings was won by W. Walsh (9? points), T. McWhirter (9 points) second* The Ttschemaker cup was won by Trembarfch, of Gore. Mr C. Martin had ' resigned Ms position as secretary, and Mr Dunn had carried on the position. : The thanks of the Club were due to the donors of prizes. The balance sheet showed receipts, including last year's balance as £95 5s lid, expenditure £B9 14s 9d, leaving a balance in the • bank of £5 lis 2d. Tlie assets amounted to £72 lis 2d, and liabilities to £37 5s sd, leaving a balance of assets over liabilities of £35 5s 9d.

Dr Thomas-.moved the adoption of the' report and • balance sheet. He remarked on the fact that the outstanding subscriptions- (£9) were a large amount on the* balance sheet. Mr Dunn mentioned that a meeting* would be called shortly to form a Sports' Protection Association", and he suggested that this Association should send a delegate to the- meeting. Dr Thoma,s said that the balance sheet showed that they were practically £3O to the bad. Mr Dunn said • they were in much the same position as at- the end of last year. If they conducted' the next meeting in a judicious manner .they would come out square. Mr Holderness seconded ; the adoption of the report, and the motion was- carried. Three new members were elected, Messrs Wakeham, Harvey and Hart. The election of officers resulted in Mr G. R. M. Jones being elected president; Mr F. J. Dunn, vice-president; ■ Mr T. N A. Claughtori, secretary; Mr F. J. Dunn, treasurer; committee, Messrs Harvey, Culverhouse, H. Elder,. Holderness,- j. S. Turnbull, E. J. Fraser, Drs Thomas, and Gunn; delegates. Messrs Conlan and Williams; auditor, Mi*-W. J. Cotterill. . ■The date of'the annual sports meeting

was next brought up. Mr Culverliouse suggested reverting to Anniversary Day, and catering more for Gcliool children. Ashburton and Christeliurch had been successful with school events, in which the children were handicapped by age. Mr E. J. Eraser said the school events had been discussed last year, and Mr H. Frilset' said that the sclioola would run their tfWn sports if the 'Club did not cater for t-heni. It being;.'the feeling of the meeting that the Club should combine with a cbinmittec of school .teachers it"was decided to leave the matter to the sub-committee to arrange. The date of the sporCS"" was also left to the committee.

With reference to bye-meetings Mr Dunn thought th£&o 'should be abolished. If arrangements could be made -for some amateUK events at Temuka on Boxing Day that was all they required. —A motion that no bye-meetings be held, was carried. A motion; by Mr Dunn that no medal be awarded with the championship cup, was negatived, but it was decided to reduce the value of the medal. 'The''-procuring of material, was left to the committee, and also the raising of •funds by an overdraft of £SO. Votes of thanks lo the donors of prizes and officials closed the meeting.