ROAD CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 243, 14 October 1929, Page 17

ROAD CYCLING.

PALMERSTON TO WELLINGTON HTJSSEY NEVER HEADED. LUKEY THIRD AND FASTEST. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. The fourth annual Palmerston North to Wellington road cycle race was decided vesterday under fairly good conditions. The roads, with the exception of the stretch to Foxton, were in good order. There was an absence of wilid until the competitors reached the top of the Paekakariki Hill, where they ran into a growing southerly. W. Hussev, Foxton, started off the limit mark, and from beginning to end led the field unaccompanied after the first mile. At one minute to 9 a.m. the competitors were dispatched from the Square in Palmerston North. Hussey established an exceptionally fast journey to Foxton, passing this point over IS minutes ahead of his co-marker. Passing through the Foxton township the scratch men had gained two minutes on the 10-minute riders, and Lukey and Gane were doing most of the work. Hussey reached Levin at 11.7 a.m., after covering the 37 miles unaccompanied in good time. Blakeway and W. Collins, Palmerston North, who were off the 17-minute mark, rode steadily through Levin 51 minutes after the limit man had passed. There was still no appearance of the 15 10-minute inen and the scratch riders. Stiff Climb Up Hill. Hussey reached Paraparaumu at 12.50. Between Levin and Otaki the scratch men caught up with the 15-ininute and 10-minute riders. On the run to Paekakariki Hussey made good time and commenced the task of climbing the hill at a steady pace. Riding, running, and at times walking, the 17-year-old champion at length reached the top at 1.37 p.m. Tasker reached the top 20 minutes after Hussey. Lukey, Webber and Blakeway commenced the climb in a determined fashion and performed the feat of reaching the top without once leaving their saddles. The leader, on the descent of the hill and on the run around Paremata Bay, was doing a good 20 miles an hour, and tackling the inclines met with in that locality in a very determined manner. Eventually reaching, the Basin Reserve, he circled the track and crossed the finishing line, after having covered practically the entire distance unaccompanied. Changes in Rear Division. Changes were taking place among the rear markers. Tasker had tired after descending the big hill and was caught by the back markers, Lukey and Webber. Lukey had been doing most of the work in the back division and was tiring when | he led Webber into the reserve to circle I | the track. A hundred yards from the [line Webber put in his final efTort and crossed two lengths ahead of Lukey. The next rider to show up was Tasker. Blakeway put in an appearance next, followed by Spencer, Christian, Puinti and R. Ericsson, in the order named. Place details are as follow:— W. Hussey, Foxton (70m), 6h 25m 20s 1 S. Webber, Wellington (10m), 5h 44m. 20s ....:. 2 G. Lukey, Christchurch (scr), 5h 34m 20 3-5s 3 The others arrived in the following order:— C. R. Tasker, Wellington (60m), 6h 38m 0 4-ss; E. Blakeway, Palmerston North (17m), 6h 3m 6 l-ss; R. Spencer, Palmerston North (45m), 6h 38m 30 l-ss; A. Christian, Palmerston North (40m), Oh 39m 18 2-ss; S. Puinti, Wellington (45m), 6h 44m 18 3-ss; R. Ericsson, Wellington (50m), 6h 49m 19s; J. Campbell, Wellington (30m), 6h 37m 3 2-ss. The fastest time was made by G. Lukey, with 5h 34m 20 3-ss, the second fastest time by S. Webber, and the third fastest time by E. Blakeway, Palmerston North.

AUCKLAND CLUB.

Racing conditions were Ideal at Mangere on Satur.lay for tlit Auckland Cycle Club's 19.4 miles road race over the usual three laps of the circuit. A good field of 18 riders started and for the first time this season there were no scratch men. Following was the result:— L. G. Pinfold (3m) 1 C. T. Yule (3m 20s) 2 P. Lowndes (3m 20s) 3 R. Gardiner (4m) 4 Time of race, 54m 555. The race next week is a 19.4 miles event from Mangere Bridge.

MANUKAU AMATEUR CLUB,

Under perfect racing conditions the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club decided two road events on Saturday. The junior handicap provided D. Milne with the "double," first place and fastest time. There were nine starters, and W. Webb, 2m 20s, was the limit rider, whilst Milne rode alone off scratch, his nearest opponents being Oxton and Pinfold off 20s, whom he caught in the first mile, after which he just played with the rest to win easily by five lengths. His time of 15m 34s was excellent, and compares very favourably with the junior race times in previous events. The placed juniors were : D. Milne (scr) 1 H. V. Gordon (40s) 2 S. Pinfold (20s) 3 Fastest time was registered by D. Milne, scr, in 15m 345. The special time trial event between the three back markers in the usual weekly junior races, Lethaby, Hall and Francis, for the gold medal presented by Mr. C. Paul, resulted in a fine win for Lethaby, who, riding unpaced, clocked a time better than any recorded by a junior member during the season nearing an end. The three competitors started at intervals of one minute. Hall drew number one and started first, followed by Lethaby and Francis. Their times were : G. M. Lethaby (14m 555) 1 E. Hall (15m 17s) 2 R. L. Francis (16m 50s) 3 The Senior Race. The seniors raced over one lap of the Mangere circuit —5J miles—and the event was keenly contested by a good field of thirty-three. The successful seniors were:— A. W. Mackrell (lm 50s) 1 L. H. Dwight (lm 50e) 2 L. Hall (lm 50s) 3 K. Spragg (lm 50s) . 4 J. H. Wade (scr) returned record time for the distance as previously stated. The winner's time was 14m 555. Next Saturday the road racing season will conclude with a five mile and a half junior handicap, and the annual seventeen mile consolation "race for the seniors Manukau members are reminded that the annual meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, when all interested in amateur cycling in Auckland are invited to attend

CHRISTCHURCH TO AMBERLEY.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The thirty-mile cycle race from Christchurch to Amberley resulted: K. G. Lange , G. F. Brown '' * , H. B. Young g a r0S i Lamberton deadheated for fastest time, lh 21m 30s.