CYCLE ROAD RACE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 303, 5 October 1935, Page 6

CYCLE ROAD RACE

WAIMATE TO CHRISTCHURCH

WON BY W. ASHMAN.

WATSON SECURES FASTEST- TIME,

(Special to the “ Guardian.”) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Waimate to Christchurch cycle road race resulted: —

W. Ashman, New Plymouth ... 1 0. B. Wareham, Kaikoura ... 2 W. W. Allen, Templeton ... 3 H. G. Green, Christchurch ... 4 T. W. Digby, Ashburton ... 5

JOURNEY THROUGH ASHBURTON MOST RIDERS GOING WELL. Riders in the big event reached Ashburton.'in - fairly good time. Expected about 12.30 p.m., the first bunch of five competitors checked in at 12.47 o’clock. There was a steady northwesterley wind blowing but this proved of assistance along the Maronan Road from Rangitata to Ashburton. Although they had travelled about 87 miles, most of tlio riders were looking very! fresh and were going well. It was anticipated that the time of the winners would be good. There were numerous spectators in East Street to watch tho riders go through the town, the largest number gathering at the milk and check station near South Street, superintended by Mr L. S. Hopkins. A number of contestants from tho back marks soon began to catch up on the limit men and as will be seer, from the following times there was seme good mixing. Batches came fairly regularly until the three scratch men, H. G. Watson, L. Stevens and L. G. Thomas, clocked in at 1.18 p.m. After that isolated stragglers checked at intervals for another ihalf-an-hour, A number who had given up for a variety of causes travelled by motor-lorry. Following is the order in which cyclists checked at Ashburton, with their handicaps also given:— 12.47 o'clock—H. G. Green (Cli-ch) SOmins, W. N. Butcher (Oh-ch) 50 mins, R. H. Homan (Ch-ch) 52mins, L. Allen (Templeton) 52mins, J. Haines (New Brighton) GOmins. 12.48 o’clock—C. Gluestein (Ashburton) 50mins, P. C. Lee (Ch-ch) 60mms, A. E. Porter (Ch-ch), 60mfcis. 12-49 o’clock—C. S. Young (Birdling’s Flat) 52mins, R. M. Stokes (Chch) 55mins, G. R. McSaveney (Riccarton) 55mins. 12.50 o’clock—W. Ashman (New Plymouth) 33miii9, G. M. Annett (Yalclhurst) 40mins, J. A. C. White (Ch-ch) 48mins, G.' Metcalf (Rangitata) 48mins. 12.52 o’clock—R. J. Kennedy (Rangiora) 38mins, J. H. Newlove (Dunsandel) 40mins), W. J. Tod (Tinwald) 42 mins, G. Johnson (Tinwald) 65mins, D. J. Wilson .(St. Andrew’s) 75mins. 12.53 o’clock—F. Parkin (Ch-ch) 48 mins, H. C. Basher (Amberley) 48mins, S. T. Wilson (Kaiapoi) 48mins, A. W. Brough (Ch-ch) 57mins, G. A. Parsons (Ashburton) 75mins. 12.45 o’clock—lt. W. Peek (Ch-ch) 42mins, J. H. Machirus (Ch-ch) 57mins.

12.55 o’clock—G. Gread (Riccarton) 33mins J. Calder (Halkett) 38mins, P. Bicknell (Auckland) 40mins, G. L. Bogot (Ch-ch) 50mins, J. H. Robertson (Ch-ch) 55mins, W. M. Minogue (Ashburton) GOmins. ' 12.57 o’clock—H. W. Wilson (Kaiapoi) 38mins, W. G. Watt (Ch-ch) 40 mins.

12.58 o’clock—R. E. Stack (Ch-ch) 33 mins, J. D. Campbflfl (Riccarton) 42 mins, L. B. Carr (Papanui) 45mins, R. V. Brooklancl (Timaru) 50mins. 1.2 o’clock—R. W. Weir (Riccarton) 20mins, P. L. Hansen (Waimate) 33 mins, L. J. Gal lan (Clvch) 50mins, F. Kirdy (Ealing) GOmins. 1.4 o’clock—D. Aitken (Kaikolira) 25mins, H. J. Quill (Ch-ch) 45mins, A. E. Wilson (Kaiapoi) 57mins. 1.5 o’clock—M. M. Annett (Yaldhurst) 20mins, L. G. Fleming (Ch-ch) 25mins.

1.71 o’clock—E. J. Butcher (Ch-ch) 20mins, C. J. Arnst (Ch-ch) 20mins. 1.10 ■ o’clock—E. Dickson (Georgetown, Otago) 38mins, J. R. Ford (Waimate) 57mins, J. Ownsworth (Lowcliffe) Com ins.

1.14 o’clock*—L. Preddy (Temtika) 52 mins.

1.18 o’clock—H. G. Watson (Marshlands) scr, L. Stevens (New Plymouth) scr, L. G. Thomas (Christchurch) scr.