THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 31, 6 October 1911, Page 14

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

"New Zealand and Separate Representaj tation on the Olympic Committee.

LETHE VIEWS OF MR. R. COOMBESI Mr. Richard Coombes, manager of s'the Festival of Empire team, returned [to Sydney lately. His vieAvs on the ] rowing question are highly important. "With regard to the desire of Noav

Zealand, or any section of Ncav Zealand, that the Dominion should go on ,-its own.—that is, apart from Australia :.! —at next year's games, and also Ik.wo j a representative apart from the Com;ttno2iwealth on the international Olympic Committee, Mr. Coombes said'-ho jhad made considerable inquiry into the ! (matter when in England. *So far as jmoxt year's games "at Stockholm are •'concerned, the existing procedure ;,would have to be folloAved. But he thoped to be able to influence his colleagues on tho International Committee to grant separate representation to Ncav Zealand Avhen the committee next riliet, which would be in June, 1912. Ho had no doubt that if Ncav Zealand really required it, he could get Separate representation for the Do jrmnion.

Though the mission to England had :been unsuccessful so far as the Lonsdale Cup was concerned, , tho A-isit would, he believc<l, be of great benefit bo Empire athlotica.