ATHLETICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10718, 23 October 1912, Page 3

ATHLETICS

vVATtiAH.II'A ATHLETIC CLUB. | is tiio annual report oi the Wairarapa, Centre of the IN .2i. Atihlotic a-nd Cycling Union: lhe t annual meeting of last year was held jon Uth Ov.tobe!y when a change looit ! place in the personnel of the executive. Since then now life was infused into the management and working of our Centre. I .Monthly meetings were and ar*S held. , Reports of ail meetings are printed and sent direct to the secretaries of various club, and the "Centre has now its ollieial handicapper, Mr W. JWhite, whoso services are available to ail sports societies under our jurisdiction. The fees .payabie are as fol-' lows-Up to 50 entries 10s Gel, up t° "/■j entries 21s, up to 100 entries 425, over 100 entries 635. In every ease where the presence of the handicapper is required at the. sports meeting- his ! expenses shall be added to these fees. : V, o cannot too-strongly urge the clubs | in our disuicc to employ tho handii ca'oper, who would always -bp acquainci.»l with the competitors' performances, ; and so check much unfair sport. AffiI Hated ciubs will note that under rule I 7 ''Handicappers -shall 'be -appointed ! I and approved by centres." !! Daring the year it was the unplea-

sant duty of our delegates to -make exhaustive inquiry into the conduce or a runner of uote who. iirl'blushmgly 'entered and competed at Martinboroi<gh si>orts gathering under. an assumed name. This body, with reluctance, unanimously decided to disqualii'v the -offender for life.

j Special attention is directed to j rules 3, 4, 5, and 6, which are as | follows: (3). Any society, club or managing body wishing to hold compo(titions or meetings under thesp rules ' shall, first make application to the ! Centre in whose territory such club i ( '-shall he, submitting programme of *he I -meeting as soon alter ns praotionbloj t-c allf.v- advertising the • sftiti-6"; And ; i' sanctioned, every swell competition shall be advertised on the programme, and in all noticesand advertisements, as held under tho Kw!(?s' of the-,.N.w » Zealand Athletic Union (Incorporate j ed). (1). Upon the application of any sports committees showing that any j mooting held by th-eni, has been for purely charitable purposes, the Ceh- I tre may refund the registration fee j payable by such club for the" benefit , of such, charity, (5) If any club ad- { vertise : their : sports under theN.Z.A.U. Rules, then violate, the said .Rifles, such club shall be dealt with a.s the Centre may think fit. (6) AH Affiliated liotlios, including theso 'holding permits, shall serial to the Centre secretary after their annual sports, all entry/forms of competitors to have the same cheeked. Also they shall send to the Centre secretary a newspaper report of sports meeting," with any necessary correction. If no new-span-er report,, one to bo supplied i to his-.Centre by -the'-resnonsible gportg

secretary. It Trill ha the-duty of, our Centreto see 'that these Rules,- which .;affect the rights- and duties ."of-' competitors' and -the.'status of Club, 5, . are strictly ei?forced, po that,tho primary objects, of tho Union -will bo attained and. the rights of nil parties concerned may be impartially preserved.. Secretaries and other officials '•will please non-compliance will render.,clubs liable to suspension.' •

CKtr president and secretary' ably represented the Centre at the : annual , conference at Hamilton, The most f important matter affecting sports so-' 'eieties, etc., was that delinquent clubs and officials' are punishable- by ( its immediate superior tribunal, subject-, of course, to right of appeal by nn aggrieved party, as shown in Rules, j 'With feelings of* deepest regret we j.refe'r 'to the dearth of our esteemed I Pongaroa delegate and vice-president ' of this Centre. Mr J'. H. Pauling, by which the Centre lost a most capable and valuable-member. . The best'thanks of the Centre- are due- to various clubs and official, j under our management for the. ready manner in which they have from time to' timo supplied information 'of 'par*, tieulars required by the members ; to the delegates for their prompt and punctual attention and attendance at our meetings; to our. president, Mr Lavery, through whose efforts, much needed reforms h?.ve been put into practice, and particularly to our secretary, Mr W. Gillespie, whose efficient services have been gratuitously rendered.: