ATHLETICS IN HOROWHENUA.

Shannon News, 11 December 1925, Page 3

ATHLETICS IN HOROWHENUA.

AMERICANS WILL RUN AT NIGHT "Amateurism is up against it along this coast, ,and unless the smaller clubs are fostered by the larger bodies anything might happen," wrote the secretary of the Levin Amateur Athlct. and. Cycling Club 'in a letter to *Jic Wellington Centre N.Z.A.A.A., rea 1 at the meetinsj last evemng. ■;, Levin Uiked that the club be alio-* M tc hbld +.hv meeting at Avhich i:o svou'ld ror,j.»ete, tt night u) ; - der electric light, owiag to the .ackot support previously accorded their ttttci noon meetings. The date for the Amen cans to run there is February• lOt 1. \ Financial dimeulties prompted the Lr. vin Club to ask for time to pay th j guarantee of £25 for the American Vl After sounding the despairing notat the decline-of amateurism the writer coucluded:- <f With the inauguration of evening meetings encouraging the country lads and at the, same time gaining the support ot the pub lie, together with the visit of to American athletes, I feel sure that th snort will soon flourish again, •/ A later message from Levin guaranteed the £25 this week. . ' It was reported that permission hau been granted the Levin Club by the sub-centre, to hold the meeting at night. Pecuniary stringency was also claimed by the Wairarapa sub-centre, ,ti.. secretary of which asked that, for tl - American visit, a day meeting be held, on Saturday, February 6th, and an , •evening meeting on Wednesday, March 3rd, mid-week day meetings .always proving failures. It was asked that the Americans' visit to Palmerston Nor n (January 22nd) should be cancelledi jo as not to clash with Master on In. guarantee of £SO was considered too high, and "the sub-eentre ottered £4O. The request was granted, the Calmerstrni North date being cancelled. Jt was decided, however, to ask for tn> full £SO from Wairarapa. Endeavours will now be made to nt H., m ar, Ponrmi on Jana