ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 10

ATHLETICS.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. TIiCcHAIjiPIONSHIP. MEETING. . .Dr.lNowmaiir (chairman), Messrs. A. Mar-riott,-M'-H. Pollock, A, Davies, W. F. Larkiri, and W., Goffoy■ were present! at:a''meeting of the council of theNew.vZealand Amateur Athletic' Association ■,' held last - evening. The- first business was' the consideration' of »■ letter.received frbm-Mr.'W, G; Atack, president of the New Zealand Amateur-Athietio Association, which read as follows:—"Ameeting of the Canterbury Centre was held .last night for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements in connection with the carrying out ,of. the New Zealand championship meeting in Christchurch. I pointed put the possible complications should two meetings be held,, and 1 suggested that'tho Wellington Contra should he approached with the following proposal—That the championship meeting be carried out at Dunedin by tho Otago Centre, and that any profit arising : therefrom, other than that due to the centre, should,be' held in trust by a party inde-. pendent of either the council or your executive for. the purpose of assisting in financ- : ing a New Zealand team in.Brisbane in No-, yember. I made these suggestions purely in what I regarded to bo the best interests of the sport, and though I am well aware that I risk being, charged with , down,' that knowledge cannot deter me from my obvious duty'to the sport and to the competitors. My suggestions were approved by the meeting, and if adopted by your executive, neither party will lose its dignity, nor will the matter of the standing of. either be affected. ■ My proposition was put forward solely in order ; that no penalty jbe incurred by the competitors.' Should two meetings be held, one of them necessarily will re-: ceive no recognition in the future, and the men ■ who , competed at that meeting should bo penalised. If two. , ' meetings are held, there is no, certainty at present which one willbo recognised, and therefore, as I see .the position,- the council and the executive should sink all personal, views.so far as the championships , are. concerned, and. agree to • the holding of only ■ one meeting, and to ,use : their-, best "■ respective efforts to- make that meeting', a.-success.. At the meeting of the centre alluded to. there ;was< but.one opinion as'.'tb- the- reasonableness .-'.of • niy ~ proposition. .'-;.'■■■;' ..'?;'-.'.V':.,.; 'v;-'-.: "<'..-— --J.''-.-' , !"- <:'.':■ •■'■

;,;>.; Qusstlbn '.bf^Cbhtrbl; '"•■•:• ■.-;': .;■•.- .. After a desultory;■( discussion , the following rosolutipn_was frameil and; 'agreed, to:— ''That it is not r the... intention , of this council to j give up: the control of the .championship ■meeting to be held 'in • Otago: r That .if the late, council;will place the'wnple of the.funds at present' held -by,the late secretary • and treasurer of '.the .late' council.to .a trust acr cquntj' this .executive "is agreeable -'to deal with: its" sKare-''.bf'.-'tlie .-profits,'of the claimpioiishipvineeting -at Dunedin'-in ; the ■'same m'anneri".,; , . ■:. : l . : ."-■■'■".' ':■ .. : '■''.■'. ■'':"■'.

'•' ifr .letter- was ; ;received , ■• from .' the , '-'Otago centre,including a. press account/of the proceedings, .of the last!meeting... This'letter stated'that in. cominitteo it was "decided, after consideration, not:to receive.Mr; Atack, as had.lieen proposed.': .' . . . .-, ■;■-. ■: A'.;further 'letter from "the'..Otago : .Centre enclosed. a"■■draftsprogramme'for • the championship:meeting (to :beheld on MarcK.2o), jffhich,'.was agreed;to, ,The-programme- was as '.follows :--Ghampioriship events—looyds., '220 yds., 440 yds.;' balf-mile flat, one mile flat, high:' jump, 'ijble.i vault,- putting, 161b. shot, three miles-flat,-one'mile walk, three miles walk;:- 120ydsi'."hurdles, : .'-440yds! ;, hurdles, broad. jump,> throwing , 161b. hammer. Handi-.cap:everits—looyds,:-one\mile flat, throwing ,161b.:hammer. .;■:'. : . ;•:. :.:v....!'''';'■..;.;', : ;.'., - : .; - r Mr./Marriott .wasliapnointed;'arriember of the.Organisation Committee vice Mr. J.iH. Pollock, .resigned.. \ . : . ■ .'■•.' ,-'.'.. '■■" Proposed Conference of Centres. • ■In announcing, that the Rules Committee had' nothing to report, Mr: -. Marriott said. that itv'had .been ■ suggested-: ''that , -, there should»be a conference of centres during.the championship meeting at Dunedin, and it might be.'advisable to have the rules amended by then.; -,■',: -. : '-. ■ : !'■. :'■.. .-. .. On. the. motion, of Mr. .'■' W- .Co£Eey,, it'was : resolved to inform the centres that the council deem- it desirable that,, a',conference of centres , bo held'.during the currency of the coming championship 1 meeting;: Dr. Newman intimated his intention of being present at the championship meeting at .Dunedin. 1 .. -'..■ ;• .-. .-' : ,".'■:': ,' It was resolved that Mr. J;-.,8. ■ Jsoltj;:of Dunedin,; be asked to act as the judge of walking at: the meeting,, . >, -.■.- . ' Applications for : reinstatement.:were dealt with:: as,.follows:r-H.^ : Leary. (Mosgiel),- referred, 'back to. Otago .Centre for :further information; W. L. Colviir (Dunedin), not granted; David -Heenan, granted subject to official form and recommendation; Cecil Duncan (Dunedin), "reinstatement granted'; John Body ,(South- t Dunedin),: reinstatement granted;. Charles Buchanan (Dunedin), 1 : reinstatement granted. ' '■ : , ■ :