CYCLING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 114, 11 November 1930, Page 14

CYCLING

'AUSTRALIAN EIDER

FURTHER ACTION BY CENTRE

Although the Council of the Xew Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at its j last meeting decided to go no further this year with the "Wellington Centre's rccom-1 mendation to invite a champion cyclist I from overseas to visit the Dominion this ! season, thei-e may yet be a possibility of an Australian rider being brought over if plans the Wellington Centre, have .m view are satisfactorily finalised. At us meeting^, last' evening the centre; decided to ask the N.55.A.A.A. Council for permission to invite an Australian rider and to open up negotiations with the Australian authorities. If suitable arrangements are made tiie visitor will compete ut meetings throughout the Wellington district, aud should any of the other centres desire to cooperate with the Wellington _ Centre appearances will also be made in thenparticular district1!. . . It was estimated by the chairman (.Mr. 'A. C. Kitto) that the cost involved would be about £50. EVENING MEETINGS. ' In connection with the weekly evening meetings to bs held this season by the different clubs, the Cycling Sub-commit-tee suggested that when the meetings are held at Athletic Park, where the cycle track is not yet available, arrangements should be made to hold an open cycle race on the Petonq track the same evening. s •-. , TRADE JERSEYS. "I think it is one of the most unreason; able rules the N.Z.A.A.A. has passed, was the comment made by the chairman of the Cycling Sub-Committee (Mr. J. Goodall), after the leiter had been read from the N.Z.A.A.A. Council, in reply to the centre's request for a ruling on the question whether cyclists are to be permitted to wear trade jerseys on the track prior to starting in an event. Mr. Goodail said he did not think the cyclists would observe the rale. ■ ■ It was suggested to Mr. Goodail that there was a constitutional method tnax could be adopted if ihe Cycling SubCommittee was ( desirous of making an effort to have the rule altered or expunged from the" Tule-'book. • . EXPLANATION ACCEPTED. Some consideration was given to the position of J. Carswell in view of reports that he had-been actively connected with cyclists affiliated to the N.Z.Tj.C. A letter was read- from' the Cycling Sub-Com-mittee, stating that a resolution had been parsed protesting against Carswell being 'allowed to-compete in .races under the of the N.Z.A.A.A. The meeting also had a letter before it from Carswell, in which he answered,.-certain questions that had been put to him by the Centre. He said.that he was m no way connected with the 'Port Nicholson. Club (N Z.U.C.)/ The' extent of. his activities was that on one.occasion,wlien>he ; -was.a. spectator at the finish'of one of the club s races he picked the third rider-to.finish in response to a request. When it was moved that Cavswell s explanation should be accepted, Mr. Goodail was the only dissentient. TWO APPLICATIONS. , The application of AY" E. Crichton to ride again under.the auspices of the WelliDgton Centre was referred back to the Cycling Sub-Committee for a recommenda- ' "The case of M. Violich, a Scottish Club harrier, who ;took part in the road race Irom Palmerston North to Wellington held by the Port Nicholson Club (S..Z.UC.) was also considered. In a letter Violich said he had been1!, informed by one of the officials of the'dub that by riding in the race his position would not be affected so far as competing as a runner- was' concerned. It was decided to forward his application to have the sus-pension~placed~on-him-lifted-to the cycling Sub-Committee. THREE DAYS' TEAMS' RACE. The N.ZA.A.A. Council's proposal to hold a three days' race-for teams of six riders next year in three stages from Wellington to Masterton, Masterton to Palmerston, and from Palmerston back to Wellington, was referred, to_ the Cycling i Sub-Committee "for" At the request of,the,, Cycling Sub-Com-mittee it was decided' to.place on record appreciation'Of, the,services of the officials in making-'tne-road race from Palmerston North to 'Wellington an outstanding success.