ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19173, 2 December 1927, Page 13

ATHLETICS.

CANTERBURY CENTRE MEETING

A meeting of tho Kxecutivo of the Canterbury Centre of tho N.Z.A.A.A. was _ held Inst night. Freseut were: Messrs W. F. Flewcllvn (chairman), R. Beattic, A. L. Lewis, K. Todd, K. H. Cross, M. Lcudbetter, C. H. Taylor, jun„ C. S. McCully, and {*. Q. -Lockwood (secretary). Permission was given the Pleasant Point Caledonian Society to hold two events, 410 yds and 880 yds, at its annual meeting on December 29th. /-.„„ The selectors, Messrs Taylor and Cross, reported that C. J. Thompson had been added for the UOyds, and A H. Candj would bo selected for the 880 yd* .n the event of A. A. Smith being unavailable, h. U. t.. Taylor had challenged for the mile, and D. W/ltain replaced J. McKec m the mite. J. K Dickson had entered a challenge against a' K. Joseph for the long jump. Permission was granted the Kadio Broadcasting Company to broadcast descriptions and results of races during the meeting. Mr Loekwood moved that it be a rem, to the New Zealand Conference that the selector* of the New Zealand team be two, one from each Island. Tho motion w. V carri*V motion: "That the levy of Is P" head on each registered runner for payment to he o%wic Council" was earned and the motion was forwarded « a remit to the coa'"ThTrmestion of cycling time standards was remitted A "he delegates for consideration and a report t0 , hc oon . It was moved thJ.u oca mi , c T.hr !"« T w Iks "be* deleted from the Vow ZeaTand championship programme. The mo The ; Ce" r d e elegate 8 were instructed to ine V"" ,J° ~„,!» from the AN ellmrfton —r wrote iidu ng tn.u i of |hc ~. auction of it" ice 'or i". for v e To°k W ~d'iofi S 'the Centre should cor--Mr with tho Board of Control in rerespond wita tno o grounds B P e , \l k ™?n were triininr. The Centre Wh 'iVr turus. o? the P*rk, 2nd should get paid for the use J" _•' fc eople who erow( i. tomei protectioni from i«« t £e cricketers were ed he runoers received no considersthe matte., Wore {hVlowd of Control.