ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2365, 22 January 1915, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

SWIMMING WELLINGTON CENTRE MEETING. KAHANAMOKU'S VISIT. Mr. G. S. Hill presided at a meeting of the Wellington Centre, New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, hold last evening to confirm tho business transacted at the annual general meeting which liad been declared informal. After considerable dela> had been oaused on account of a quorum not being present, the chairman addressed the meeting, and Baid that the rules had been altered so that instead of two delegates attending meetings only one should be present. When this wbb done the rule governing the question of a quorum had not been altered, and now the position was that authough tho number o$ delegates had been decreased by half, the same number 1 had to. constitute a quorum, viz., ten. He thought that the meeting should go on with the business, and have it confirmed at a future meeting. If the delegates present were unanimous they could carry anything, despite the fact _ that another section of delegate.! might voto against the business being oonfirmed. Subsequently Mr. T. Snields moved that the delegates present proceed' with the business of the meeting, and reduce the number to form a quorum to seven. Mr.' F. Wilton disagreed with the motion, and said that the proceedings would be unconstitutional. He moved an amendment to tho effeot that the business be proceeded with in the ordinary way. and that the proceedings be confirmed at a subsequent full meeting of delegates. Mr. A. H. Stevenson seconded the motion, and after Mr. T., Shields had withdrawn his motion, Mr. Wilton's amendment became the motion and was carried.

At this stage the tenth' delegate en-' tered the room, and as there was a quorum present, the business of the meeting continued, it being not subject to confirmation.

As all the officers had not been elected at the annual meeting, the following were elected Vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Levy and J. P. Maxwell; chairman, Mr. G. S. Hill; hon. treasurer, Mr. H. Harris; auditor, Air. F. Wilton; local officer, Mr. T. Shields; starter, Mr. A. Jacobß; timekeepers. Messrs. G. S. Hill and W. Ludwig; executive' oommittee, Messrs. Francis, Isherwoo.'l, Stevenson.' Bell, Shields, Blundell, ini Levy. A letter was, received from the Pahiatua Swimming Club asking permission to hold a carnival'on February 24. —Granted.

! The following delegates were appoint: ed to represent the Wellington Centre at tbe 1915 championship meeting, which will, oommenco at Napier on February ISMessrs. S. S. Hill and T. Shields.

A communication was received from the New Zealand Council offering tho Wellington Centre a carnival here with Kalianamoku, the Hawaiian swimmer, as tho chief attraction. . It was stated that tho carnival . could bo held, on March 6, and that the Wellington Centre would have to guarantee the 6um of £35.

The chairman stated that as the City Council demanded 25 per cent, of the gross takings for the use of the baths, he considered that £35 was too much to pay for Kahanamoku's visit. After further discussion, it was decided that Messrs. G. S. Hill and A. M. Farnall bo appointed a sub-committee to go into tne whole question. Petone Club was granted permission to hold races on February 18. Greytown Club was also granted permission to hold a carnival on February 11. Applications from ■'local clubs for. carnival dates were held over. SWIFTS CLUB RACE. The Wellington Swimming Club held a 50-yards race for the President's Handicap last evening, whioh resulted as fellows: —A. Russell (9sec), I; G. Galloway (14sec.), 2; R. J. Mathers (lOscc.), 8. Also started: Beyar (16sec.), Hall (Usee.), Ballard (lOsec.), Thornhill (lOsec.), A. Kelly (Osec.i, Grim,mitt (9see.), Neal (Bsec.), Sommerville (Bsec.), - Farnall (7sec.), Bailey. (4sec.), Myers (3sec.), Marama (lsec.), M'Carlio (scr.), and Linden (scr.)> Time, 35 2-ssec. AMATEUR ATHLETICS , MEETING OF WELLINGTON CENTRE. . A meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Assooiation was held last night. Mr. R. W. M'Villy presided. . _ An application by the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club to have the provincial championships held ; at Masterton, on February 6 was received. _ The ap-' plication waß granted on condition that the Wellington Centre should receive half the net proceeds of the meeting. It was decided to suggest Saturday, February 20, as a more suitable date than' February 6. A letter was received from C. C. Francis, who ran in the cross-country championship for Wellington last year, notifying that he had a chance of being selected to run for Auckland'this year. As Francis is now'resident at Hawera, and therefore under the Wellington Centre's jurisdiction, it was decided to inform him that he would not be allowed to run for Auckland.. _ _ I The countryclubs' championship was allocated to Wanganui. ■It was announced that an : evening meeting would be held on the Basin Reserve on Wednesday, February 8, at 6.45 p.m. The events will be 75 yards, 220 yardß, and one mile handicaps. Selectors, for the provincial championship teams were .appointed as under;— Messrs. Duncan, Kitto, and Thompson. HUTT AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB The first annual meeting of the Hutt Amateur Athletic Club was held at the Lower Hutt Town Hall last evening', the president (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.) presiding over a very large attendance. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following, officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Patron, the Mayor of Lower Hutt (Mr. H. Baldwin); president, Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.; vicepresidents, Revs. Dean Lane and J. M'Caw, Dr. Purdy, Messrs. Callender, Guinness, Peterkin, Jenness, M'Kay, Davidson, Campbell, Clendon, Hodgins, James, Harris, Williams, Hollard, Seymour, Samuel, Dawson, Walton V. Riddiford, E. Riddiford, Hayes, M'Keage, Teagle, Baldwin. Pole, Ayßon, Cudby, Lockett, Kitto, Weloh' and E. P. Bunny; oommittee, Messrs. Gemmell, Menteith, Neazor, Summers, and Grant: delegates to association, Messrs. R. J. M'Kay and W. F. Bond; judges, Messrs. Roche, Clendon, Davidson, and M'Kay; handicapper, Mr. W. F. Bond; starter, Mr. M. Hodgins; timekeeper, Mr. F. Jenness ; referee, Mr. E. Kitto; auditors, Messrs. Guinn,ess and Heaton.