CYCLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 304, 7 October 1935, Page 3

CYCLING.

, THE BIG ROAD RACE. WATSON SETS A NEW RECORD. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Fresh road cycling history was made on Saturday when H. G. Watson, of Marshland, won the New Zealand championship for the sixth time in succession by putting up fastest time in the Waimate-Christchurch road race and set a new record for the course. His time of 6hrs 13min 22see beat his previous record of 6hrs IQmin 22sec, established in 1933. L. Stevens gained second fastest time, and L. G. Thomas third fastest. Stevens was a fifth of a second behind Watson, and Thomas finished in 6hrs 13min 28sec. These three scratch men rode together all the way. W. Ashman won the event, finishing strongly to- head off a challenge by C. B. Wareham by a length. L. Allen was a wheel away third. It was a thrilling finish, which brought the cheering spectators to 1 their feet. The winner’s time was 6hrs 23min 23sec. The first 10 placings are:—

W. Ashman (New Plymouth, 33min, 6hr 23min 23sec ... ••• 1 C. B. Wareham (Kaikoura), Somin, 6hr 4omin 23 1-Ssec ... ••• 2 L. Allen (Templeton), 52min, Ohr 42min 23 2-ssec .-•• 3 H. G. Green (Christchurch), 50min, 6hr 40min 45see .••• 4 T. W. Digby (Ashburton), 60min, Ohr 52min Bsee ... .... ° G. M. Annett (Yaldhurst), 40min, 6hr 33min 20seo ■

J. H- Newlove i(Dunsandel), 40min, 6hr 36min 29sec 7 R. H. Honan (Christchurch), 52man, 6hr 48min 39sec ••• 8 R. J. Kennedy (Rangiora), 38min, * 6hr 35min lOsec 9 J. Calder (Halkett), 38min, 6hr 40min 14sec ... ••• . •■•10 C. Gluestein (Ashburton), 50min, 7hr Omin 36sec, was 25th; W. J. Tod (Tinwald), 42min, 6hr 54min 18sec, was 27th.