CONTROL OF CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20623, 12 August 1932, Page 8

CONTROL OF CYCLING.

CANTERBURY CENTRE.

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

A meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Cycling Centre was held last evening, Mr G. K. Giles presiding.

Mr C. H. Taylor, jun., who attended at the invitation of the centre, suggested that tho old ChristchurcU Cycling Club should be resuscitated. There were a number of people, ho said, who would bo keen to assist v in its revival. The old' Christchurch Club was instrumental in arranging the Ashburton-to-Christchurch road race. Mr Taylor said that the club would be of tho greatest value to Christchurch cyclists, who had no club that they could join at tho present time except Prebblcton, and they were liable to suspension if they raced while not members of a club.

"How is it that the Papanui Club is advertising the holding of the Canterbury 30miles championship!" asked tho chairman. Mr Taylor replied that tho Papanui Club certainly had no authority to do so, as they were not yot affiliated with the Cycling Federation. Tho application for affiliation would have to come through tho centre.

It was decided to holU the Canterbury 30milcs road championship from Amberley to Christchurch on September 17th. Mr C. Sanderson was appointed secretary until the end of the road-racing season.

It was reported that tho Technical Club was holding a 30-mile,s race on August 20th. It was decided to approach the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union with a request that the 50-miles Ashburton-to-Christchurch road race be held in conjunction with the Waimate-to-Chrlstchurch race.

G. L. Angus wrote applying for the removal of any suspension which might have been imposed on him as a member of the Papanui Club, which had approached tho professional body with a view to joining up with it. He stated that he considered it hin duty'aß an amateur to resign from the club. It was decided to remove the suspension. , W. F. Wilcockson applied for reinstatement as an amateur. In doing so, he stated that his reason for turning professional was that lie had not received fair treatment from the officials of the Papanui Club, of which he had been a member since it was formed. He instanced cases of what ho considered unfair treatment when he qualified for n position on the scratch mark. He had no intention of riding again as a professional. It was decided to conn" the application to the New Zealand Cycling Council for favourable consideration.