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NZ Truth, Issue 1208, 24 January 1929, Page 16

NOT WANTED

E^re In Canterbury Athletics (From "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch •■•■.'■'■ ■'■.;■ ■-•." \ Re P->: •■■•■•■" '■'■;. When will members of the Can« terbury Athletic Centre realize that •'■ ladies' events have come to stay? THOUGH recent athletic meetings m • and around -Christchurdh/- with a ladies' event included m their programmes/have brought to light a number of :;■■ promising 'lady. runners, little apparent interest. is being taken by the Canterbury Centre. ,• The centre has "gone to a lot of trouble to encourage .the men and boys, but remains smugly complacent to the requirements of the. ladies who are a draw .m themselves and also provide interesting sport. ■ .' : Miss Boyd's position as first string for the province seems to be. threatened by Miss E. Hay, who, m receipt of t'\vo -yards, defeated Miss Boyd over a hundred at New Brighton m 11 3/ssecs. contender on -the horizon fis. Miss E. Martyn, of Ohpka, who, if,, she reaches form, will make the provincial ladies' title very interesting. ■ ■ ,'■