CONTROL OF CYCLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20597, 23 June 1930, Page 14

CONTROL OF CYCLING.

NEW BODY CONSTITUTED.

AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL. FAR-REACHING DECISIONS. [BY TiXECinAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Saturday. Decisions of a very far-reaching nature were made at the first meeting in Wellington of the New Zealand Union of Cyclists, the controlling body of the new movemont, the headquarters of which were locently removed to Wellington. It is claimed that the steps taken are the initiation of a big forward move toward the. ultimate control of cycling in New Zealand, both professional and amateur. . Mr. H. D. Bennett, patron of the union, presided. At the request of Mr. W. A. Thomson, who has been nominated as president, Mr. A. E. Davy was elected president of the union. The following other officers were elected, , to hold office until the first congress:—Vice-presidents, Messrs. W. A. Thomson, E. Reynolds (Wellington), L. Wilson, J. C. Stewart (Auckland), ■ H. D. London (Christchurch) ; secretary, Mr. F. Erskine; honorary solicitor, Mr. J. D. Willis. The executive committee will consist of nominees of the affiliated organisations, of whom a number were presont at tho meeting. The chairman read a letter from tho secretary of tho English controlling body and extracts from tho minutes of the congress of the Union , Cyclisto Internationale (France) and said tho New Zealand Union of Cyclists was affiliated with headquarters. Tho correspondence, he said, showed that the control of cycling in any part of the world was required by the International Union to be in tho hands of purely cycling authorities, and the control for Now Zealand had been offered to the union. It was stated, with respect to tho North Island professional clubs, that no central organisation existed, and that the South Island body, known as the NewZealand Athletic, Cyclists' and Axemen's Union, had no connections in the North Island and appeared to havo little influence anywhere. Tho first important resolution was then moved and adopted, that the New Zealand Union of Cyclists proceed to take control of cycling in New Zealand, both professional and amateur, in terms of the instructions from England and France. A requisition bearing 15 signatures was presented, giving notice of an intention to establish a professional cycling 1 -club in Wellington. , This was approved. It was stated that a big prize for a cycle road race, possibly the largest ever offered in New Zealand, would bo available for the first meeting. Tho club's solicitor was requosted to preparo a constitution in keeping with the requirements oj tho world controlling authorities and to make representation in the union available to all affiliations. The sum of £lO was subscribed in the room with which to open the union's treasury.