LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1923, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The pve-eutalion of the Barnet Ohms ( up and medals lo the winners in the Grev-I lokitika read race tool: place m Keller's Sample Rooms on ktitunfiiy night. In pn-seiiting the ( U|> l» " .j I! Wilson. Mr Keller said that h ■ was glad to see that at last the ( l"'> h;m 1 been able to arrange an event by wl.ich the (Tin wa- brought into comHe "7, ners on their ],ei;l'orimim-es nnd hope, that next year the race woii.il e i™ from Hokitika to Gremo.uh and hat

would be as well competed lor but H,. weather conditions lima Hme would he more favourable. He bud much ideas,ire in olfr-nng a gold medal for the fastest time it, the nxet ,-,-ad rat c. Mr Sal Richardson congratulated the winners and as an old sport gave the riders some good advice. Jlo considered it was a great mistake to'rid-, especially m road rmes. with a high gear. If t he young rides rode lower gears and paid more attention to ankle work they would quickly reap the beuelil. Mr Holland ron-M-atulated the riders <>u their eou-iliii-t in the race. The event had gone olf withe,,! a bitch, thanks to the rider- mill In the solemlid arrangeiuents llim l,. bv the Grey Chi!,. Mr Dan Wrhdit who received Mr Amos Dowell s giild ne-dal for fastest said he 1,1 t'"orcii"idv enioved meeting the Hokitika e-'-le. His visit to Hokitika bad been all too brim hut he hoped that b,tor on he would be able to make a longer stay in the town.