CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1899, Page 4 (Supplement)

CYCLING.

A private wire just received in Auckland states that the proposal to prohibit newspaper men from belonging to the Executive of the League of New Zealand Wheelmen has been defeated by a>i overwhelming majority. The voting was 77 for, 13 against, from which it is plain enough that the League recognises the folly. pf alienating its advocates in the press. The telegram also states that the League has made a change in its amateur definition. Under the new definition:a League amateur must be an amateur in all branches of sport.

Mr F. S. Malcolm, ex-president- of the Auckland Cs'ding Club, left for Christchurch on Monday. He was given a hearty- send off by the club, who entertained him at a smoke concert, and presented him with a framed photo, enlargement of himself. Mr Malcolm intends settling in Christchurch and beginning business as an auctioneer. It seems to me the Auckland Cycling Club would find in their ex-presklent a very suitable delegate to represent them on the League. Jack Green, the well-known English cyclist, who visited Australia the season before last, writes jto a friend in Melbourne to say that he, accompanied by Harry Reynolds, will leave again for Australia in August or Sep> tember next, arriving in time to compete at the next Austral meeting. The Canterbury A.A.C.'s meeting was to take place this afternoon,.having been postponed from last Saturday on account of the weather. The foxir cycling events, which are under Alliance rules, have produced an average of 26 entries, which may bo considered highly satisfactory. It indicates a healthy interest in amateur cycling in Christchurch, and the revival of this branch of the sport in the Southern centre will be viewed with satisfaction by Alliance supporters. A club to affiliate with the Alliance will, it is said, be formed soon in Christchurch, and judging by present indications it should meet with success. Developments are also hinted at in South Canterbury, where, it is said,'the amateur athletes and cyclists formed a wrong impression (brought about by a newspaper statement) which led them to go over to the League. Little Gargurevieh. the diminutive cyclist, has forsaken his old love, and announced his intention of riding a Melbourne Cup winner. He has, he says, been devoting a great deal of attention to riding racehorses, and he intends to shine as an Australian Tod Sloan. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world. Sloan is rumoured to be about to try his prowess on the wheel. The cycling writer of the Melbourne 'Leader,' hopes that 'the farce of trial races' will be dispensed with should Australia or any one of the colonies decide to send a rider as its special representative to the World's International Championship Meeting at Montreal in August. ' Everybody knows that E. H. Walne is the one man qualified to represent Australia, and the announcement of his selection to do so at Montreal would give general satisfaction throughout the colonies. Apart from Walne's undeniable excellence as a rider it is satisfactory to know that in all other respects he is a singularly creditable specimen of the Australian athlete, which is a matter of no small consideration.

The 'Ceylon Independent' gives the following answers to correspondents: 'Should I carry a gear case?' No; it would look very silly. Fasten it on the machine. 'What sort of pedals do yoti recommend?' 1 should get pedals for the feet, one hard pedal and one soft pedal, and you will make music wherever you go. It's a mistake to hang your pedals on the handle bars. 'Don't pneumatic tyres puncture' very easily?' No, unless 3'ou use unpuncturable ones. These don't puncture. They simply burst. Ff your tyre does puncture you .can easily get it brazed. You should carry a brazing machine in your

pocket with you. 'What gear should J ride'?' It is quite unnecessary to have a gear at all. Buy a good, strongbicycle and you will not want a gear. 'The lady I am engaged to is too nervous to learn to ride.' Shoot her and get another. 'What sort of rims do you recommend?' I can't answer any more fool questions. Get rims to match your head. Get wooden rims.