BREACH HEALED

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 69, 14 December 1933, Page 6

BREACH HEALED

Control of Cycle Racing AGREEMENT REACHED The chairman of the New Zealand Cycling Council announced yesterday that the New Zealand League of Amateur Wheelmen and the Cycling Council had signed the following agreement:— The League of New Zealand Wheelmen and the New Zealand Cycling Council to amalgamate and the new body controlling amateur .cycling to be known as the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association (N.Z.A.C.A.) on the following conditions:—

(1) No departure to be made from the foregoing unless by the democratic vote of the cyclists. ■ (2) The present machinery of the League of New Zealand Amateur Wheelmen to be used in conjunction with that of the New Zealand Cycling Council until reorganised on a democratic basis, and the immediate and .complete reorganisation of cycling centres as per clause 5. (3) The administration of amateur cycling and all ordinary domestic matters to be the charge of the association. (4) Th© federation to take care only of overhead business and appeals. (5) Cycling centres to be constituted of representatives of affiliated cycling clubs in the various districts. Representation to be on the following basis: —lo to 20 active cyclists, 1 delegate: 21 to 30 active cyclists, 2 delegates; 31 to 50 active cyclists, 3 delegates; with a maximum of three delegates to any one club. These delegates to be elected annually by their respective clubs at the annual meeting of clubs before they are eligible to represent their clubs on cycling centres. (6) The appointment of delegates to cycling centres from athletic and cycling chibs to be made by the vote of the active cyclists only, their nominees to be approved cycling officials. (7) The ? executive of the association to draft a complete set of rules for the Government of the sport in conformity with those of the U.C.I. at the earliest opportunity ; and the issue of federation (U.C.1.) licenses as from January 1, 1934.

(8) The executive to endeavour to enter into an agreement with the N.Z.A.A.A. regarding combined meetings similar to that suggested by the League of Wheelmen, and as now in' existence between the American A.A.A. and the American Amateur Cycling Union. (9) That the two sections of the New Zealand Cycling Federation come together and agree to a .complete reconstruction with an increase in the personnel to three from each side, (cash and amateur) with an independent chairman. (10) The appointment of additional members to the N.Z.A.C.A. to represent Canterbury and Wellington Centres—one for each centre.