CYCLIST'S EXCLUSION

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1938, Page 5

CYCLIST'S EXCLUSION

POSITION OF HUGHES

AUCKLAND RESOLUTIONS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, January 18,

The following resolutions are to be forwarded to the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association, Wellington, as the result of a special meeting of the Auckland Centre tonight held to discuss the exclusion of E. L. G. Hughes from the Empire Games team:—

"That this centre considers that both your association, through its resolution passed at a meeting on December 13, and the Olympic and British Empire Games Association, by its official notification to Hughes of his selection, are both bound by their own commitments to send Hughes to the games as a representative of the Dominion in one at least of the cycling events.

"That this centre would like to draw the attention of your association and the Olympic and Empire Games Association to the fact that Hughes is the only rider to have won one of the trials whose selection is under dispute. All the other trials winners were selected by your association.

"That this centre does not desire that any of the other selected liders should be deleted from the team in order that Hughes may be included, for this centre has paid the required guarantee mentioned by your association in its resolution at the meeting on December 13.

"That this centre considers Hughes's performances warrant his inclusion in the team. He won the longest trial, the 100 miles road race at Christchurch on October 16. In the track trials on December 4 he covered the kilometre in lmin 16 l-ssec. gaining third place, and finished third in the 10-mile event which A. G. Patrick won in 20min 46 2-ssec.

"That this centre strongly urges your association immediately to get into touch with the Olympic and Empire Games Association, advising it that Hughes must, under the extenuating circumstances, be included in the team for the Games."