AMATEUR CYCLING

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1932, Page 4

AMATEUR CYCLING

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

THE RECENT AGREEMENT

The matter of classifying cyclists, whether according to age or to ability, was again considered last night at a meeting of delegates, of the Wellington Centre of the New-Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, over which Mr. A. C. Kitto presided: After lengthy discussion the matter, was-referred back to the cycling committee- for further consideration. The cycling committee : recommended that riders be 'classified as senior and junior, the juniors to be under 18 years of,age.on the day of the race, but that consideration be given to the' claims of an outstanding junior to ride in'-a eenior race, providing his club makes an application. : . i • . . Mr.' Kitto said it looked to him ag if the resolution'hajd.-been framed to meet the present position, .and provide a loophole. I'or certain riders.■" - - : ;Mr. P. N;-Robinson, a member of the cycling' scpmmittegi'esplained that on the night that the'recbmmendatioh was framed1 ithe .committe;e;''wa6.'pressed for time, as 6omev r of its .'members had to leave to attend a;, meeting 'of the •• newly-formed' Cycling :.Cpu?icil.'.f.ln: reply to a question: Mr. that<the members refe'ri'ed to voted;6^ the question. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. ■Mr. H. McCormick said that it would be entirejy wrong to allow some junior* to compete, in senior races. If the division was-.'going :to be madejt should be strictly adhered to. Further; he was- di»appointed that other matters -had not' :been dealt with in the recommehdationß,: but,-.the:,.explanation that the?cpmmittee'. -was- pressed U'or timeiwas s'atigfacfo?y to' him. For instance; - .'waa th^ ydiVisioii^ to; apply, to all- meetings .conducted :in the' VVellington Centre's "district'^ori.o'nly tOi sbme of the,meetings ?■ Also]^ -was"; a- jtiniori accordihg to; ; the:.Wellingtonr,cla;sßifica'tion! |6 be allowed to compete in thetilfeiw';Zea-( land ..championships? Finally;?:sfofaijf-S' th^ same-restriction to apply to traci; events? ' There.was some argument as to>whether^ it ;-was-advisable for a junior to^'ebtar/ete in senior . events:^;Mr'.- Kitto said- that' ms: Opinion was .that, a boy should ;be al-1 :lowed,to^ :cpmpet9;-intth^ grade in'which •he .was-entered.-;Sa:". :ui^;'i ;-''Mry..Gj!W;. MoGonohieiVa member of the said that jthe- discussionicould iVfc-'dropped as'-'tM Cli, .-■-'' ■'■>;".,-/V- ■^":' ! -''-^>'"".--;-.''Ir--'' S; ■■ V* **!*^" '^ ■■ It'war:decid*dj^i«f«:'ttie:Sß«tter'ibao^ to the. cycling^cbiittinittee. ■*¥■:■-.:• •'.'"s':'■-4 ; The ; igpati6nXthen; % iTbse sm '?to whether : the decision •of ithe"^ c6mmitt^s''*rould>: M followed at the Wellington^■provwciaV championships, and Mr. Kitto expreued th^;. opinion, that;.the divitrfpn thould be A-ana.'B.gradiSs-.for^'thelchanipionghips. : ■\ ;The;;reppnimenclati<iiiß■'of-'Jth^;vcycling committee will'be considered at' a meeting of the executive of the centre. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. There was some uncertainty as to the terms, of the settlement drawn up to remoVe«the:.;differences,.between .the New Zealand^Union'pf-'Cyclists,and the New Zealand ' Amateur r '' Athletic a-Association.: Several^^ speakers . cphsidereci'^that .the: re- r 'port;■■of 'tile centre ■diflered-.iin'7pome^tts^iicts'Tfr6Sn-''th'4f' agreement' ,fea_dhea;<rat;"th"e/ recent meeting of Teprese'ntWivei, ■bf:?thfr";t^o;' bc4ies. Oii the-motion: of the'schairmah'-,it,-was:detid-ed';.;.to apply.v!to ?vthe.' council, of ■ *th^ N.Z.A.A.A. for a copy of the final settlei ment.vy:- l y ■•/'•;■ !'v-" "r'■" '..'■'■■' "';^c'.vS v ] •A-sp^cial meeting will be^^ held.'t.6 consider: cycling matters. .■■ \-. ■ ■•■■:••'■'■;• M'tf \-y- ■'■<:'; yTbo&MANy/RrbEßs;'.S:^;!;l* / .Mif;: * >T.; Stalker- rai«ed- the quettion''as' to'ixUether-^the centre could limit thenumber .of; cyclists to start in any rac«' in its district, making:reference to a racij at Mastertbn in 'which.l 4. "• competitor* started- and II;;fell. The chairman -said; that; ■ the matter.': was already covered ;bj!the centre's rules/which-limited the num-ber-of: starters;:tp'shc;i;::--;-.: ■■'";■; ■■; ;-t;?v--'?- ---• ■ The- Petone^'Club protested against the, provincial cycling championship being decide on a grass track, Mr. Kitto remark-, ing in reply that as the Dominion championships- were being decided on a grass track the Wellington championships ■ mid also be decided on grass. It was decided to notify the Levin Club that in future no cyclist will be allowed to compete at amateur athletic meetingi unless registered with a club affiliated to the New Zealand Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association. - , , , •