CYCLING PROGRAMME

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 8

CYCLING PROGRAMME

ROAD RACE SEASON MANUKAU AMATEUR CLUB At last evening’s meeting of the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club attention was given to the road programme for the forthcoming season, vt'hich it is hoped to commence on the Saturday afternoon immediately after the Easter holidays. The following list of events was drawn up for the senior division riders: April 26, 11 miles senior handicap: May 3. 17 miles handicap; May 10. 22 miles handicap; May 17, 28 miles handicap; May 24. 11 miles handicap; May 31, 22 miles time trial sealed handicap; June 7, 34 miles handicap: June 14, 17 miles handicap: June 21, 21 miles, 2 laps Ihumatao circuit: June 28, 11 miles handicap; July 5. 22 miles handicap; July 12, 17 miles handicap; July J 9, 25 miles, Papakura; July 2G, 22 miles time trial, sealed handicap; August 2, 11 miles championship; August 9, 17 miles handicap; August 16, 27 miles Tamaki circuit; August 23, 22 miles handicap: August 30. 34 miles handicap; September 6, 17 miles handicap; September 13, 28 miles handicap; September 20. 50 miles Auckland championship, Clevedon course; September 27, 11 miles handicap; October 4. Cotter Cup, 3 7 miles handicap; October 11, 100 miles, Cambridge to Auckland; October 18, 22 miles consolation handicap; October 25, 55 miles handicap. For the juniors a race will be held every week. A departure from the usual weekly 55 miles handicap around the Mangere tar sealed circuit will be an 11-mile handicap each month. The junior 55 miles championship will be decided on August 9. All the senior handicaps will be held over the Mangere course—a lap of which measures 55 miles—unless otherwise stated. Acting on advice from the N.Z. Amateur Athletic Association, the East Tamaki Club has been compelled to refuse entries from members of the Manukau Club, with the result that tlie one cycling event included on the programme for tomorrow afternoon’s meeting at East Tamaki will be confined solely to local cyclists.

It was decided at last evening’s meeting to recommend to the New' Zealand Union of Cyclists that they secure Frank Grose, of Canterbury, New Zealand amateur champion, and L. Pearce, of Wellington, to appear the Easter week-end carnival at the Western Springs Stadium.

A vote of thanks was accorded to Air. G. PI. Lethaby for the presentation of two fine cups for competition among the members and also to the Otahuhu Sports Association for the gift of three medals.