Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

A.A.A. JUBILEE SOUVENIR Mr. E. Storey (C.U.A.C.) seconded Mr. Knowlcs's motion, which on a division was lost. After some further discussion it was decided that the Championship Meeting should be held on the fourth Saturday after Oxford Commemora– tion every year, the meeting for I 880 thus taking place on July 3rd. The Chairman said they had now to consider the question where the Championship meetings were to be held. A resolution upon the agenda paper stood in his name, unofficially, that it should be held in rotation in different parts of the country. He had mentioned three towns-London, Manchester and Birmingham-as suitable for the meeting, but that was merely a suggestion. He supported a circulating Championship Meeting for two reasons : firstly, in the interest of competitors, but mainly because of the stimulations and purifying influence of a Championship Meeting upon local sports. The choice ofa place ofmeeting must be determined by three considerations: (r) whether it had a good path; (2) whether com– petitors would support it; (3) whether it was a place which would attract spectators. Mr. J. Anderton (M.C.A.A.) seconded the motion. Mr. E. Storey (C.U.A.C.) opposed the motion. He felt sure if it was carried many towns would be sending in claims for the Championship meetings, and he did not see why it should not be held in London as it had been up to the present time. Mr. A. G. Payne (A.A.C.) proposed that the question whether the meeting should be held in rotation should not be decided until after the first meeting in London. It had been held since I 866 in London, and had been a great success. If they found the first meeting was satisfactory they would be better able to give an opinion than at present. Why should they fetter themselves ? There could not be any jealousy if it was held in London, but there would be if it was to take place in provincial towns. London stood pre-eminent, and if they found it was a great success arrangements might be made with the competitors. At any rate, they should not tie their hands until after the first meeting. Mr. C. N. Jackson (O.U.A.C.) thought as they were there to decide the point no object would be gained in deferring it. He believed they were entitled to assume the Championship Meeting would be a success, whether it was held in London or the provinces, so he sincerely hoped the meeting would reject Mr. Payne's amendment. Mr. C. E. Barlow ( .C.A.A.) was strongly in favour of the Champion– ship Meeting being circulating, and he thought the question should be decided that day. Mr. J. Waddell (L.A.C.) suggested that if the meeting should be held in rotation, it should take place once in three years in London. He thought this would show what the Amateur Athletic Club had done in the past for athletics had not been forgotten, and that they wished to show their appreciation of it. The Chairman inquired whether some representative of the Amateur 18