CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 112, 14 May 1934, Page 12

CYCLING.

MANUKAU AMATEURS. Bright sunshine, tempered by a cool southerly breeze, made for good racing conditions on Saturday, when the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club held its two j road races. The junior race was an extra 1 (,,1 S " n( j over four laps, 10 miles, and attracted nine starters. The placcd juniors were:— V W. J. Brumby (1.43), time 30.00 .... 1 i;.' 10. F. Tucker (1.43), 30.31 - 1). C. Moxoin (1.43), 30.32__. J. 11. Gillbanks (1.13). 30.jj * An exciting sprint between the sera tc-i pair for fastest time resulted in W. 110 - !..]i(] giiiuiug the honours by two lengths from C. Dwiglit. Holland's time 2!>.41. Tliirty-six seniors lined up for their li_ mil or over seven laps. The successful seniors were : — A. H. X)wight (0.30), time 53.28 1 \V. W. S. Brown (S.O), 54.39 - X. A. Howe (0.30), 33.30 « W. Morris (5.30), 53.35 4 S. Webster (4.0), 52.0; D. I. aw son (4.0), 52.7; T. I- Nixon (4.0), 52.8; .1. W. Clark (1.30), 411.54; C. Dolores (4.0), 52. j7 ; J. K. G.ainger (7.0), 55.58. J. Brown, for the fourth successive event, was fastest in 49.17, while J. Clark was next best in 49.54. AUCKLAND CLUB. Junior and senior road events were conducted bv the Auckland Cycle Club at Tainaki on Saturday, the former's distance being 5£ miles, while the seniors raced 25 miles. Racing conditions were ideal, and there was a good muster of riders, 40 starting. Thirteen juniors started. Result: — If. Wallace (2.45) 1 W. Rush (2.15) - T. llediund (2.15) -j 1.. Craddock (1.0) 4 L. Craddock (1.0) recorded fastest time in 15.30, Mitchell doing 15.37. Twenty-seven seniors started, Kesult: G. Harvey (2.43) 1 T. Brown (4.15) ~i W. l'inker (2.13) *> C. Rao (3.0) W. Tinker (2.13) and _I\ _ Bicknell (scr) dead-heated for time in 72 43. AUCKLAND ' "MATEUP.S. The conditions were perfect on Saturday when the A.A.A. and C.C. advanced tlieir winter season a further sta£e. U.here was a record Hold of 41 starters. junior plaeings were: E. Welch, 3.30. LJ.4O, 1 : K. Cullen. 2.30. 28.41. 2: P. Clark. 3..10, 20.42. 3 ; S. Windsor. ° 30, 28.43, 4. Fastest tVno: It. Cullen and P. O'Gorman, equal, 28.41. _ f The seniors raced over a distance ox 131 miles, with a field of 30 starters. Senior placing:— A. McNeil. 5.0, 35.32 1 It. Absolum. 5.13, 39.8 J. Price, 4.0. 37.54 , 3 B. Garrod, 5.15, 39.10; K. Sissons, 5.30, 3!).HC :A. liowen, 5.0, 38.37. Fastest time: I. I-aloli. 455, 30.43 ; second fastest, 11. Webster, 1.30, 37.S ; third fastest, L. l'hillips, 1.30, 37.9. BEACHHAVEN CLUB. A senior race of 101 miles was held over tlie club circuit on Saturday by members of the Heaclihaven Amateur Cycling Club. Results :— .1. Marris, (i.O, 1: J. Day, i .0, 2: S. Hilder. 0.0, 3. Fastest time: B. Sharp, scr 47.22. Winner's time. 52.39. Junior Race (8 miles). —C. Hilder, 4.30, I: I). I'out. scr. : C. Smith, 30s) .1. Fastest time, D. Font, 25.30. Winner's time, 29.35.

LYNNDALE AMATEURS.

Ideal weather conditions prevailed on Saturday for the Lynndale Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club's road races. Some 25 senior and junior riders faced the starter, Mr. J. McDonald. The junior event of three miles resulted: Gordon Helliwell, 1.30, 1; Harry Robertson, 1.10, - ; Bill Burrows, 1.45, 3; Kay Hansen, I.ID, 4 ; Fred Eupton, 1.45, 5 ; Bob Kircher, 1.1.j, 6. Fastest time: H. Robertson, 1. G. Helliwell, 9.17, ; C. Boles, 9.-4,^3. The seniors rode over a course or -71 miles, riding tliree laps of their 7-nule circuit and one lap of 0} miles circuit. Iht placln"s were : G. Cook, 5.30, 1 B. faeott, 4.4t», " • D Carr, (5.0, 3 ; K. Campbell, 4.15, 4. "'Fastest time: B. Scott, 84.8, 1, G. Look, si 14 2 : L>. Carr, 91.23, <5. Scott also broke the 7-mile lap record by litis, making the record now -0.00. PAPATOETOE CLUB. Saturday's race for the Papatoetoe Amateur Cycling Club was run over a circuit I from Papatoetoe round How ck and home, a distance of 204 mile*. 2o starters. ResultsM. Sneed. 6.0, 1, !>• Besse.v, (5.0. 2 ; R. L. Francis, oOs, 3 , B. N. I'infoid, 1.0, 4. TAKAPUNA CLUB. The 30-miie road race held by the above club oil Saturday resulted as follows: A. Guun (9.30), 85.32 1 H. Keating (1.1.0), 90.3 - R. Bassett (11.0), 90.27 ••• • " Fastest time: B. Oliver (2.30), 80.43. LADIES' CLUB. The weather was excellent for the Auckland 1-adies' Amateur Cycling Llub'u race. The fastest time rider was Miss Emily Pile, who bad sucii a large margin to gain that she was practically in a race of her own. She kept up a steady pace until the last lap, which was -done considerably quicker in 2.58. The places were:—Miss I< lossie Wood (2.0), 19.42, 1; -Mrs. Harrison (2.30), 19.18, 2; Miss Emily Pile (scr), 18.48 (fastest time;, 3. THAMES CLUB. The Thames Cycling Club put on a 24mile race on Saturday. The weather was tine and there was? no wind, which wai responsible to some extent for the lowering of the club record time for the distance by nearly two minutes. Results were: — b". Andrews, 2.30, 1 ; C. Cook, 0.15, 2; R. C. Burr, 2.30, 3. The fastest time was done by S. West, G0.12 2-5. Won by haif a length. Another race for the same distance will be contested next Saturday. ROTORUA CLUB. A road race of 17 miles was held by the Rotorua Amateur Cycling Club. The weather was line and the roads in good order. Results:—J. Montague. 2.30. 1; P. Vaughan, 2.30. 2: B. Martin. 2.30, 3. Fastest] time : K. Gre.v, scr, 43.33. HAMILTON CLUB. There were 19 starters in the road cy-lc race conducted by the Hamilton Amateur Sports Club between Hamilton and Eureka and back, a distance of 21 ruiles. The results were as follows: —T. Shaw 1. W. Fenson 2, E. Wallace 3. N. T.entfer (scr) made the fastest time in 55.32. WHAKATANE CLUB. The Whakntane Cycle flub held a 43 road race, the course being to M.i'nta end back. thro"gh Kd "ecu in be and Awakeri. Fine overhead conditions prevailed, but a strong head wind made the going hard on the return journey. Ten riders took part W. T,. Green leading through both chocking places-. Harland. scratch, registered a splend'd nerformance. covering ill? distance in 1h 53m and seeurin- fastest time. Results: P. Coulter. 21 O. 1: E. A. Stewart. 0.30, 2; W. Green, 17.0, 3; R. Harland. scr. 4.