Visiting Australian Cyclists.

Considerable interest is being taken in the tour of New Zealand by a small team of Australian cyclists, and the success of the men is in keeping with the standard shown by Australians who have paid visits in former years. From the day when Cecil Burness came in 1924, until this year, New Zealanders have seen only a few Australian stars, but the quality has more than compensated for the lack of quantity. However, it will take a good cyclist to obliterate the memory of that dashing pedaller, R. W. (“Fatty”) Lamb, who did so much to popularise the wheel game among New Zealand amateurs. “Fatty” had a personality possessed by few sportsmen and was instrumental in placing the sport on a firm basis throughout the Dominion. He was followed by two Olympic representatives, Duncan Gray (sprint champion) and Jack Standen. It will be interesting to gauge the improvement of New Zealand cyclists since the visit by Gray and Standen, whose path was made easier by an unfortunate accident to Frank Grose, at that time New Zealand's best track rider.