Cycling Club Told To Release Riders

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31727, 10 July 1968, Page 14

Cycling Club Told To Release Riders

The Avon Amateur Cycling Club will be instructed to release two members, M. J. Wildermoth and M. J. Fortune.

The Canterbury centre decided on this course after hearing that Avonwas refusing to release the riders because, it claimed, they were not .financial. , Avon , is paying its riders’ registrations this season and claimed that those it had paid for Fortiine and Wildermoth should be repadd by the riders if they wished to leave the club. “Can the. Avon dub. hold them on these terms?” asked Mr R. 1. F. Hooker. "I cannot see that there is any reason for A von t 0 MPP them," said Mr H..F. Litolff. When the question was raised of whether it was the

centre’s business, Mr R. D. Mann quoted rule 70: “The question of indebtedness shall be decided by the centre." “The riders are financial now; what more can they pay?” asked Mr B. E. Dawe. “This would be similar to the Papanui club asking* any rider who resigned for hir prizes back." The centre president, and - president of the Avon club (Mr A. J. Hall), said that according to its programme—which advised riders that their registrations would be paid by the club—Avon could not hold the two riders. Other Avon delegates claimed it was a domestic matter, but Mr Hall accepted a motion from Mr Litolff which in-: strurted the Avon club to grant clearances. Withdrawal.—The centre de- 1 * elded it would withdraw from the Canterbury Amateur :Sportv Federation. The president. (Mr A. J. Hall) said there was no use the centre remelmng In the federation if it did not support it. . - •

Replacement.—The HoynbyChristchureh club advised that Mr. G. Tabak has resigned as a, delegate to the centre, and would be replaced by Mr H3> Jansen. , •: -r,

Chants of Dates.—The Avon club was given permission to change the date of the Glenmore Criteriums from September 14 to July 27. Another open crlterlum will be held on September 14, at a venue yet to be decided.

Discontinued.—The New Zealand council will be told that the centre considers the national road programme scheme should be discontinued, and that centres should form their own programmes.