CYCLING.
CHRISTCHURCH TO TIMARU SCOTT FIRST WITH FASTEST TIME (Special to the ‘-Guardian.”) TIMARU; This Day. G. C. Scott, of Pareora, won the Christchurch to Tiinaru road race, the first for 26 years, which was held under sweltering conditions on Saturday. The winner, with A. Henshaw, of Timaru, who is onlv 16 years old, lost A. J. Annett, of Christchurch, on the Hinds road, and they kept together till they reached the foot of the hill leading to* the Caledonian grounds, where Scott took the lead to go further ahead on the track and to win easily. Scott obtained fastest time and Henshaw second fastest time, the Christchurch rider, R. E. Slack, being next fastest, while third placing in the, race was obtained by Annett. The plaeings were: — G. C. Scott (Pareora), 44min, ohrs 3min 21sec 1 A. Henshaw (Timaru), 46min, shrs smin 37see ... ... 2 A. J. Annett (Christchurch), 50min ohrs 20min 14sec ... ... 3 T. V. Niven (Waimate), 44min, ohrs 16min 20sec 4 P. J. Harrison (Christchurch) 36min ohrs ISmin 33sec 5
T. A. Crawford (Yaldhurst), 38min olirs 21min 57sec ... ••• 6 F. Parkin (Christchurch), 42min shrs 26min 37sec ••• 7 A. D. Meadows (Christchurch), 40min, shrs 25min 25scc ... 8 M. Luke (Timaru), oOmin, olirs 36min 37sec ' ... ... 9 M. McGrath (Christchurch), 38min olirs 25min 31sec 10 G. Johnson (Ashburton), 40mins, shrs 44min 19see, was 18th; L. B. Carr (Ashburton) scr 5 hrs lomins was 24th ; M. Ivirdy (Ashburton) 32mins, 6lus lOrain 39sec and J. Blackburn (Dromore) 46mins, 6'hrs 24 min 39soes were 28th equal.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 42, 29 November 1937, Page 3
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