AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

THE NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL: .' D. WILSON'S RECORD. V A meeting of the Council .of the New. Zealand.' Amateur • Athletic Association was held Inst night, Mr. A. Jlarrjatt presiding. There were also present Messrs. J. H. Pollock, P. Koss, 11. H. Oram, C". E. Bridge, J. 1 ,, . Thompson, and \V. G. Talbot (secretary). ~ ~ ■'.'■ A letter was received to-the effect that at a general meeting of tho Port Chalmers Harrier and ! Amateur Athletic Club on August 111 it was decided to 'disband from that date. The letter was ret'or-Vcd to tho Otago Centre, with a hopo that the club would be kept together if possible. ■ ■ . • . A notification from the Otago Centre was received to the effect that in. the Port Chalmors-Dunedin road race under/' the auspices of tho Duuedin Harriers'. Club,; several members . of a club, not. affiliated to " tho. centre,, were among the competitors. It was decided to ask the centre to forward the conditions of the race.as. they wero advertised. :• -■ .With reference to the badges for.:.the' winning team in the New Zealand, crosscountry championship held at' Invercargill, the Otago Centre asked that' their, fifth representative, Who finished seventh in the race, bb also -'supplied with ■: a. badge, the expense of which would ' be borne; by the centre.'.: It was resolved that the request could not be granted. > P.. Strickland, Petone, applied for reinstatement as an,amateur. It was decided to' ask him to make a declaration as to the particulars of his case,. . ,' 'A letter from the Auckland Centre stated, that that body Had decided to ap: peal to the Australasian Union against the decision of the council in refusing to grant D.: Wilson's record for a threemiles. walk, .registered in. a match against Kerr, nt Auckland last season. (The application for the record was 'not received, by,the council within sixty days of tjie date that the raco took'place,' and' was therefore not considered.),' ,'. . Mr. Thompson moved that the reaordbe forwarded on to the Australasian Union, but the chairman gavo ! it as his opinion ■ that the motion was not in. order, and refused to accept it on the ground.that; the Australasian Union had no. power to consider an appeal against a ruling of'the. council in regard-to the'.granting of. records in the Dominion.. The chairman stated that ho wae not opposed to the' council' seeking, the opinion of, the Aus-' tralasian Unions but he was diametrically opposed to/ the council forgoing , , its'• preAlready, the council had given a decision'on eho matter, and that decision should bo tldhered to.. : ■-■;,!•; ;■. .Mr. Thompson, then moved—not' .as' , 'a. personal matter—"That this meeting'disagrees with, the"!chairman's ruling, and that he.do now. leave the ; chair." '■'/■ „'■' ;■'-. '■ The motion was carried* by three votes to two, and Mr. J.' H. Pollock took , the chair until the. question , was settled.. ,-. :; ,Mr.'Thompson, then moved the original, motion, again, but, Mr. Pollock ruled , jt out'of order. Eventually,. i however, -. the motion was accepted. -,'■.'. ,■ ~ -.- Mr. Marryatt then moved as an amendment: ."That this appeal bo, forwarded .to the- Australasian. Union for■ an opinion' as to tho. merits ..of the case."'.: ■■~', ■'■'; The amendment was carried ,by four .votes.to .two. Messrs. Thompson and . Bridge were against tho amendment. .