CYCLING.
Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Mar 6. At the meeting of the Council of the League of New Zealand Wheelmen, the application of H. Amos to have his record of 31 4-ssecs for a standing start for a quarter mile at Timaru on March 28th recognised as a New Zealand record, was granted. The chairman, Mr W. G. Atack, brought up the question of the Government being asked to subsidise cycling and athletic sport in the holding of the championship meeting. He said that it was now generally recognised that such sports materially assisted in building up a country and consequently deserved encouragement. At the present time the publicv refused to patronise the sports gatherings to the extent necessary to make them financially successful, and unless some outside assistance
•was. obtained there was a danger of their falling back. The sum of £l5O would provide all that was necessary to assist the championship meetings of all the Christchurch sports bodies that held them. It was decided to approach the Government on the matter.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 7 May 1901, Page 3
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173CYCLING. Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 7 May 1901, Page 3
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