ATHLETICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20000, 16 July 1920, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

NEW ZEAEAME f'ROSSt.COTTN'TRV CHAMP! UN tilll'; A meeting <•( Ibe cxsaitivc n( (he Canterbury Centre of the New /.ealiuul Amateur Alhlel ic Association ivtiK held yesterday aIV-|. noon; present—.Messrs A, L, Chappell (ohaiimtin). C. >S. ’lliouiiis, C. 8. M’Cnliy, I,*. Mem-7-ips _ W. I*, i'tilorson, and .Moss iJnllin (hon secretary;The chief bind ness o[ Ihe meeting v/as (o consider a letter from (he New Zealand Council, in which it was slat'd that il had been decided to revive the -New Zealand crosscountry championship. Jt had been decided to hold the event in Christchurch, and it was suggested that the date fixed should he about the middle ut August. llet'crc the championship c<>uld tic held, entries from three teams would be necessary. .-The chairman rutted that, from what he. had heard durimr the week. h'» was certain a Canterbury team could rom.'ete. If was pointed out (hat two events v yn provided by the one ro-', the championship and the teams' race, . - it was decided to accept- the event, and to .fin the 'bite, subject to (ho approval or the Council, (or Angus’t. SR. The course derided upon war, t)jr.t, ured by tile danterbuvy»Cnliegc- Chib nl Ciinhmcrm for (he use of which it was decided to app'y for permission to Ihe owncia of i|i o properly ebmeroed, Jl was decided to notify seer, Maries of (he various club? of the dale of the event, ami to nsk them to forward nominali on the Cautr-rbiiry l.’aoi. ■M'-'i- M bod-, 1 o l .]'- and I’a I, vs'., 11 worn ’■voiatwl reicelors o. . ■ le.am.