ST. PATRICK’S SPORTS’ ASSOCIATION, CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, 4 November 1920, Page 39

ST. PATRICK’S SPORTS’ ASSOCIATION, CHRISTCHURCH.

Ihe first annual meeting of St.. Patrick’s Athletic Sports Association, Christchurch, was held last week, M v, T. P. O Rorke presiding over a large attendance. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as'followsV— Patrons, Bishop Brodie, Dr. H. T. J. Thacker, M.P., Sir George Clifford and Mr. D. G. Sullivan, M.P.; president, Mr. B. McKenna; vice-president, Mr. G. Hayward; executive committee, Messrs. G. Ryan, J. Close, C. Taylor, E. G. McCullough, L. J. Courtney 11. Sloane, T. P. Fogarty, H. Upjohn., M. Mannix, W. Daly, W. Rodgers, A. F. Jarman, J. Ormandy, M. Rosingrave; secretary, Mr. J. Coffey; assistant secretaries, Messrs. M. Grimes and A. Jarman; treasurer, Mr. M. Grimes; programme committee, Messrs. W. Barnett, J. S. Tulloch (chairman), T. P. Fogarty, J. Jacques, M. Rosingrave, T. P. O’Rorke, G. Getson’ J. Anderson, C. Taylor, sen., and J. C. Mullins; publicity committee, Messrs. D. Edmonds, J.. C. Mullins, and J. Jacques; delegates to New Zealand Cycling and Athletic Association, Messrs. G. Getson, and B. McKenna; auditor, Mr. M. Garty ; trustees, Messrs. J. Jacques and M. Cunningham. A vote of thanks was accorded to the spores officials outside the association who assisted to make the St. Patrick’s Day Sports a success. It was decided to hold the annual sports meeting on March 19. Strong exception was taken to the charge of 25 per cent, of the gate takings imposed by the Lancaster Park Board of Control on sports bodies using the park, and it was ctecided to recommend the incoming executive to deal with the matter and endeavor to get this charge reduced. Mr. G. Hayward, on behalf of Messrs. Hayward Bros., offered to donate a Challenge Gup, valued at 20 guineas, to be known as the Clincher Cup, for a three-mile cycle, race, the cup to be won outright; also medals for the winner and the rider placed second. The annual report dealt mainly with the formation of the Association and ihe first sports meeting held under its auspices. This had proved highly successful, and in finishing up with a ci edit balance at the end of a year’s working the members’ expectations had bseen more than realised. The association was fortunate in having at its head gentlemen who were willing to act as guarantors for the success of the meeting, and though the meeting had been successful—and these members had been fully recompensedthere was at one stage every probability that they would have to stand a substantial loss. Prospects for the future were particularly bright, and members could look forward with every confidence to future sports meetings being highly successful. Mr. J. S. Tulloch the retiring secretary, spoke in most appreciative terms of the great assistance given to the executive by representatives of sports bodies outside the association, and, to them much of the credit of the success of the meeting was due. It was promising to find the different associations working so harmoniously together. he balance sheet showed receipts to be £752 9s 4d, and the expenditure £741 14s 6d, leaving a credit balance of £lO 14s lOd on the year’s working.