ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18416, 24 June 1925, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

SOUTHBRIDGE CLUB. -The annual meeting of the Athletic Club was held on Monday evening, about 35 members being present. Mr J. C. !• rce was in the chair.

The secretary. Mr 'W. J. Woods, presented the annual report, which stated that the past year's operations had been successful, although the committee was unable to report a credit oil the year's working, owing largely to the increased prize money paid at last sports. The annual road race (Sov.tli Island championship) had been successfully run on September 13th. A huge success had been made of the annual sports meeting on Labour Day, there being record goto takings. Working bees had been held on the eyeliner track, which had been banked up and graded. Thanks wera due to all officials and other helpers. The balancesheet showed a credit of £57 9s Id, which represented a loss of about £lO on the year's working. There were, however, unpaid subscriptions and entry fees totalling £23 IC3 Cd, which, if collected, would greatly improve the finances.

Answering an enquiry as to whether any action had b;en taken to collect tho outstanding entry fees, the secretary said that ho hfid spoken to ihe secretary of the Centre, Mr P. C. Lucas, who had told kim that the defaulters should be given another reminder, and that if they then failed to respond, their names vrould be placed- on the black list.

After several questions regarding the finances had been satisfactorily answered, the report and balahce-sheet were adopted. The -election of officers resulted a-s follows: —Patron, the Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes, MP.; president, Mr D. Taylor; vioe-preßi-dents, Messrs R. J. Parkin and J. S. McClelland; hon. secretary, Mr F. A. Stack; lion, treasurer, Mr D. W. Hayes; delegates to Athletic and Cycling Union, Messrs W. Scott and J. S. McClelland; auditors, Dr. E. W. Hunt and Mr J. S. Chapman; committee, Messrs J. Griffen, H. 6. Dalley, W. Mackrell, N. G. Dalzell, W. Lochhead, J. T. Parkin, W. Egsleton, P. Harney. W. C. liowery, E. Kilbride, A. McCartin, A. Tonf, J. Hannah, T. H. Bennett, E. A. luwood, A. B. McEvedy, G. Mcllraith, A. Mcpherson, J. H. Mcllrailhj D. K. LochheaS; hon. medical officer,"Dr. E. W. Hunt. Before vacating' the- chair, the retiring president, Mr J. C. Free, gave a short review of the year's activities, and thanked members for their loyal co-operation. The new president, Mr D. Taylor, thanked tho meeting for the honour conferred upon him.

Officialg for the sports were elected as follows Starter, Mr G. Hill; judges: cycling and running, Messrs It. J. Parkin, J. Hannah, W. H. Abbott, H. G. Dalley, W. C. Eggleton, W. C. Lowery; jumping, caber and hammer throwing, Messrs W. J. McEvody, J. Adams, and John Hampton; pipe music, Mr J. J. Allan; stewards for piping and dancing, Messro A. McCartin. W. Lochhcad, A. McPherfon, I. Mc.Oill; lapkeepers, Meßsr3 Hampton and T. H. Bennett; number stewards, Messrs Bern McEvedy, G. McT'raith, and D. Malcolmson; marksmen, Messrs J. Heybourn, G. H. Hubbard, A. B. McEvedy, E. Kilbride, J. Mcllraith, and J. T. Parkin; post entrv steward*, Mesprs W. .T. McEvedy, N. G. Dalzell, "W. C. Beamsley; post entry stewards for dancing, Messrs A. McPherson and I. McGill; quoit etewsrde, Meesra F. T>- Gilbert and J. Oorbett; bellman, Mr E. A. Inwood; children's committee, Mes-ars A. Tong, H. Montgomery, A. McLaughlin, J. Carter, A. Greenwood; timekeepers, Messrs J. Thompson, R. T. McMillan and R. Bruce; blackboard steward, Dr. E. W. Hunt; gatekeepers, Messrs P. Harney and M. Hantz; marshals for cars, Messrs M. Twiss, W. G. Wroot, A. J. Inwood, and J. S. Inwood; -steward for sheoPguessing competition, Mr Joseph McClelland. Mr J. T. Parkin said lie did not think the Centre had been fair to the club in allotting its road ra-co date to another club. It was distinctly understood last year that the da,te allotted to the Southbridge Club for its race should be retained in future yearn. Mr Free, tho club's delegate to the Centre, said it was a difficult matter to fit 111 all dates. , ~ i It wag decided to hold a road raco aB üßual, and to apply for the Saturday a fortnight before the Timaru-Chnstohurch race for the Southbridge event. A committee was set up to go into the matter Dalzell, G Hill and W C. Lowery were appointed a track committ<*. Messrs A. Fuchs. Watson, W. Mackrell, W Lilley, H. Dalley, R. Hampton, J. Stringer and L. Maw were elected to membership. ______