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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9, 1 March 1900, Page 20

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(From our own correspondent ) February 20. A meeting of members of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association was held in the Mechanics' Hall last evening. The ground committee reported that the Caledonian Society asked 111) for rent of ground (£."> to be given to the I'atriotio Fund if the directors approved), and the South Canterbury Athletic Club off. red their ground free of cost. The committee recommended that the latter offer be accepted. The chairman explained that the Association would make nothing out of the sports, as all profit went to the Patriotic Fund, and said that the Amateur Athletic Club had met them in a very generous spirit. The programme was then submitted, and after slight amendment was adopted. It provides for £5G being given in prizes for cycling, running (both ama'eur and professional), dancing, music, and fire brigade events The programme ia ao arranged that it can be comfortably got through during an afternoon. Judges were appointed as follows : — Cycling. Messrs. Lawaon, Whelan. Bourn, and Shepherd ; amateur running, Messrs. Turnbull and Knubley ; professional, do., Messrs. Hale, Priest, Palliser, Cameron, Whelan, Jones, Mullin, and Grandi ; stewards, Messrs. O'Rourke, Dennehy, and Mullin ; general sports! Messrs. Hale, Grandi, Geaney, Reilly, Chute, and McAteer ; dancing and music (Scotch), Messrs. Kelly, Martin, Sinclair, and Gunn ; Irish, do., Messrs. Howley, McCarthy, and Connell ; wrestling, Messrs. Evans, Pringle, Geaney. Hole, Reilly, Grandi, and Shepherd ; timekeepers, Messrs Lindsay, Gunn, and Mullin ; competitors' stewards, Messrs. Raymond, Dennehy, and McKenna ; marksman, Mr. F. Cameron ; amateur handicapper, Mr. C. a. Jefferson ; referee, the President (Mr. I). Mahoney). It was unanimously resolved that a grand concert be held on the evening of the sports, the mover (Mr. Hole) referring to the great success previous concerts had been. The secretary of the League of Wheelmen wrote, granting a permit to hold bicycle races on the date applied for. A committee was appointed to make any necessary improvements to the track. The Garrison Band generously proffered their services free. Fifty-one new members wem elected. A working bee was arranged to put the track in order, and voluntary offers were sufficient to do the work. Some objection was made at holding the annual concert and social in the Assembly Room, but when it was explainei that no concession would be made from the ordinary charge of hiring the Theatre, and the Assembly rooms being kindly offered by Mr. Bowker free of cost, the action of the coinmitte was endorsed.