ATHLETICS

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13939, 26 June 1909, Page 6

ATHLETICS

&, >,THB AMATEUR BRANCH. 111--, ,~ : Per Press Association. V WELLINGTON, Juno 25. Sji&fte Council of the Amateur Athletic Pllgoci&tipn. has decided to institute a_ RsJi&jpggmiry championship over a- dis-" |||nCßyjnr,. five 'miles for individuals and Are to lie offered %JTt!k',yeai- to- Canterbury, and to he Timarn in August. spS*ttf~was decided to ask the centre to |6sißtiijfaUe towards the- expenses of a pteani «f'not less ihaiusix men to repreZealand at the Austrlasian l&tampionships in Brisbane. §£;;;2!£\Jbala»ce-sheet was received from Hto'ilrf Cnristclinrch, Conucif, showing of £IG 9s sd. WfASfec bearing Mr Cbombes on tho pnfijWt t a. sub-committee was appointed into t£e onestion of representamZm at the Olympic Games. ipSbe Council decided, to support the l&Btremeni-to brine Walker, the South Mtfricin championooverr r accompanied athlete hurdler or sprinter. PROFESSIONALS. W'- )s '•"' X ' J>ONEDIN r June 25. js. 4 li ajaecting. of the executive of the pUfeletm Union, it; was agreed to coniftjjrfy with the request of the West Ansitrttlifln Central Athletic League for a Swajnrocal - agreement. Other Australliwut leagbes-are to lie written to asking War an\*agreement similar to tho one Snow existing- between the- Union and !>tte Victorian and New South Wales fe, The ogjtnien of the centres is to be |spbta£ned~r&£Ete- advisability of handing piping aQ d dancing to mor-'taaaonation- just being formed. llpllift questum of control of cycling T afc considerable length ||ral : i& wunagreed to meet the League conference here to dismiss the'^posifcEon. wS&b- w probable that the next chambe offered to the West ij&astr Centre, as Feildiug is not prepared to take the meeting this year. §§l3Hr WI.G-..CaHender x Hawke's Bay, |pH appointed to the executive, vice ralf R.* Smith resigned. KjTn. tha course of an interview Mr plVbods ttho President of tho Union) exjlgressed approval of the proposal to Ktake over control of cycling and relin|'4oSßl that of piping and dancing, and |faia that there seemed-to be a feeling jfainongsfc thet societies that such a |<ipnxse shonM he followed. If the profpcsals were" carried into effect there |w<raM be of further fricS"Bon, such.air had existed since the gfrbahle commenced at the time of the ffifehihition..