AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 484, 17 April 1909, Page 14

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

" ''•". ■' ~~ —-♦——■■■ . : .■■■■: .A. meeting of the: Wellington Centro'.of i the New. Zealand Amatettr Athletic Association was ? n J M T Eooms yesterday ■■evenS^ 3^:, ?- H - Pol , l . oc k Priding. The Napier Shni™? ln S con with .certain formalities required, was admitted hs.'an ,'affilirfU dub, ami nominated Mr.. T. Walsh as ■ their dele! gate. Mr. Pollock, on behalf of the Wellington delegates who attended, the conference at Dunedin, explained briefly what had heen done Bttte conference. , The. jdiffionllgr which, had overtaken the sport was smoothed ■out,*'with tne result that every centre was now workinc fh w m i O i ?3 \ Mr ; c -E-.Bridge, manager, of the Wellington team at the championship meeting, reported that the team, had given absolutely no trouble. Of the. nine men sent down, eight scored points, the other not being at his best. The Wellington men were courted ously treated by the Otago -Centre. As to finance the .£36 voted, for the trip had .been exeeeded, the total cost being .£42 7s. 5d It was decided to place on record the services rendered by Mr. Bridge; Votes of thanks were ' also passed to Messrs. Heenan, Robertson, and lalbot for assistance given; and to the members of the championship team,-for'their ei-. oellent■performances. Dr.,A. K. Newman and Jlr. W. F. Larkin were nominated ,as the Wellington representatives l on the New'Zea-' ' land flnaraik- ■.■■■■■■■.: : ■~ . ; . ... ~