ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 294, 7 December 1908, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

( NEW GOVERNING BODY FOKJIED. S Telegraph.—Press Association. , Cnristdiuroli, sfii.n-j ajr Xight. Delegates from the SciuJilmd, Otaeo, : and i Wellington cen.-w uf liuZealand -Athletic A .c-eiaV. ja aito.iJ«-rt a conference this moral.l 3 cMltc to Cm' aider the action of i ! ii Cuu.ui.l at UkA.Z.A.A. in respest of nominal inn for the council, and its refusal to forward the protests of .he diMnuifled centres to the Australian A.A. Union. Mr . I'aape (Southland) presided. A resoiu- . tion declaring that as 110 constitutional body controlling amateur athletics at present exists in .N'mv Zeawid, this conference, represeu.ing 37 clubs, proceed to establish an executive and adopt such other measures as may be deemed expedient for the welfare' of amateur atheltic3 it. Ihi Dominion nas agreed to on he moti-n uf .Mcssn Davies and Coffey (Wa'liagton). It was stated Auckland aas not represented, it was in sympathy with the object of the conference. It was decided: "That it having been unanimously confirmed by this conference of centre delegates £hat no amateur athletic council exists, this conference by resolution appoints Messrs. F. W. Larkin, W. Coffev, A. Davies, A. Marryatt, Dawson, F. Ross, J. H. Pollock, and E. W. McVilley and Dr. Newman, and the presidents of the various centres to the executive, to hold office until the next conference of delegate ' from centres, and to act as a governing body, and that the delegates present 1 pledge the clubs affiliated to the centra 1 they represent to acknowledge such ex- ' ecutive as the sole governing body ex- ' isting in New Zlaia'd.'' " s

It was further decided that the newly-appointed executive be requested to furaish the Australasian A.A. Union with a report detailing the present administration of amateur atheltics in New Zealand, and that the Australian A.A. Union be requested to officially recognise the newly-appointed executive as the governing ' < dy of amateur athletics in New Zealand. All the powers conferred on the N.Z.A.A.A. Council were by resolution given to the executive. South! ;nd was awarded the championships for 1909, which will probably be held at Gore.

PUBLIC SCHOOL SPORTS. Christchurcli, Saturday Night. The Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association's sports were held to-day in brilliantly fine weather, and were very largely attended. Several fine displays were given by school children and cadets, and a very lengthy programme of sports was gone through. The 880 yds championship, for which there were 21 entries, was won by L. Blackmore (West Christchurcli) in 2min 20sec. The event was keenly contested, and was won on the tape.