ATHLETICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2417, 4 February 1909, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

A JUNIOR SPORTS CLUB

[Press Association.]

OHRISTOHURiOH, Feb. 3. yt a meeting held last night, a new sports club was formed, with The nliiect of encouraging athletics amongst juniors, including schoolboys and Hioso who have recently left school.

THE AMATEUR DEADLOCK. [Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 3 u „ meeting of the Council of the Now Zealand Amateur Athletic Asso- ■ 5 f +jtniAit a letter was read +he secretary of the Australasian Athletic Union to the effect that n Uad received a letter from a body with headquarters at Welhngton and to govern athletics in rne Si, which h«l been appomtel ni- 9 conference held in Chust.cmncn. In the circumstances the executive of the Union has sent a copy of the fetter to the affiliated associations ffi Australasia, and had asked them te instruct the executive how to plowed, It was decided to reply exnressing surprise that such a commimication had been received from S a body without acknowledginent of the fact having been submitted to th Sutecqucntly the Council waited on the Canterbury centre with a request that the Centre should write to the Wellington Council, and suggest that one championship meeting should be held the funds to be held m trust for the purpose of sending a . team from the Dominion to compete m the Australasian championships to be held in Queensland. . . . The Centre, .after discussion, could not see their way to comply with the Council’s request, and ttie qhairman of the Council undertook to write to the Wellington Council on the subj6The Otago Centre wrote informing +hi Canterbury Centre that they .had decided to accept the championships offered by the Wellington Conned.