CYCLING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21148, 26 April 1934, Page 8

CYCLING

BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES GUARAN'I EE3 TO BE FOUND FOR CANTERBURY RIDERS Tne ri.Ling of £BO u> guarantee; for the two Canterbury riders, F. J. Grose and G. R. Giles, who have beer. ! nominated for the British Empire Games, was undertaken by the Canterbury Amateur Cycling Centre at a i meeting on Tuesday evening. The j president, Mr C. N. Hamilton. ! presided, and there were also j present Messrs J. Blick. G. ti. Giles. T. Grose, A. C. Hands, S. | Forrester. J. Fahev. P. L. Reuse. H. j u. Kilpatrick. C. Hill. R. M. Griffiths, I C. D. Doyle, and F. Knipe i.honorary secretary). The president said he had received : advice that a guarantee of £4O for j each cyclist nominated was required ! by May 20. He drew attention to the i guarantee already made for or.? of ] the three Auckland riders, whose i nominations were announced that ' morning. Mr Blick said he doubted whether ■ the expense on behalf of two cyclists was justified, although he was keen to see them go to the Games. Several I suggestions for the raising of £3O, were made, and on the motion of Mr ; Knipo a sub-committee, consisting of ' the chairman, Messrs Rouse, Doyle, and Grose, was appointed to organise ■ means of obtaining the funds re- : quired. An application for affiliation received ■ 'rem the Kaiapoi Amateur Athletic Club was held over until further Liformation could be received. Mr G. Hancox forwarded his rcsig- ' nation as a member of the centre, owing to his removal from Christchurch. _ The resignation was received, anc' : it was decided to place on record Mr I-iancox's service to the centre. ft j was decided also to nominate Mr II j D. Bennett to replace Mr Hancox on ' ihe New Zealand Cycling Federation. : A letter was received from the Avon ' Amateur Cycling Club making a for- i F' Protest against the centres action m passing a vote of censure on the ' T:.e Papanui Club was eranfed per- [ m.ssion. t0 hold an open road race or ■ • r 0 V ' C:it ° Ver a Course o£ abOLU