CYCLING.
AUCKLAND CENTRE. CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FEBRUARY MISS BAIRD'S RECORD RIDE. On Wednesday evening the Auckland Amateur Cycling Centre met, when delegates representing the Reach Haven, Northern, Manukau, Lynndale, PapatoeI oe » Takapuna, Rotorua, and Auckland Ladies Clubs attended. Ihe minutes of the special meeting respecting the accident at the first scratch race meeting at Papa too toe on December 14 were approved. Riders who were notified of the meeting and did not attend ■will be given one week in which to for-
ward a satisfactory explanation, otherwisi a penalty fine will be imposed, and sucl riders will be suspended until such obliga tion is met. -Rule 119 definitely state! that riders failing to attend an inquirj "when requested shall be fined,/or disquali £ed. Messrs; F. R. Markham, K. Hankin, and C. W. Allan sent in apologies, which Lave been accepted. aRegistrations approved:—Northern 11, Papatoetoe 6, Manukffu 8, Ladies 1. Dates for' meetings approvedManukau Club, January 27; Northern /Club, February 3; Papatoetoe, February : 11; Ararimu, January 29; Hunua, February 29. Misa V. E. Baird's record ride 'from Auckland to" Wellington in 50 houfs 33 minutes was approved; and' be forwarded to Wellington for confirmation of the New Zealand Association. The third of the series of scratch race meetings will be held at Papatoetoe track on the evening of Wednesday, February 26, starting at 7.30 p.m.r . The distances will be a two laps,, one mile and five imiles for each of the four grades. On the occasion of this meeting a point will be deducted from each club's total for each of its members who enter but do not start in an event. Entries for the ™ ln ß. a week previous. f. following have been chosen as tha ?ni„ r n co mmittee to appoint -ii i Dominion championships, track at w be held - at the Cook s Garden evening nf 7' °S the aftern oon and Welwter & y ' February 29: Messrs. metre unpacea.Tvo^a^pr^i,°ne mile paced and ten miles paced f or senW one kilometre unpaced, one mile paced for juniors riders under 18 years, and a one mile ladies event. Three handicaps-a half mile, one mile and three miles-will also be decided. ' Officials appointed: Manager, Mr TT C. Webster; referee, : Mr. J. D. Auckramjudges, Messrs. A. W. A White, R MacLeod, K. Moshiem " and JK. J. Mackrell; umpires. Messrs, p,» J Casey, C. J. Cronk, M. Franklin B Hounslow; time-keeper, Mr. E. 8. Kohnclcrk of course, Mr. R. Gallagher; call steward, Mr. W. R. Walker; marshal, Mr. C.. H. Mayo; dressing room steward, Mr. F. Roberts; record steward, Mr. L. Wilson. In the event of a wet evening on the Monday, the meeting -will be held on February 19." • ' .
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 20, 24 January 1936, Page 14
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