Selwyn Times: December 18, 2018

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great roads
It was also around this time
that the South Malvern Amateur
Cycling Club became defunct.
It had been established from
humble origins in 1923 as a result
of four boys racing their bikes
around Railway Terrace and Victoria
Street in Glentunnel.
However, cycling had been
part of the annual Glentunnel
amalgamated sports event held at
the Glentunnel Domain since the
late 1890s, where a cycle track had
been built.
At this time races were open
to individuals with the winners
receiving cash prizes of five
pounds.
When the club was formed it
promoted both road and track
racing over a period of around
30 years, and was affiliated with
the NZ Cycling Union. Shortly
after this a new a clay cycle track
was built where Paul and Fay
McOscar now run their Accommodation
in the Glen bed and
breakfast. The club was family
orientated, with families such as
the Mitchells, Smiths, Brysons,
Nimmos and Stuarts being prevalent
among riders and officials
during the life of the club.
The club appears to have been
at its strongest during the early
1950s when a number of members
were prominent in road racing
throughout the South Island.
This resulted in the club being
awarded to host the annual Canterbury
Cycling Championships
at the Glentunnel Domain.
Another highlight for the club
was to have three of its riders
placed in the first four finishers
of the prestigious Timaru to
Christchurch Road Race in 1954,
Joe Payne, first, Peter Bryson,
third, and Owen Stuart, fourth.
This saw the club win the team
shield for the event.
The following year Owen Stuart
came second in the race after
starting at a 35min handicap.
Competitive cycling eventually
re-emerged in the district in
1983 with the establishment of
the Leeston Cycling Club, which
holds weekly races from the
Leeston Rugby Club on Thursday
evenings during the daylight saving
period.
The growing strength of cycling
as a sport in the district has been
further enhanced through the
“Winter Worlds” races run from
Prebbleton, through Lincoln
to Burnham and return that
are held on Sundays during the
winter.
Leeston-Southbridge
claim Steve Ryan Cup
LEESTON-Southbridge go
into the Christmas break
amongst the contenders for the
Canterbury Country one-day
title following their 40 run win
over Weedons at the weekend.
They also left Weedons Domain
with the Steve Ryan Cup
which is played for between the
two clubs.
Weedons looked like they had
made the correct decision to
bowl first as their medium-pacers
tore through the visitors’ top
order. Canterbury Country batsmen
Harry Chamberlain, Tim
Gruijters, Rupert Young and Joel
Harden were all dismissed for
low scores as Leeston-Southbridge
were reduced to 41/4.
It was left to two talented
youngsters, Ben Donkers and
Ben Chamberlain to form a
crucial fifth wicket partnership
BACKYARD CRITTERS
of 67 runs to steady the ship.
When Donkers was dismissed
for 43, Weedons still had the upper
hand, but a valuable 32 runs
from No 8 batsman and captain
Chris Beatson saw Leeston-
Southbridge make a competitive
170 off their allotted 45 overs.
Weedons got off to a nightmare
start Shanan Dunnett and
James Richards were dismissed
by Leeston-Southbridge’s Tom
Burt. All Leeston-Southbridge
bowlers performed and did not
allow the Weedons batters any
momentum to get themselves
back into the match after their
slow start. They were eventually
all out in the 43rd over, falling
40 runs short. Ex-Netherlands
international Tim Gruijters was
the pick of the bowlers, with his
accurate off-spin claiming 3-22
of his nine overs.
SPORTS
Meanwhile, Southbrook go
into the break at the top of the
standings after a dominant nine
wicket win over Kaiapoi.
Darryn Boyle’s canny,
accurate out-swingers, which
have accounted for more than
400 senior wickets going back to
the mid-1990s, proved too much
for the competition newcomers.
Boyle ripped through the middle
and lower order to claim 4/22, to
scuttle Kaiapoi for just 86 runs
in 31 overs. Matt Brine (28 not
out) and Canterbury star Jack
Boyle (43 not out) knocked off
the meagre total for Southbrook
in just 12.3 overs.
A New Zealand native
moth and what it eats
SUCCESS: The leading riders of the Timaru to Christchurch
Road Race in 1954, just south of Rakaia. Three of the four front
riders were from the South Malvern Cycling Club.
Mike Bowie is an ecologist
who specialises in
entomology (insects
and other invertebrates).
Each week he introduces
a new species found in
his backyard at Lincoln.
His column aims to raise
public awareness of
biodiversity, the variety
of living things around
us. Check out the full list
of invertebrates found at
http://naturewatch.org.
nz/projects/backyardbiodiversity-bugs-inlincoln
THE POROPORO fruit moth
leucinodes cordalis is a New
Zealand native moth that is also
found in Australia, Indonesia
and Norfork Island.
In New Zealand, the larvae of
this species feed on fruit, seeds
and sometimes the stem of native
poroporo Solanum laciniatum
and Solanum aviculare.
An adult’s forewing can vary
in length from 10 to 20mm and
is an attractive brown to green
colour with blotches of white
on the leading edge and darker
brown on the tips. The rear end
of the moths abdomen is often
curved upwards.
Moths emerge from October
to December, have two to three
generations and are observed as
late as May. Larvae are bright
pink and reach 20mm at maturity.
Obvious holes can be seen
in the poroporo fruit. Larvae
NATURE: The poroporo fruit
moth leucinodes cordalis is a
New Zealand native moth.
can occasionally be pests of fruit
in commercial crops of pepino
and eggplant.
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