AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 361, 24 October 1932, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

ROTORUA CLUB H ADJOURNED MEETING ADfeJI AMENDMENTS TO M RULES. M CYCLISTS REPRESENTED. i There was a large attendance a the special general meeting of ti Rotorua Amateur Athletic. j. Cycling Club held in the Dolly Varde Tearooms on Friday evening, to co: sider the position which had arise concerning the cycling memberg t the club and to complete the busine, adjourned from the annual meeti; held during the previous week, M G. H. Weir occupied the chair. In opening the proceedings f» chair man briefly outlined the reas for the meeting and the discussi; which had occurred at the previo meeting, and read a letter from ti cyclists setting out their claims f representation in the management i the club affairs. The cyclists ask: that a representation of three mejj bers be granted to them on the M ecutive committee and also suggosM that sports meetings he held weeil| instead of fortnightly as occurrJl last season. . ^ After much discussion fqy aiM against the proposal it was decidfl that as the rules of the club h|| not been eonfirmed by a geneS meeting, time would be saved by coB sidering the position in conjunctiH with this discussion when the rulS stipulating the size of the committS was reached. i This proceedure was agreed to aJS on reaching the committee clau« which stipulated that the committS should he seven members, plS officers, Mr. A. G. Cottrell movedS amendment that the committee ccS sist of ten members, plus officeS three to represent cyclists and tlirS the lady members of the club. In the ensuing discussion vario; points of view were advanced and counter amendment "by Mr. Pitts ti; the committee be composed of k non-active members and one delega: representing the cyclists and ladia was ruled out on a point of ordi raised by Mr. Cottrell. The votec the amendment resulted in the rJg being amended as suggested by tH mover and becoming the motion. Ijg this Mr. Pitts movad his origirJ| amendment which was lost by a wiffl margin. This satisfactorily disposffl of the claims of the cyclists and t]| remaining elauses of the rUles vaS passed with minor amendments. p Election of Officers. ■ Many nominations were received f;|j officers of the club and in most casJg balloting was necessary, the electi:* resulting as follows. Patron, Mr. W

Galbraith; president, Col. E. im Fraser; vice-presidents, MesdameS A. G. Cottrell, D. Steele, Messrs. » Cambie, W. G. Harwood and A. dl Luen; hon. secretary, Mr. G. H. WeirH hon. assistant secretary, Mr. C. JH Casey; hon. treasurer, Mr. W. S. Hecfi derson; club captain, Mr. W. Youngffi ladies' club captain, Miss J. Cottrell;® committee, Messrs. A. G. Cottrell jl Pitts, Matthews, T. S. Robertson, E.® C. Adolph, Phipps, F. Haywood, MissesL J. Cottrell, M. Ford and E. HardiA loeal officer, Mr. E. G. Guy; hoij ; auditor, Mr. L. H. Gresham; hani, j capper, Mr. G.- H. Weir; cycliuUj hgndicapper, Mr-. F. A. Haywoo'J^ starter, Mr. G. H. Weir; assist^ starter, Sergeant-Major Bates; de^ gates to the sport sub-committ$i of the Rotorua Advancement Leaguj Col. E. u. xraser. The First Meeting. j a; It was suggested as a recomment ( tion to the committee that the fe evening sports meeting he held duiii:^, the first week in November. f ^ Cup PreSented. j(| At the conclusion of the meeiilyMr. E. C. Adolph officially handed ovfA to the club the Norton Cup, which 1||| has presented for competition betwee|^ cyclists. The chairman expressed appreciation of the generous actic^ of the donor and excepted the cup t|j| behalf of the club members. fp On behalf of the outgoing comniitkj|| Mr. Casey said that sport in R°t°rr.||l was fortunate in having such: an thusiast as Mr. Adolph and that tt|l cyclists were particularly fortuna® It was with such help from the su;H porters that the sport was enahl® to prosper and on behalf of tbe fkfl executive of the club he thanked Adolph. j§| Certificates Presented. ^ Before the meeting dispersed i|S outgoing president Mr. D. Cara® presented to last season's title holffl ers the champion-certificates won Ifl them in the various events and new president, Col. E. G. Fraser, hrifl ly addressed the members and ekprijH sed the h'ope that the season WCJ-M prove that the sport of athleties 9 Rotorua had secured a stro1^ position. ■ ljl