CYCLIST WELCOMED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20456, 8 November 1934, Page 11

CYCLIST WELCOMED.

New Zealand Representative at Empire Games.

A welcome home was extended to tbo well-known Canterbury and New Zealand cyclist, Mr F. J. Grose, who represented the Dominion at the recent Empire Games, in the Papanui Memorial Hall last evening. The gathering - , which was arranged by the Canterbury Amateur Cycling Centre, took the form of a dance, and during an interval in the proceedings, the opportunity was taken to congratulate Mr Grose on his success at. the Games, to express pleasure at his safe return, and to wish him success in the future. The president of the centre, Mr C. D. Doyle, said that Mr Grose had worthily represented the country at the Games When he went away, he said he would do Well, and he had lived up to expectations. He had ridden on seven occasions against the best cyclists y 1 Empire, and has secured four fourths—a very fine performance. He also gained second place so far as aggregate points were concerned. 'That showed that he had ridden vtrv consistently, and New Zealand had* every reason to feel proud of his performances in England. In the unavoidable absence of Mr W. J. Walter, chairman of the New Zealand Cycling Federation, Mr W. J. Boyce also extended a welcome to Mr Grose. They were proud of what he had accomplished, Mr Bovee said and he had lived up to the New Zealand code of “playing the game both on and off the field.” Air C. Hill added a welcome to Mr Grose on behalf of the Papanui Club. He said that the manager of the New Zealand team, Dr Porritt, had regarded Mr Grose as the amateur cyclist in the Empire. He personally believed that had their representative had longer time in the Old Country, he would have comte back not as the second-best amateur cyclist in the Empire but as the first. Pleasure at Mr Grose’s success was also expressed by Mr F. Knipe, secretary of the centre, and representative of the Hal swell Club. Mr Grose replied, and described briefly some of his experiences both on the trip to and from the Games, and at the Games at Manchester. The racing, he said, was very different from wlint: they were accustomed to in New sfvle ind ’ bCinff all on the Continental

-At the conclusion of the welcome, trophies won during the road racing season were presented as follows: Hope Gibbons Shield for teams’ race—Papanui Club.

A grade challenge cup for the most points in road season and blue ribbon for 100 kilometres time trial J. C. 'Murray.