WAIRARAPA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LV, Issue 8583, 17 October 1906, Page 5

WAIRARAPA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Association was held in Mr W. B. Chennells' office last evening, when there was a fair attendance. Mr J. Gordon Eliott occupied the chair.

The financial statement and annual report were not submitted, but will be dealt with at a future committee meeting.

The election of officers resulted as follow :

-Patron, Rev. A. M. Johnson, M.A.; President, Mr C. A. Povvnall; Vice-Presidents, Dr Cowie, Dean McKenna, Messrs J. G. Eliott and W. B. Chennells ; Secretary, Mr V. G. Darroch ; Treasurer, Mr G. W. Sellar ; Committee, Messrs S. A. Noble-Campbell, J. Bradbury, F. Robertson, J. Kelliher, E. Dixon, A. Williams, Fish and A. E. Wilton ; Auditors, Messrs Croft and C. Perry. Mr Noble-Campbell suggested that efforts be made to have the St. Matthew's amateur athletes incorporated with the Association. Mr E. Dixon mentioned that the High School might be approached in respect to a similar movement. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr J. Bradbury, seconded by Mr G. Sellar, that it be a recommendation to the incoming committee to put a school teams championship race on the programme, with a view to fostering the amateur athletic spirit in schools, and that headmasters in the district be communicated with by circular asking for their co-operation in the matter. The incoming committee was recommended to arrange an evening run as soon as possible. The annual sports gathering was fixed for January 22nd, 1907. A vote of thanks to the retiring ofiicers was recorded, and a similar compliment to the chair terminated the meeting.