CYCLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6140, 29 March 1898, Page 4

CYCLING.

LEASES OF NEW ZE&LANn U WHEELMEN D **-A meeting the League of New Zealand Wheelmen eaf^ive was held i n the Occidental BDtel last evening; VTeso ™l Messrs W. Ik Thompson (chaim an ), W G. Atack, J B Tompkins, C . H. Cotton 1 A. E. Kirk, W.©. TV ilhams and 6. Milne' Three ex-membeis ot the Timaru Touriets' Club were granted Leagne licenses. The following permit were granted -.—lnvercargill Cash Club;. Easter Monday ; Ri V 8r _ ton, April 12; Ofcato, April 7; Oamara i Hibernian Society, April n. a. je^ j from the consul a* Auckland, in regard to I alleged boring at a recent meeting, -was ■ received. The Auckland Cycling Club ! d*ew attention _to fihe manner in which i the Press Association) neglected to report ' many events of great interest to cyclists all over the colony. It was decided to endorse the opinion expressed by the Club, and to write to the Association on the matter. The Secretary of the Hawfce's Bay Cycling Club protested against the executive's action in. refusing to confirm its afiiliation. The letter was received. The Wanganui Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club applied for affiliation. Mi H. R. Woon, secretary off the League Club at present in existence- in Wanganni, appeared to protest against the granting of the affiliation, on the ground that there was not room for two League clubs in the town, and the amateur club would, by , reason of its influence -with the- Board of Control of Cook's Gardens, have- such an : advantage over the old cash club- as would eventually lead to that body ceasing to exist. Mr D. Ryan was also present, and represented the case, for affiliation on behalf ofi the amateur club. Mr Tompkins moved,, and Mr Adams- seconded, that the application should be refused. Mr Cotton moved as an amendment, that the application should be granted conditionally on the constitution c£ the club remaining as at present, and that the Board of Control's terms should be the same for both clubs. Mr A- R. Kirk seconded the amendment. At a late stage of the eliscussioD, a telegram was handed in from Wanganui, stating that the club would accept an unconditional affiliation or none at all. The amendment was accordingly withdrawn and the motion was- carried. This closed- the business.