ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 127, 26 June 1909, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

IK, ___ %& "-, OMMPIC GAMES. h-j' I?* Telegraph.—Press Association. htf '' m. „ Wellington, Friday. §f'. Toe Council of the Amateur Athletic !■>* Awoeiatiou has decided to institute a fig: "cross-country championship for indiv'isL * BIB •"A the latter to be five jgu" member* and four to count. P?'/. ?S>e championship is to .be offered this and to be run at 'xttnaru m August. S&V' *' I * as decided to ask every centre to '•i » 5* ntribute *ls to the expenses' of a g* Seam of not less than six men to re-Sk,-pfttWit Kew Zealand at the Australa--5 , tat }™ championships at Brisbane. ?*• £™ r bearing j lr . Coombes on the a, subject, a subcommittee was appointed , to go into the question of representa«s 5?V t . J th ? 0 G™es. The Coun- ££, WI. decided to support a movement to ?«L"*™»B Walker, the South. African chaingw. accompanied by another ath•<y, Jete—hurdler or sprinter, ATHLETIC UNION EXECUTIVE. %'"- W N »• Dußfidin > La st Night. • ai' if 1 *, meeting of the executive of the fl 'J** Z6alan d Athletic Union held here !*•;," *▼« agreed to (comply with the request .j '. {*. e We9t Australian Coastal Ath- % nS? I,ol * ue for a reciprocal agreement. k ;2L~5 Australian leagues are to be written. tt> asking for an agreement similar Yl~. to the one now existing between the EK,' ,Hev Zealand Union and the Victorian m and H«v South Wales Leagues. The m -opnuon of the centres is to be obtained -jf, 'm the advisability of handing over the y/**' c,mtro l °f P'pmg and dancing to an *ft* <*? Wciation J U9t being formed. The ques§[•'!?•'P 011 °t eontrol of cycling was disZoKeaaut at considerable length, and it ktffi !*" 8 "J™" l l° meet the League of Wheely f men in conference here to, discuss the £jv position. It is probable that the next IA& championships will be offered to the Coast Ceitre, as Feilding is not v'a»"Pjei*red to take the meeting this year. yjWs'W. 6. CaHender (Hawke'a Bay) was apJf .+ pointed to the executive, vice K. Smith gMfLj* ■"<* «HMe of an interview Mf. (president of the Union) ex"preyed approval of the proposal to take r fl» control of cycling and relin- * V T< 'P"^ l **■* of P'P in g and dancing, and there seemed'' to be a feeling ,«mongst societies that such a course jK .Y«hr"V be followed If the proposals were •***', >•"_•' into effect there would be no j-.i'S; •' .' ' "d °f further friction such as had smce tke trouble commenced at i^r- 9 fb» time of the exhibition. f&,t .