RELAY ROAD RACE.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 51, 1 March 1909, Page 7

RELAY ROAD RACE.

OKEnuNGA TO AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND V.M.C.A. DEFEATS ONEUCNUA V.M.C.A. a challenge relay road race from Onehiinga to Auckland was run oft on SnturlriL' 'the Auekliind anil Ouehuusa Y.M.C.A.'s respectively. The route wns via Maiiukauroatl, KUyber l'aea. Syuionds-etreet, Karnii-galuipo-iourl, Fitt-street, Hobsoii-street uud Wellesley-street to tlie Auckland Association's rooms. The first ' relays. Vicury (Auckland) and Kennedy (Ouehungaj were sent away from the Onehunga Association's rooms shortly after four o'clock. Vicary assumed the lead anrt reached the cud of the section a minute ahead of Kennedy, who took matters easily ou the hill uearlng Seiwyn-street. the end of the first stage, Rpndell (Auckland) and Cole (Onehunga) tOOli Up the running to Seddons etatue, and the Auckland man more than held hia own. The next stage carried the ruuuers, 0. Stevens (Auckland) and Holmes (Ouehunga) on to the One-tree HIVI gates, and there was no change in the posltluua. l.isileton (Auckland) and Wells (Ouehuug-a) run well to Jones-street, where Auckland was ■100 yards ahead. After this Onehunga steadily lessened the gap, wlilch was reduced to luO yards at tile Great Northern Brewery. The Ooiupetltors in tliese ttt^ges were W Clark (Attclrtaud v. WUauu (Onphungn); H. A. Roblnoon (Auckland) v. Ilosken (Onehunga): J. Irwin (Auckland) V. Gilford (Onehunga); King (Auckland) r. Comrle (Onehunga); and G. Marshall (Aueklund) v. Hluks (Onehunga). From the great Northern Brcivery to tlie finish theie was little if any variation in the position of the runners. Keesing, Eobb and Gilbert (Onehung-.i) 1,, tnru cJialleneetl E. Marsliall, L. GlbbJns, and w. (J. House to no effect, the Auckland men still maintaining their lend. The finnl sprint was taken UP at t he corner of I'itt and Grey streets by .T. Torbett (Auckland), end Highland (Onehunga). The former nnlshe-d first, about three-quarters of a minute ahead of Hrsrhland The winning side covered the course about pevpn miles, in 32mln. The Officin's were: Starter, Mr. A. s. Holmes (president Oneliunga Association): juuge. Mr R. L. Stewart (president Rambling Club, Auckland Association). Dr. Rayner kindly lent his motor par to tne r,fflel:Us to follow the race. A first aid man nnd two emergency runners also travelled in tlie There is a probability of a ve'ay race between Hamilton and Auckland following at an early date. The Hamilton V.M.C.A. has promised to supply runners to cover 34 miles of, tlie journey. j