CYCLING COUNCIL

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33515, 22 April 1974, Page 14

CYCLING COUNCIL

Canterbury delegates

For the first time. Canterbi CJ cling will be directly re)

sented on the national louii.f Tiie annual general meeting <>• the Canterburi Amateur in.::" Centre on Saturday appointed Me-srs R. Carruthers and B i Dawe as its council delegates Mr Carruthers has been a ( ar terbun delegate to tie NZ A < A since 1951- ami < in Wellington, tiie seat of national administration. Mr Dane is a Christchurch man and ins appointment follows the lead of Southland, which also has a tra veiling delegate. Before the decision was ma :e. Mr Dawe said that most ,eni'.seemed to support move l toward direct representation Mr D. it Smith, in support. «atd it was a process of "culling out dead wood” on the national conn ’'Vater in the meeting, the

centre agreed to propose a change in national administra tion. Mr Dawe proposed only -;x meetings of the council annua) ' instead of the present 11 An executive would handle busine-s between meetings. An alternative proposal put for-

ward bv Mr W. S Williams, pro viding for quarterly general meetings, was defeated Among the other remits to he presented to tiie national annm.l meeting is one aimed at rente ing the right of selection for a Games team irom tie N'.Z.O.C.G.A. Mr W. S. Williamproposing tiie remit, said that ■‘recent cases of selection indicate we should put it forward again."

Mr Williams also successfully proposed that New Zealand ra. ing rules should be brought into line with International rules The centre will also seek the retention of 400 m as the convei

sion from a quartei-mile. instead of file present and proposed 500 m.

Officers elected were: patrol'. Mr M. A. Connelly. MP; presi dent. Mr D. R. Johnson; '•e.ii tary, Mr R. R. S. Treloar; trea surer. Mr C. D. Bishop; ace secretary, handicapper. Mi 1; I Dawe; custodians. Mr and MrDawe; referee, Mr Bishop; chief judge. Mr R. A. Brown; timekeeper. Mr J. Hogan; selectors. Messrs D. H. Smith and Wil and G Tabak: delegates to N.Z.A.C.A annual meeting. Messrs D. B. Smith and Wil Hams. Nominations for N'.Z.Ai 4 patron. Sir Dennis Blundell; pres’dent. Mr H F. Litolff; \ite president. Mr Dawe; secretary Ml- R. B. Shepherd; treasure;. Mr A. W. McCormick: selector', Messrs W. W. Thorpe. I n Fi Mildon and R. H. Knight: N.Z.O.C.G.A. executive. Mr A G Haslett; council. Messrs H (ar ruthers and M. E. Spackman; manager 1975 Air New Zealand team. Mr K. J. J. Grogan