ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2003, 10 March 1914, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

"OFFICIAL BUNGLING."

SIR. PEIXOITO PROTESTS.

THAT RECORD BY CAUGHEY.

Something in "tlio nature of a complninii was received.from t-lic American iitlifctes at last meeting of tlio CVjuncil of the N.Z.A.A.A. \ Thn msot* ing was presided over by Mr. A. Mar* rvntt, and others present fl-orc: Messrs. J. H. Pollock, V,'. H, Pollock, S. C. Chssiclc, A. Davies.'C. E. HrWgc, B. Giiiro, and M. Biirnelt,

Tho complaint referred to was cun.tahicd in a letter written by Ml*. K. Jt. l'cisotto, while in Australia, and ad(kftsscrl privately to Mr. Marryatt. U Oiiencd as follomsr—

"I ani told that, a Now Zealand paper lias reported thai Gaaghey's shot- pntt record of 45ft. OJin., mndo at. Falmerston North, lias not been aitowed l>y your Ooujiril for tlio reason that iliere was no Riiard board. My source oi iuforniatiiiH is, of course, ext.rotnely unofficiai. and hearsay, and if it be incorrect I trust that you will let this letter pa ne furthw. If it is a fact that ilio record is not allowed, 1 wish to enter an emphatic pTetcst, and risk thai, tlio niartter be iigaia brought b'sforo your ConnciL I need not. draw your ■ attention to tlto. tact that this is tho third time that etir iucfi iiflvc keen deprived .of rewards thfougli official bvmgling in Nen" Zealand, tliat a meaibcr of .vffhr Council was proseat at'tiid mcoting in <iucsHftu,,iUi(lilißt bofli Mr. CaJjglicy and myself , dreir his a.ttentifla io the lack ©f a guard beard, and were totd that it would make iio dfffereuDe as to any rqcord

that, might be made," Iho letter went oil to oonteatd that a gnard board was a h©lp rattier than a 'Tiindraitco to record, brcaldas, aad teiieladed by reqnestiiig ttat the Ne* Zfjatofid Council -should.'.forward the record., to tho Australian Ua-iea flr. else give the American imu the; right «£ appeal. ■'

llr. Marryatt'esplaiaeri-'tbafc 'When Mr. Peixotte returned iroin Australia ho had discussed tlio matier with him and' Mi-;. Peisotte' had Stated tliat the Australian officials lwi said thai, it the'record were sent-on, it ivenld wrob' rsb-Iv be passed.

Mr. Cusiifili MeiitioDofl that ho had recoived;ah protest from the Americans about'tba taek-o£-a naard.'boald on tho day of the feports. There was, he sftitl, tin guard board procurable. It was- decided, after brief l-o forward the record on to tbo Australian Union. If the record'is passed by that body, it will also be passed , as a Xew Zealand record.'

General Business. A lette? was received from tljc Canterbury Oeiitr© A-ma-teur. Athletic Association, stating that thero had been ii loss of f IS9 , 3s. Si. on tlto mee ing held a;fc Ghristohtwch.on tli© oeca« sio'ij of jbhe visit of the American.athletes, tlifi centre asked if tho council could seft its Way to wake a refund of somo part of t-uo £50' guaranteed by tlio centre.. ■ • .

.. On tho motioii of Mr. Bridge, ii was decided to infenn tho ceiitre -.that tho matter would. b§ dealt wjt-h when tlie final results of £h© toftr frero to hand.

CcnisiclOTittiiin wiis given to the performance of G. Turner in tlio three mile walk afe the New ZealaM Chiifiipionship feting at PiMe'Jm,. nnd it "-was t<\ jsstto.a stwiclard certifies to: J. JVrHqfin's perfotniaiiqe ia tJio ham-mer-tl-iroft'iiig ehayn'.p.i<mship is to bepassed as a standai'd .performance if tho Jiammor is found i<s- bo ' correct WC!«TI!i. " ' , ■ . Tlio Oiago Cont-ro reiioitcd a profit of- £8 13s. .9d, 011 tho Nmv Zcatod Championship Meeting,■ and asked if— hi vic«- of the centre's largo debit balanco—tho profits coujd bo Tetaincrl. It was resoh-od to aciviso tho Otago body tliat uiidor t-ho rides the -profits could not be retained, but that, after the. results of tlio American athletes' tow wore known, the- rjuestio-n of granting nn allowance to the centre would bo eansidertfd.

Tlje records recently registered by P&Wor. Pai-kor, and Caughey at ifastetten were considered, !xnx\ passed as the besiin. New Zealand, .fhose registeredby Fowor aad Caughey ara to be sent oil to Australia. It was-resolved to move in tie direction of having jumping pits pfa-ced -flu ffiiimcrpal sports grounds in the different cenires. "Hie enai-noau snofa* iopefiiliy of tire prospects of cstabfisuiijg jnte-collegi.jte cflewpionships nest summer. A start would most likely he Snatlein the Strath Island firsti ant) late;r a ffleetijio; would bo held in "WeningtoOj and then the wen- Zealand scheme could be put- in hand.

A ranch statement of receipts' aud ©xpwidituvo. in cviirteotion wiifi the final American mooiijig held at tho Basia Rescrvs m February 2-8 showed that tfto profits aroountetl-to -£4S ss. Bd.' He:«j£ta.tem-ents!wci<o granted as folfow:—George Jftejilimgß, SoirtJi Dt-iii-ediu: Cecil- Major Stagpoete, Marion (.from Ann] 1 next). In connertion with tho application of Claries Bold, teimw it was rescrlred tkjt before reinstatement could ho gralrti>d, tte applicant w-o\iM havo to stasd down fcr a period of tlireo years.

CKfCKET

WiiDNBSD.vr ASSOCIATION. Tho following aro tho fistur.es .-uid greuii* for tlio mid-week inatcics •— Se?iiors.*-Aftiltej- l v v, jßivals, tit jfe 1 Basin Re-s-em; Orisntal v. tJaio-ij. at *Vo. 2 Bsisin Boservo, Jumom-.Y.M.C-.A, v. George aisd Geofg-o. at -No. 4 B'.ism .Reserve; Chem-ists-v. TJniou, at Jfevrtewn Parlc; Oriental 7. St. Pntrielf s CoMe.ao. at Nawtowii Park; Artillery v. WaiidcH's, attfew* town .Parjk^ Wi© foiloTi-i-ug will repr«seiit Oricfif-aS Seniors against Union:—Trnscott, Bii-i----man, M.scs. Osbonifi, pontina,. Caterer, iDwnpScy, Casiles, Masters, Wyatt, aud Eemple.

GOLF.

KAHGftI CLUB'S HEPOET. The- first- auhiial report of l!w Karori G<jlf _CJnb. st-at-Bft ttet a pn>)nninnr,y J«cetine of' ihosc 'in forjiiiiig Uw club B'tts liekl at Karori on May .tffli!, wiioij Miles .were sttopterl ahel io!ficers elected, awl it was decirlwl t* formally open tho links en Suturdar, .Tuuo 1L 1013. A'five years' kae-o.of tiio lisiks at- a jioniinai rental vi'os secured ffoi-u Mr, Cotupbell, to whom t'Uo thauks pf club members aro tlna far his j gfiftsrosity ha this matter.. I'iw tlm.uks ! of members aro also due to the prestI dont, H£t. HaiiiiHon. and otber nie-mljers a»ul supporters o-f the club, who huilt the (jTifb-lwnso, the club only having to provide trio- materials. All ihn greens have boon enlarged, levelled , , 3-n*l ton-ttreesed, end tlie fairwav has 'icon tl?<vrmi«My drained since' Inst, seftson, . Oilier ini-prm-s-nionts to tlio fairway aro to be 'taken in band for,the earning geasnu, and it is in-temlcd fo sconfe a permanent profpssional "coach." This will mcai) additioHal csiksh-sh, :ntd it is j7i l o' posed to increase iJ'o annuaS subscription. Owinu; to tho ov«-tfra-wdsupt cf the links wliich csfioil occurred on SnttU'day afterr.ociiiß Inst season, tlio committee ltwko Hip followitig roeowiiiofidatk-ii:—"That kfly members he wot alimved l-n piny on Sftturdays after I p.m... or aj! day on Sundays, Hnlrss they pi.ij' with n»eii memhors. ftiid -then only on Satnrdav ."incl' P'lndiiy ii ftp) noons :iftcr 1. p.m." Thv Above" rreoMiiiendation . daas not-.

apply ii> lady monitors ettgngod in of* (ices .during the \v«ok.. "J'lw financial voar prided with ci credit bnUuiea <rf £10 irs id.

BOWtS, i

THE TIIORNDQN CLUB,, j Tho following matches wcro played on j tho i'lion.ukm green on Saturday:—l| Tliormlon Rost>s: Pfiipiwn, LouifLon, Coiilin, Dimoc>l:{ridp). SO; Allen, John- I son, MiifOTd. King (skip). 18. ' Shii'niFocks; Hadfield, Ramsay, Nuimw, ; Thomson (skip), 19; MetHami, Avden, Onmblo, W. F. ikrraud (skip). 13.. The following gamns wro playrd on ■ TJjorndosi green on Saturday :—Roses: | Mlw, JoliiisoH, MUford, J. T, King I j (s.)> 38; Poiersoiij Lwigtou., Couiiu, ■ Dnnock (s.), SO. Shamrocks: Medlaiul, Awlen, Gamble, W. f. Bawavid (s.), 13; Mac Weld, Kntasay, Niiiinin, liiomson ($.), 10. : junior Sint!ios: Hadfiokl tjcat fl, ' Kina, Ellory beat Farmer, I'armof heafc Patterson. STAXSELL SHIKLt>. A matcli was played for tlio Stauseli Slikld on. tho lijall Buy boyviiiig p-ecn on Saturday bcviroen t.3?e Hqi,aitai and i Ly:iU Bay Clubs, \vi\k tho ftiHowing to* j Fiiit-:— Hataitni: Hal.liday, StcnobanksJ Hcnilry, Pcnnfly (skip), 12. Lynll B*y: Ward, Fairway, Claxton, Stansell (stein), 23. Tho final' match bot#«e« tie SμtooM and Lyall Bat Oldbs will lip played uexli Saturday at Lyall Bay. VICTORIA COil. The foll'wins; rink will rtW-Sent the Victoria Clab in. ih& fitlnin Featliers at Fettffie sicsfe Uaieli, Vawtoc, Snaddou (s.)_

arCOY-SATLOR BOOT,

TROUBLE OVEH THE DECISION. . By .'ftlteraph'-Ptcse A£&>ci^tion-C6pyfigh» Sj/fliTey, Marcli 0. There is dissatisfaction over tlw M'Coy-Saylor dccUwn. It is that ftp -Maeroe cficfared M'Coy {who was leading on pmbts) out wncii tho electric clocls 3iad aiarljed oftly *igMseconds.

■" GUTIY" B&UM m G(M.

By Tetefopli—Ft**" As&osiatjcn—CoiijTiElit "Times" 'efli Sytoey "Sue" Scrvicw. Loft-Jen, Jlftrcli 8. Harry Tardon,. whilst practising with "gutties" wiWi a view'tft a tj-iaj against rfiMicr core- balls, finds that the ''gutty" flics oscellciiily through a etrooft wind, pi'iictfeally ttit? Baaw <lisfeaiM» as tlip rubber, liat requires tile full fiwinp; of the masWo ivliare a, half-swing is sufficient with tlie modern bail. /

LAWN TEMIS;

By AssftoiatioiJ—Cbj)3*l?lrt ■ '' Melbourne, Marsia 9. At the Siß-tuinu teiiiiis ciMinpiousliipa Kwetteg, lliee fMcated Heaths' I—S, 6-3, 6-4.6—1