HOW CYCLING IS CONTROLLED HERE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19242, 2 December 1930, Page 8

HOW CYCLING IS CONTROLLED HERE

JOINT BOARD SET UP FOR BOTH BRANCHES. The news from Auckland that the New Zealand Union of Cyclists has been granted affiliation to the Union Cycliste Internationale does not affect cycling in Christchurch at present. The sport here is in the hands of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and the New Zealand Athletic, Cycling and Axemen’s Union, who recently appointed a board of control to look after both the amateur and the professional branches. Mr P. C. Lucas stated to-day that as far as he was aware the New Zealand Union of Cyclists was confined to the North Island. There was no club in Canterbury affiliated to it. The control of the sport as far as it affects Christchurch at present is set out as follows in the report of the president (Mr J. Collingwood), published in the December issue of “New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union Calendar” :

“The matter of cycling control was taken up with the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Not being able to attend myself I asked the secretary to arrange for our representatives, Messrs Walter, Coffey, Lucas and Kennedy. These gentlemen met Messrs Austad, Taylor, Beattie and Grose of the Amateur body in conference at Christchurch, with the following result:— (1) That the N.Z.A.A.A. and the N.Z. Athletic, Cy:cling and Axemen’s Union set up a Board of Control to govern cycling in New Zealand. (2) That both bodies make joint application on behalf of the. Board for direct affiliation of the New Zealand Cycling Board of Control to the Union Cycle Internationale. (3) That headquarter:; of the Board of Control be in Christchurch. (4) That the actual administration of cash cy'cling and amateur cycling be left in the hands of the bodies controlling it at present—the N.Z. Athletic, Cy'cling and Axemen’s Union and the N.Z.A.A.A. respectively'. “Since the above conference the draft constitution has been approved by' both bodies concerned, and the following members appointed:—N.Z. Athletic, Cy'cling and Axemen's Union, J. Kennedy (chairman), W. J. Walter, J. M. Coffey; N.Z.A.A.A., C. H. Taylor and T. A. Grose. “The Northern Athletic Union, with whom we have an agreement, are supporting the Board of Control as against the N.Z. Union of Cy'clists.” Application has also been made on behalf of the Board of Control through Australia for affiliation with the Union Cycliste Internationale, but so far nothing has been heard from that quarter. The position will be again discussed by representatives of the amateur and professional controlling bodies at a conference to be held in Stratford on January 15.

(An earlier report appears on page 9.)