Sporting Events:

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 19, 3 November 1939, Page 13

Sporting Events:

Public Service National Golf Tourney — November 6. New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association National road championship-Novem-ber 18. New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association ~-November 16-21. It is possible that a special boxing attraction may be arranged during November. Public Service A Grade provincial golt tourney-December 11. Public Service B Grade provincial golf tourney-December 12. Wellington Cricket Association-December 22 to 26 and 29 to January 2. Wellington Lawn Tennis Association cham-pionships-December 26 to January 3. New Zealand Croquet Council, second Test, MacRobertson International Shield — January 3. New Zealand Croquet Council international and New Zealand championships — January 11 and following days. Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club and Wellington Provincial Yacht and Motor Boat Association-January 15-22. New Zealand Gun Clubs’ Competitions -- January 16-19, Public Service national tennis championships -January 30. Public Service provincial swimming cham-pionships-February 5. Public Service provincial athletic champion-ships-February 7. Wellington Cricket Association — February 9 and 12. New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association championships-February 10-17. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association harbour race on February 16)February 10-14. Public Service national swimming champion-ships-February 15. New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association championship regatta-February 17. New Zealand Athletic, Cycling and Axemen’s Union. National Centennial champion-ships-February 2-3. New Zealand Amateur Surf Life-Saving As-sociation-February 16-18. New Zealand Brass Bands’ contests-Feb-ruary 17-24.

Wellington provincial athletic championships -February 24. New Zealand track cycling: championshipsMarch 8-9, New Zealand track and field athletic cham-pionships-March 8-9. Public Service national amateur athletic and cycling championships-March 11. Interprovincial championship rowing eights -March 23. Wellington Cricket Association-March 2326. New Zealand Basketball Association-Com-mencing March 26. Y.M.C.A., Australia v. New Zealand tourna-ment-Easter Week, It is proposed also to hold a Public Service provincial golf championship cia about Easter,

EVELOPING their centennial organisation since August has been nothing to Government end Exhibition officials compared with the job of keeping alive existing centennial arrangements. "Cancel everything" was the first reaction to the war; but September was not very old before mails and telephones were busy putting the brakes on the retreat and getting the machinery back into gear. Co-ordination of such activity as sport under a central committee has made this easier; but it has not reduced the number of grey hairs in the Department of Internal Affairs. The Government and the Exhibition authorities are determined to carry.on with all their plans. They hope for the encouragement of finding similar enthusiasm in .everyone else connected with centennial events. It is not yet. quite certain that the lists published, for the first time, on this page, still hold good in all details. Wellington hopes for the best. Meanwhile, the committee and council and board rooms in the Central Block of the Exhibition buildings are ready for use. They have been designed to provide suitable facilities for all the organisations planning to meet in» Wellington during the next six months. :