NEW ZEALAND ATHLETICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10545, 30 January 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND ATHLETICS

EXECUTIVE'COUNCIL MEET. • ■( By Telegraph—Fress A ssociation.) HAMILTON, January 29. _ ■ A meeting of the Executive Council of the' New. Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union was held at. Hamilton on Saturday night. '. _ ; , Campion's appeal against-his disqualification by the Marlborough centre for alleged wrong performances was upheld. By this decision be the £IOO prize won in the race at the Blenheim- meeting. The Marlborough Centre >vas instructed to inquire into the p' l:formances of the other competitors, claiming the title to the second-prize. On the recommendation of t-h« Hawke's Bay Centre, James Butler'? j name was removed from the disqualification lists/' i It was decided that the system- of j 'awarding record certificates be aban-; doned. • - -j It was also decidedithat as -bliere wasj no direct evidence that Trembath and McLachlan took an'active part in conniving to the ringing in> ol (xT&Ji the matter be allowed to drop, tlie rules to be revised, particularly' re-' garding cycling and the control of motor cycling for the next conference. ' Miehelson was reinstated as an •amateur cycfist, on the' recommendation of the.Nbrt-h Otago Centre. ' In regard to the charges of being unable to obtain information brought against the secretary (Mr Fraser) by the North Canterbury Centre, full correspondence was read, after which I the executive completely exonerated JM'r Fraser. The question was discussed of en- [ quiry into the working of tlie North [ Canterbury Centre, but no action was taken.