ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 2

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

■■■ THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. , p-The council .of the Now Zealand Amateur' Athletic Association met'last evening, l'rc-; eent: Messrs. J. W. Davis (in tho chair), A.;'. Marryatt, C. E. Bridge, J. Thompson, E. L. Chancy, H. S. ltebinton, and W.-J! s . Larkih'. , Mr. It. G. Anderson, of Dunedin; wrote on-, closing £23, raised by subscription to defray G..M'.iuiight's expenses oirthe trip toUris-; bane. Any surplus might be used as a donation to the funds of the association. . Mr. C. E. Bridge notified his acceptance 'of. tho position of trainer for the" New Zoalaud . team anddelegato to the conference, A letter was received from Ohristehurch to: the effect, that H. St. A. Murray could not make the trip to compete in the 4foyda.' hurdles. '■■. . :,.-:,-..-, ~-.■ ■ The, Auckland Amateur Athletic" Club ! for-' warded a contribution of £15 towards tho expenses of the team about to visit Australia.' Similar amounts were 'received- frdni tho Otago and Wellington centres."'.■'Tho' dona-' tions wcro received with thanks. Tho Amateur Athletic Union of AustraU; asia forwarded a resolution.of the executive: "That the thanks of the. executive bo accorded to tho! council of...the Now Zealand' Amateur Athletic Association for the hospit- ' ■- able entertainment of thcir-prosident during flu's recent visit to New Zealand." . ...Mr. Sj..5V. Moore (Ashhurton) wrote ,that, ! he was,proceeding toßrisbane to compete ihr' th.o championships (probably in* .the three mile and Marathon races). • TheEecretary reported that Moore had' ; ,eft Wellington on■": Friday 'test-by. the lllimaroa, for Sydney,,' where he wotild join the New Zealand team. A tetter was read from the Anstralisian Amatenr Athk-tie Unmn to the effect ihat, in view of the, special circam3tance* surrounding the running-of the Marathon races at Ajhbtav ton; and Auckland, the executive had resolved i that, the- amateur statos of competitor*-fin .; these- events' wo-flTd- affected,' notwithstanding: the rule- which' : stated that no prize' | shtfuif exceed £10 fit.vafne, ■> - ■.-- ■".: I •„ ,The;. New Zeafed entrf«;for tfe« Brfsren* jmeeting: were stated te -fa'.— Charapio-cahipa: : Gerald P,.Kd(H<>ll Jt .nnftvfisi.nfs& yixp, -tan;ni«g Brosdt ■ fawny.'. I2f)vds... • tiirtEes, srui 14#}!d's> bardies ;■ tL ; E-.,K«rr ri -one"mile- waCc ',sn&. tbr<w,, r.Til<?s : wifk,' Jfifes Dieiksonv ' mile-, ancL three, miles -ra»; -W,-- Ai Wtyiger, ; Myds, an<J,Sard's- raw? U-MsU'Ksfr rwp- ■ nine; Rrosd: j'wnvpv pofe vaal6, and patting -t&». ! weighty' G. : M'Knrjiit,. one' mile, and: tfaes ! miles taw; 9> WV Jfocrey. tTvree- trrife- rn»; Handicaps'; W. A- Wondjijsir, ■7ayi&-..sn<l liaflydfr. rim j .Gfer-aM P, KedHeJJk -jjMsi. aa<f ' run;.MariSfoss-race,. G. JPKmght,; and". Miles Uiiifaonu .--.- ... - .-■ . A recommends ti«» rout ra.K?e SytßeiWeßiltiTgtoTi centre .ttuxt-the NfW'.Z<alan(J;'dsfe-' ; gates- should be asked-to snppaitrm'snasirciroenfe, to Rule 21, .maKtcz.- it. fe<Eil. : far. tfoa prize in a-Marathon rare tes be <jf s-'greater vzlaetfean £W. In the ajErie <£ : _<ihcTßska r it was snsrested tfcat the Eraiirrnnr. rf&s of . prizes should .be £'25. ;■ Tie ■;.cwtwO ■"dsridsd th3t de'erates ; should .--be. instrccted '.that, 1 in the opinion:of tfet Xei? Zealand ;.Ass:eii» tion, £10 was quite sifSeicnt priie-rßO&ej for any-crent. ■'■ . .'■; ■.-.'■■ ':'-■■ ";.-■■ ■'"■"■'-:;■ : : '-' ; ' A' further instrnciion was tssned to delegates that support be giren to. tbe-' tion froni Tasmania that in fnitire all: Aos-- • tralasian championship meetings be held in , ' I the.summer,months. — > \ -»- ."