CYCLING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17216, 6 December 1923, Page 3

CYCLING

ON TRACK AND ROAD

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“Wheel"

FIXTURES. December 6 —Mairehau road race. December 7 -Little River road race. December B—-Sports meeting, English Park. December ID Paparua road race. December 15—Gust sports. December 15 —Ellesmere sports. December 22—Belfast road race •December 22- Ohoka and JSyreton road race (open). J Jeeombcr 2.3—Mairehau club a sports.December 28—-Dovleston sports December 26—Oxford sports. December 2G—Am her ley sports. December 26—Darfield sports December 213 Little River sport*. December 26 —Hal swell sports. The certificates tor riders who competed in the recent Tiruaru-Christ-church road race have, come to hand, but- at an executive meeting of the North Canterbury centre is was decided that betore they are issued each rider who finished must sign a declaration that he completed the course under the rules and conditions contained in the official programme. The declarations are being posted to competitors now. and the distribution of certificates will be made on receipt by the centre of the signed declaration. A Cycling Club has been formed at Prebbleton. and will commence holding road races almost immediately. This popular sport is spreading fast. The Little River Cycling Club is now in running order, and held its first, road race on Fridav last, with twelve starters. Another "race will be held on Friday night next.

The English Park track has been in constant use every night this week, and at times as many as thirty riders have been on at once. Rain is" needed badly on the track, although 6ft inside has had a coating of tar. Alost of Saturday's competitors have been on the track, and arc non used to it. and in consequence the racing should be last. ! A movement is on foot to start a big professional Cycling and Athletic .Chib in Christchurch. A preliminary meeting will be held on Saturday to discuss the matter. After almost every road race, one hears allegations of competitors having broken the rules and regulations relating to cycle racing, outside paring and deliberate interference causing spills being the chief complaints. In future a good look-out is to be kept for illegal pacing, and any rider found guilty of giving pace or receiving pace from an outsider or non competitor will he liable to be suspended for a period ranging from a week to several months Taking pace from a rider who has only completed one round in a three-lap race and who joins in the last lap is not permissible. | The Alairehau Cycling Club's’"series 1 of races was continued on Thursday evening last, when a thirteen mile race was decided. There was a large field i A. was on scratch, with a gap j of 30see to pick up. S. L. Wilbraham, bis chief opponent, being on that mark. The limit was 3min. Leathern rode strongly from the start and soon began to catch the field, except, those on marks nearest to him. In the second round.