CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 134, 8 June 1932, Page 15

CYCLING.

WITH THE AMATEURS. AUCKLAND CENTRE'S ROAD PACE. FIXTURES. Saturday, June 11—15-Mile Senior and 10Mile Junior. 2 p.m. Sunday. Anno 12—Run over Harbour , Course. '.) a.in. Perry. Saturday, June 18—-20-Mile Senior Time Trial and 5-Mile Junior T.T. 1 Saturday, July 2—Centre's Race of 23 > Miles. There was a record-breaking atmosphere ' about the road race conducted by the • Auckland Cycling Centre last Saturday ■ and the riders took full advantage of the conditions offering to establish sensational times. The Manukau Amateur Cycling • Club was easily the most strongly repre- ■ sented with 32 members competing out of the record field of 55 starters. The Papatoctoe Club furnished four starters ; ami .the newly-formed Takapuna Ciub three. The course was from Western Springs. via the Great North Road, to Swanson and back, a distance of 23 miles. The long climb up the Waikumete hill told on many of the higher-geared riders and those who struggled up this long incline would do well to use a larger rear sprocket on the next occasion. Although he has enjoyed a liberal liandi- , cap throughout the present season. I>. M. Nicholson has not been hoard of much in the placings. despite his consistent riding. Put cm Saturday he must have struck form, for he started off 0.0, the limit rider, young Joe Gillballks, had 15.1) start, and spoil over the line the winner by a length, after catching up to the leaders only a mile from the finish. His riding time of 04.45 was a vast improvement on his previous, effort. On the run to the turn he took 31.25 and returned in 33.20. In the last centre race over the same course lie I aiso had the .••tune start, but was hopelessly out of it. He is a very keen rider and j therefore his win must encourage him to I further successful efforts. j For a, junior. I-:. L. G. Hughes, off 0.0, l did exceptionally well to finish third, lor tin; opposition was easily the strongest vet. lie was second in the last junior race off 3.0. Partnered bv the two best road riders in the Auckland Club. 11. O. Browne and 1. C. Laloli, lien. K. Dwight was able, titter a record-breaking lide. to outsprint j his two team mates and collect time hon- | ours in 01.0. The trio started nil' the 1.0 mark and at Swanson had lost 15s to the scratch trio. F. ■!. Casey. S. Pinfold I and A. W. 1). Robinson, but it was on the way back that they set to work in earnest. Outward bound they took 30.25 and on the home run 30.41. Dwight the previous week competed in a race at Hamilton and collected fastest time. in 1027 Dwight gained time honours in seven races. He won the provincial road championship in record time in 1029, when he clocked 2h 15m 54s for the 50 miles. His most notable road ride was established in. the Palmerston North-to-Wellington race of 102 miles in 1030, when he finished second to Chas. A. Clarke from scratch ami gained fastest time in 5h 50m 465, under unfavourable conditions. As a sprinter he proved himself outstanding last track season. It is not generally known that after the Dominion championship meeting last March 12. he went South ami met Prank Grose on nine occasions. He beat Grose in all bar one event. Frank Casey, Sid. Pinfold and A. W. D. Robinson, scr, were taking matters much too confidently, and as a consequence lost time honours by five solitary seconds. However, they too, were well within Foubister's course record of 02.10. which Dwight clipped 1.13 off. This record should stand for some time. Junior .T. Gillbnnks deserves a word_of praise for his game ride from limit. 15.0. iK. R. Markhant, who was racing lor the first time, and L. P. depson. both oil 12.0, passed Citibanks on the Waikumete lull going out and by the turn about 30 riders bad shown him their back wheel, vet lie ditl the full distance. "Nobby" Casey hail his usual bail luck. This time it was a broken handle bar. A mile from home it snapped, but he remained upright and finished steering with the other half. Sel. Webster was enjoying himself m a bunch of ten riders going through Avondale when a civilian cyclist happened to get among the bunch as they passed. The "civvy" got excited and in an attempt to get out brought Webster a nasty thud on the concrete. Luckily nothing serious resulted. . . Xcxt Sunday a morning run over the harbour course will be held. The club j : intends holding its championship over same on September 17 next. Members are reminded that entries for the time trials on Saturday week close this Saturday. Through the generosity of Mr. *. •>■ Casey who loaned the club the ±.i» to make'up the required £00. Ron. G. Foubister the Dominion's Olympic (Tames . representative' cyclist, will now be able to , make the trip. A big effort is being ; made bv members to repay Mr. Casey t before Foubister leaves next Sunday week . by train for Wellington at 7 p.m. Jhe staff of the Farmers' Trading Company, where Foubister is employed, have responded generously to the fund. A hue fraternal spirit has been displayed by the Auckland Amateur Cycling flub in donating £5 and in co-operating with the organisation of a dance to help build up the fund. The Papatoctoe Amateur Cycling Club and its members also gave the fund fine support in subscribing i-2 odd.

AUCKLAND CLUB. FIXTURES. Saturday. June 11. --18-Mile Continental Handicap. Tc Atatu. 2.30. ■ Saur lav June 18.—3U-Milc Club Handicap two circuits New l.ynn t" Swanson. Saturday. June 25.—111-Mile Club Championship, T<! Atatu. An Auckland member filled the second place in the centre's 23-milo race, C. Melville (6.0) finishing a bare hall-wheel behind the winner. The leading bunch was caught at the top of Point Chevalier Road, and a large number came on for the finishing sprint in which Melville did very well to beat as many as he did. He rode very strongly throughout the race, and clocked the creditable time of 04.40. The second Aucklander to finish'was W. Brcar (8.0), who also rode a good race, refusing to bo dropped, and going up until he too was in the sprint, but it proved a bit hard for one with so little experience, although his time of 67.7 was quite good. R. Linn (11.0) was amongst the first to reach the turn at Swanson, and stayed with the loaders until almost home, but tired over the last half-mile. He is just beginning to strike form, and is showing promise of becoming a great long-distance

rider. Ivan Laloli (1.0) definitely proved himself to be among the foremost riders in Auckland. He was twice dropped by his fellow markers through getting off 'the road in the loose metal, but caught them again each time, and carried on to lose time by a very small margin in a long sprint. His time of 61.7 was the second fastest of the day. Hugh Browne (1.0) also rode a great race, but the pace had been a bit hot. and lie could not hold the long, hard sprint, and he had to be content with third fastest in 61.8. He had abandoned his three-speed gear for a lixed sprocket, which he seemed to find more suitable. H. Webb (4.0) who finished just behind Laloli, had ridden very well and returned the good time of 04.7 2-5. Next Saturday the club will hold an 18-mile continental liandicap at Te Atatu. In this event all riders start together. and their handicaps are added to their finishing times to give places. The event should prove attractive, and a large field is expected.