CYCLING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13848, 7 September 1905, Page 4

CYCLING.

At a meeting of the General Committee of the Christchurch Cycling and Motor Club., hold on Monday, Mr F. T. Panucl lin the chaim the following sub-committees. were e’ccted.. for the now season just 'entered upon —Bples Revision/--Messrs W. S. Thompson; E. EL James and J. Burgess; Racing— Mosers Thompson, James, Barker, Hopkins, M’Clurg and Bates; Motor Committee—Messrs E. F. Steady G. B. Brown, J. E. Congreve, G. Lehvis, B. Ogilvife, F. B. Hughes, J. Grant, F. Smith and F. Sinclair; House Committee—Messrs J. E. Bates, T. A. Goodfellow, J. Griffiths, C. A. Marquis, R. M’Clenahan, J. Power, G. M. Gray, jun., G. Cook and J. S. Piper. It was deckled to hold the annual hill-climb-ing competition, at Cashmere Hills, on Thursday, September 21, and the following /sub-committee was appointed to make arrangements for the competition—Messrs Barker, .Grant, Boyd ( and Herdman. It was ako decided to promote a road race for youths under the age of eighteen years, residents of Christchurch, to take place at an early date, and Messrs Barker, Grant, Batos and Boyd were elected a sub-committee to control the race. It was resolved to affiliate with the Canterbury Athletic Sports Protection Association, and Mr F. C. M’Giurg waa appointed to represent the Christchurch Cycling and Motcjv Club thereon. A donation of two guineas was voted to the movement for sending ■). Arnst to compete in the coining Warrnambool to Melbourne Road Race. Several new , members were elected, and a hearty vote of. thanks was passed to these who had so materially contributed towards the success of the recent smoke concert.

Tho Dunlop Tyre Company is in receipt of a cablegram from Sydney giving the following handicaps of New Zealand riders in the Goulburn to Sydney road race:—J. Arnst scr, H. ’Henderson Sinin, 0. Neilson' and-H. Lloyd 20min, 15.I 5 . O’Connor and -A. Hmum 25inin, Mohrtons SOmiii, F. H. Bell and Pointer 35min, and G. -Vi. Langford 40inin.' Apart from those riders above mentioned. W. Staples (Temuka) and Hayden (Wanganui) have entered. As sufficient funds are available, G. M. Langford (Temuka) will take seventh place in the team. Advice of handicaps of those not given will come to hand later. The handicaps for the Warmam-bool-Melbourne race have also been received, and are as follow: —J. Arnst, H. Henderson scr, P. O’Connor 12min, A. Hamm, 0. Neilson 20min, H. Lloyd 22min, Mehrtens 30min, F. H. Bell 32min, Pointer 3Gmin, Hayden 38min. The other men off scratch are Morgan and Chappell, of Victoria, and the limit is 70min. It is now certain that New Zealand will bo represented by not less than twelve competitors in the Dunlop Goul-burn-Sydney Race (131 miles), which will taka place on September 16, and also in the Yv’arrn a mbcol-Melbo u rno Race on September 30. An inquiry has been held with respect to the entries of several prizewinners in the recent Timani-Ghrist-church Road Race, and the referee, Mr W. E. Thompson, has given his decision, which reads as follows :—“ I have to report that I have gone into the question of the entry forms of several of the placed men in the Dunlop Timaru-Christchui-ch Road Race, and after due consideration of the evidence collected and submitted to the handicappors, I have decided that the judges’ decision should bo upheld, as the conditions printed on the entry forms are so worded a-s to be possible of misconstruction from what was originally intended. Had it not been for’ this ambiguous reading of the entry forms used, the incomplete entry forms sent in by several competitors would undoubtedly have caused disqualification.” The result of Mr Thompson's decision,is that O’Connor retains the prises presented to him on Saturday evening. • A number of the Timaru friends of ,T. Arnst have opened subscription lists to raise a fund to send him to Australia, to take part in the Dunlop road races.