NEW ZEALAND FLYERS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21315, 7 November 1934, Page 20

NEW ZEALAND FLYERS

WELCOME ON ARRIVAL AT MELBOURNE MR D. G. SULLIVAN'S IMPRESSIONS New Zealand was particularly well represented in the gathering which met M. C. McGregor and H. C. Walker, who put up such a splendid performance in the Centenary Air Race, on their arrival in Melbourne. Those who went to the Laverton Aerodrome for the arrival included the Mayor of Christchurch, Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., who describes the incident in * letter to the Town Clerk (Mr J. S. Neville;. The Mayor said he and the Mayoress went to the aerodrome to see thfl New Zeaianders land, with the ev T. Cox, Mayor of Dunedin, Mr R. M. Firth, New Zealand Government representative in Melbourne. Messrs A. E. Fraser and T. L. Beescn, of the New Zealand Association, Mr W. G. Black, president of the Manawatu Aero Club, and Colonel Helier president of the Victoria branch of the N.Z.R.S.A. There were several other New Zeaianders on the ground at the time of the landing, including Mr HJ. Fleming, of the Melbourne "Argus, formerly of Christchurch. The Mayor said that he and the Mayor of Dunedin congratulated the New Zealand flyers on their performance, about which they were not very talkative. His letter goes on: "Aftsr a chat, the taking of photographs, a cup of coffee for the flyers, and necessary preliminaries, we set oiT for Menzies Hotel. The only clothes the flyers had were what they stood up in, a leather vest, shirt, pants. • and shoes, and they had to be rigged out, and as it was Sunday morning that was difficult; but the ofheers of the New Zealand Association cot 3 warehouse opened somehow, and made them look presentable. "We had a little function at M es * zies Hotel, drank their health, and made little speeches, the wr.ole thing being very informal a: u pleasant. « Big Cycle Kacu "Yesterday I vent uut sec me conclusion of the Centenary Thousand Cycle Race at Kumo Park. I had a chat with H. G. Watson, of Christchurch, who was a little disappointed that he had not won. He is a good sport, and the papers here spoke highly of his courage and endurance on the mountain part of the run. Some of the foreign riders say that that particular part of the race was tf- s worst they had ever taken part inQuite a lot pulled out. Len Hill, ot Christchurch, had bad luck, hr.vm§ had a fall. Mr Cox and myssif v.'tre the principal guests at i'r.3 Tr £e Planters' dinner the day before ye-' terday, were treated as the guests, and made speech'. them what our municipalities ana Government were doing jt-jiu l " - planting."