CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 246, 18 October 1933, Page 15

CYCLING.

WITH THE AMATEURS. FORTHCOMING PROGRAMMES. MANUIvAU CLUB. FIXTURES. Monday, October —Labour Day Sports. Wednesday, November B.—Annual Meeting. Only five Manukau Club members competed in the invitation races conducted by the Auckland Club at Tc Atatu on Saturday, as most of them preferred to witness the finish of the annual prol'essionaf road race at Papakuia that afternoon. Tom Sullivan was the only senior racing, and he came nowhere oil the rain-soaked course. Junior Eddie li. Hansen was fastest among six others, when lie did the 8%-milc course ill 27.1 i. A season of six fastest times is credited to Hansen. He also won the opening centre race of 23 miles off 7.U.

Next Saturday will see a duel between teams of four riders from each of the live local amateur clubs. The Manukau ranks, will be weakened considerably, for its first ilight of roadmen will be South. The team of four will therefore have to be chosen from the following eight riders:—11. li. Dwiglit, 11. T. Taylor, L. M. Nicholson, I''. It. Markhain, E. F. Kaper, G. H. AN heclhouse, J. Brown and E. D. Andrews. 'I he teams will start at intervals of 3.0 on the 23-mile race from Western Springs to Su-ansou and back.

Club members will have tlieir interest further aiield awaiting reports of the annual Palmerston North to Wellington road race of 102 miles, the longest amateur road event in the Dominion, which should carry Dominion amateur road championship honours, as it is a well-established and centrally-held race. The six riders from the JVlanukau Club who will race arc: — Ron. G. Koubister, who made history when in the 1031 race he romped over the 102 miles, pedalling an 81in free-wheel gear in the record time of 4h 39m 30s; Les. li. Dwight, who last year ran Frank Grose to a length finish in the Canterbury classic, the "round the gorges," but was prevented from competing in the "102"; Chas. A. Clarke, who won the 1930 race oft' 20.0 and still maintains good form over a distance; Geo. P. Clark, who has yet to feature high in distance events over 50 miles; Jack C. Dolores, who, although only IS years of age, won Auckland's first 100-miler a fortnight ago after repairing a puncture en route, and last, but by no means least, smiling Jim Leather, who has the second best time lor the "102" miles' trip credited to him in 4h 55m 345. Jim rode a iixed gear that year, but considers ho can do much better this year on a free wheel. Needless to say, (lie team of six is the strongest ever sent from the club.

On Monday next the Labour Day sports open the 15)33-34 track season, which has distinct promises, for there is every likelihood oL' the Western Springs being idle this year and as it is the fastest track in the Dominion (Mai. liyrnes proved this with his one mile and one kilometre records last season), every use should be made of it. Sports will lie held on the. Domain grass truck on J loud ay, while at Ngaruawahia the Waiknto Amateur Cycling I'luh, a. fast-growing country club, which entered si\' riders for the "](io," will conduct a meeting 011 its new cinder track of three laps to the. mile and slightly banked. This track should bring the sport in the Waikato to the fore, for previously it lacked fast ovals for the cyclists. Several Auckland riders intend to compete at Ngaruawahia.

Geo. Holland and Ernie Tucker are the only junior entrants for the junior championship race of IS miles, to be held on Saturday next.

1". ('. Mahon. with '25 points, won the guessing competition respecting the "100," by one point from Jiin Leather. AUCKLAND CLUB. FIXTURES. Saturday, October 21.—Western Springs to Swanson Teams Race; Auckland Junior Road Championship. Monday, October 23. —Labour Hay Track Meeting, Domain. Once again another road season is behind us. for last Saturday the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club staged the [last two races of the season, the events being an 11%-tuile senior invitation race and an 8%-mile junior invitation race. Now that the season is over, one may look back and review the many incidents tiiat occurred —the accidents, the mistakes —but best of all the victories and records that were broken, a sure sign that the standard of racing was improving. After a setback early this season, the club, with the help i>f the oflieials and a few faithful members. entirely regained the position which it held at the end of last season, and the writer can foresee the time when it will have gained the honour of being the largest cycling club in Auckland. There lias been a steady improvement in the riders' times, practically every rider having a better average in the second half of the season than in the first.

The junior race on Saturday was an S'/i----mild invitation race, in which four Manukai> riders competed. The race was won bv S. Windsor, oil' the liberal mark of 4.0. lie vode a hard race to finish well ahead of L. Morrison (3.30), who finished second. Both these riders are the makings of pood riders and should they persevere they should soon be a thorn in the side of many of the seniors. The third man home was a Manukau rider, in E. Hansen, the big scratch junior, who outsprinted E. Tucker for a place. He also collectcd fastest time in 27.0.

The senior race was won by A. Keith (2.30), who has been riding at the top of his form lately. A big bunch came over the top of the hill and Arnold jumped out to come home a winner by a length from W. Crocker, in a hard sprint. _ "When tlie times were announced a surprise was caused when it was found that Arnold had tied with the scratch rider. R. Arvidson, for fastest time in 35.4, both securing the same time, although of! different marks.

Arvidson's ride was a Rood one, for lie rode the whole distance nnpaced, and, considering the conditions, was lucky to even make the time he did. W. Crocker, who claimed second place, has been a hit late in striking form this season, and consequently has been out of the places. When H. Webster crossed the line fourth, he seemed quite pleased with himself, for that placing had secured for him the points cup, placing him one point ahead of R. Arvidson. Tlic individual times were:—Juniors: E Hansen, 27.fi: E. Tucker. 27.37; S. Windsor. 28.51; L. Morrison, 29.1; A. Brumby, 29°>3- 4. Archer. 32.36. Seniors: K. Arvidson 35.4; A. Keith. 35.4; H. Webster. 35 7; W Barry. 35.15; A. Richardson. 36.6; W. Crocker, 36.35; L. Phillips. 36.49; M. Gamble, 36.53; T. Sullivan, 38.25. PAPANUI SUSPENDED. UNREGISTERED MEETINGS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this clay. The Now Zealand Cycling Council resolved yesterday that the Wellington Centre be advised that F. Grose, T. Grose, Stevens, Pearl and Lancaster were ineligible to compete in the Palmerston North-Wellington road ruce on Saturday, as tiiey had competed at unregistered meetings. ,' The council decided that the Papanui Amateur Cycling Club he suspended, and the club be asked to show cause why its affiliation should not be cancelled for the reason that it conducted unregistered m of all officials and riders is to be drawn to the fact that it Is an offence under the rules to compete in unregistered meetings, for example, meetings or events conducted by the New Zealand League of Amateur Wheelmen and the Papanui Club and all riders are to be warned that it is an offence to take part in races in which unregistered riders compete.