AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 16 June 1914, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

■ 'i)he monthly meeting of tho council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was held last night. Mr. A. Marryatt presided.

Au application for reinstatement was received from Wm. Robert Cox, of Oiiebuiiga, formerly a member of the Auckland Swimming Club. Applicant's two years' disqualification expired on April B.—Reinstatement was granted.

' An application from the Mosgiel Harriers and Athletic Association for affiliation with the Otago Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. .was granted. The Otago Centre wrote, suggesting that the council should move in the matter of sending a team to represent New Zealand at the Australasian Crosscountry Championship Meeting, to be held at Sydney on September 26. The chairman said that tho cost would be practically the same as sending a team to the Australasian championships. He was afraid it was outside their powers to do so this year. At tho same time, if Otago desired to send one man to the Australasian CrossCountry Championships, he thought the council might assist. Their finances would not stand sending a team of six across.

On the chairman's motion it was decided that the council would pay £2 2s. towards the expenses of one member, the selection to be approved by the council.

A suggestion was made.that before the cross-country championships came on again an effort should bo mado to finance a team. The chairman thought it was a difficult matter, unless tho harriers themselves contributed.

A letter was received from the Victorian A.A.A., stating,that thoy would be pleased to see a team from the Dominion at tho Australasian Crocs-Coun-try Championship.' A request was also made to know'if anything had been dona, in reference to tho trophies won by Kelly at tho time of tho last Australasian Track'. Championships hold in 'New. Zealand.

. It'was decided'to reply that a team conld not bo sent to tho cross-country meeting, but that New Zealand would bo represented by an individual member. 'With regard to Kelly's trophies, Messrs. Cusack and Larkin were appointed to see the Wellineton Centre and representatives of the Port Nicholson Club, with regard to the trophies, and that thoy bo forwarded, if necessary, at the expense of the council. A copy of tho preliminary, communication from tho South African A.A. and Cycling Association to tho Amateur Athletic Union of Australasia, conveying a provisional invitation for a team of Australasian amateur athletes and cyclists to visit South Africa, was received, 'No action.was taken in the