LADIES' ATHLETICS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 75, 19 November 1931, Page 2

LADIES' ATHLETICS

PUBLIC' MEETIN G DECIDES TO FORM CLUB ELECtlON OE OFFICERS A well attended meefing of ladies interested in the formation of a ladies' branch pf the. nejyly' formed Rotorua Athletic and Cycling Club wa4 held last nighl/ The meetmg was convened By . Mr, E. G., Guy. - In opening the meeting, Mr. Guy stated that ladies' atbletics had passed out of tbe novelty stage and were now a sport which Kad CQmmanded a ' large following in other parts of the | Dominion. Clubs were , springing up, j all over the country and in a remark- i ably short space of time New Zea- I land had produced some . optstapding ; lady runnera. A partxularly strong: j club had developed in Wellington and ! ladies' events. were "quite a , fqafure ; of amateur athletic meeting there, , ] Mr. Guy said that the men's club ' which had quite recently been formed in Rotorua showed definite signs of being a very strong organisation, and he was sufe th'at once the ladies formed their club, thpy would secure all the support that was necessary to its success. It was the object of the Amateur Athletic Club, Mr. Guy continued, to

senct a i-egr eseptatiy es Rotorua team to tlie 'pfovincial championships at , Auckland, and it Was hoped tp have the ladies' club represented, in- this team. * In conclusion, Mr. Guy moved that a. elab, tp .b.e .known, as .the ,Rp.torua : Ladjes' Amateur Athletic Club, be , formed. Mr. G. MasonV speafcihg tp the motxbh," stressed the importance of the | club being properly controlled and ! the right type oi gif 1 being induced to j take on the sport. As president of the | men's- club hq stated that ,any as$istSance and . (adyice required would be j willingly given.ahd that all the ladies ; would be. required to do in regard to. j the actual meetings would be to protvide the entrants for the races. | The motion .was carried" unanimously and the foilowing officers were elected prp tem to go into the matfer oi the definate formation of the club. Club Capta;n, Miss E. Carnachan; | hoh. secretary and treasurer, Miss R. ! Steele, management conimittee,' Misses M, Black, I. Knox, G. Dodson, T. Price and J. McKibbon. . If .waSjfesqtve^ .that.tKe annual subscri^'tion be two shillings and sixpence. ! The question of colours and uniform were cTscussed and it was decided, to._wa.it for a. patfern , of . ,the . dress adopted; . by ^yeflington clubs, which Mr. Guy offered to secure. . •