CYCLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13956, 16 July 1909, Page 2

CYCLING.

TIMARU - CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. The Lcae,,,. of New Zealand Wheelmen has derided t" hold a road rare between Timarii and Christrhurrii ( n Saturday, October 30, aiid to make the r-.icc an annual one. For some years the Dimlop Rubber Company arranged a cycle road rare annually between Christ-church and Timaru, and this rare and the preliminary contests, that were held in various parts of the Dominion to select competitors for it were among the most important events" i'n the .cycling- programme <:f the year. Jn past years the Dunlui) Rubber Company lias also borne the expense of sending the men establishing the best iv>?/'riiyiniT* in the Tiirare-Christ-church race to compete .in the great '•oad r;i'-i> betw>r.) Mp|!).,i'ine and Warriiaiiiboel. The rare bis not been ! icld for the past two years, but the Leairuo of Wheelmen Ji !rs ~ow -under-

taken its revival. The matter ha<= now Veil under -nnsidrritini by the Council r,j" th" League fur time pnst, and an effect wes mad" to met the renre.srntative of the D-nlon C'<m*>anv. with a view to ascertaining what as-

<dstanc» it would ly> nrepnre-l to give; but owing t'> the ;ib=en-p of Mr K. FT. faipe=. lll:M|-|g»T of the enm"-».)y. f r oTl 1 -. it- was i"Mxis<n'bl • t-* do this, and tb- Coi-nei' h:><= 'locked 1o •iniiftiice the r;"-e i""ued''-itelv. A meeting of tin; Council will be held next \ve!c te'.-irnnge preli'i'innries i'i

•onnection with the ra-p, but it will b" coiidsi'-ted on liii*"; sdwst simibir to those followed by the Dunlop Company in nast rears.

The date fixed for the nice. Octobrr 3Dth, is somewhat later than jn former ■rears, but it is thought tint by thpt time the r-nds will be in good condition, nnd intending competitors will have l->ngcr ti»v> for .-cHve training

than thev' would have if the r:i'"» «-«rp held earbnr in the vea-\ .*= the Mel-'>o:"-ne-W:>rrn;i»i!)'.><>l rp<- takes »laee in September, it will not h<-> wssible +o make any ar'—iu?eme"ts for th" winners of the Tin-'Hi-Chn'stehurch rp'-» to go to Australia. Mc'«r S T). K "W-od. 15. Ilirdin.r j-,»l F. T,. Mitt* v. who wpre leaving ChrisA'-lMirch for Duncdin .vpstcrdav. intended to intpr-

riew Mr .T. P. TCd-ugher «. u ] r.thcr renresentai.ives <r the South f'nnterburv centr« nt Ti'iaru on their way south, with regard to the ;\rran"ements for the race at the Timaru end.