ATHLETICS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17995, 14 April 1930, Page 11

ATHLETICS.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM. j 1 ' GOING TO CANADA. AUCKLAND, Saturday. A definite statement that a team of New Zealand athletes will be going to the Empire Games at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in August, was made this afternoon by Mr E. G. Guy, a member of the executive of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. There was, said Mr Guy, a wrong impression about that New Zealand athletes would not he represented at the games because the hulk of the grant made from Canada would be devoted towards sending away an eightoar crew. The fact was, however, that the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association had a substantial overseas fund, and a representative team would be despatched at the association’s own expense without any assistance from Canada. If there bad been cycling events at the games a cyclist would also have been sent, Mr Guy added. DUNEDIN, Saturday. The Otago Swimming Centre decided to raise £7O to send Calder, champion diver, to the Empire Games. CONTROL OF CYCLING. A BREAKAWAY'. MOVEMENT. WELLINGTON, Friday. A meeting of those interested in the breakaway movement of cyclists was held last evening. It was decided that as the Port Nicholson Club had already affirmed the principle of executive control of the sport the movement should take place through that club rather . than through a new organisation. it was agreed that the following notice of motion be served on the secretary of the Port Nicholson Club for discussion at the annual meeting on April 29: “That as the Port Nicholson Amateur Road Cycling Club has already, at a special extraordinary meeting, approved the movement to form a separate cycling controlling body for New Zealand, this club definitely takes steps accordingly and forthwith cancels affiliation with the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.” CYCLING DISPUTE. SUB-OOMMITTEE PROPOSED. 'AUCKLAND, Saturday. The cycling dispute was discussed at a conference between three delegates of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and the Auckland Centre. Mr Austnd, for the association, outlined the proposal that Auckland Centre should set up a cycling subcommittee as in other centres. It was decided that the proposal should, with the full support of the Auckland Centre, be placed before the M-anukau Cycling Club this afternoon. PORT NICHOLSON CLUB. VELLINGTON, Saturday. The latest move by a section of cyclists in Wellington to break away

: from the control of the New Zealand I Amateur Athletic Association, as ported yesterday, was the subject ol a statement to-day by Mr J. S. Stalker, the president of the Port Nicholson Amateur Cycling Club. “With regard to 'the Port Nicholson Club breaking away," he said, “I, i president of the club, as well as thr club’s delegate to the Centre, wish t •state emphatically that no such reso lution was ever passed at a properl constituted meeting of the club.. Th meeting reported yesterday was ne\ ' called by me or the present seoretaand neither of us was advised of su ci meeting*** Mr Stalker took strong exception 1 the methods being adopted, and said they were totally unfair to him and the other loyal members, and placed the club In an invidious position. It appeared to him that the meeting had been composed of members of the club with a grievance.