CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 172, 23 July 1934, Page 16

CYCLING.

CENTRE'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. Boisterous, cold showery weather prevailed on Saturday when the Auckland Amateur Cycling Centre conducted the annual teams and junior road championships. In the junior event over a course of 13 1-5 miles, extending from Carrlngton Koad to the To Atatu turn and back, 18 competed. The event was run under unpaced conditions and an interval of two minutes was observed between the departure of riders. The course was over the concrete highway, the actual start and linlsli being along a short stretch of bitumen. Just, prior to the race the riders drew lor their starting positions. The I'apatoetoo Club's onlv entrant, W. Itayly, drew No. 1, and H. J. Robertson (Lynndale) was last to start. ~ _ At the Te Atatu turn, slightly over the half-way mark, the best rider was Ross •Tones, in 20.40. The order of the outstanding juniors at the turn was as follows :— Ross Jones (Takapuna), 20.40 ; Chas. T. Dwiglit (Manukau), -0.4'-'; Krnie 'tucker (Auckland), 20.55; H. J. Robertson (Lynndale), 21.10; Joe Oillbanks (Manukau), 21.20; Ceo. Holland (Manukau), 21.45; F. O'Gorman (Auckland), 21.50; I>• Denning (Takapuna), 21.50; K. F. Clarke (Auckland), 21.55. .. , . Out to the turn the riders had to face a stiff head wind and accompanying showers but fast movement was made on the return. B. Carbury had the misfortune to fall at the turn, but all the other riders exercised caution. The placed juniors, according to the actual riding times, were: Ross Jones (Takapuna), time 37.43 .. 1 Chas. T. Dwiglit (Manukau), 38.81 ..... . - Ernio K. F. Tucker (Auckland), . d

1 .100 11. Citibanks (Mnnukuu), 38.37: H. • .f. Robertson (Lyniulale). 39.0 : L. '"P (Tnknpunn), 39.31 ; _ Geo. W. Hollund ' (Mnnukuu). ."0.32; K. F. Clarke (Auek- • laud), 39.30; F. O'Gorniaii (Auckland), ■ 39.40; A. .Tngusch (Aueklnnd), 10.17; C. Crisp (Lvnndule). 40.45: W. Bayly (Papn- ' toetoe), 40.47: Jim F. Archer (Mnnukuu), ' 41.12: I?. Cnrbury (Lynndnle), 41.27; It. Bnssett (Tnknpuuit'). 42.27: E. H. T.Pur- , vin (Manukau). 42.4!); E. < arr (J'}'""" ' dale), 43.5; G. Baldwin (Lynndale), 43.49. THE TEAMS BACK. Tn the club teams championship four picked riders from each club competed. An interval of !> minutes was observed between departure of cach team. All six local clubs were well represented. The event was over a 214 miles course from Point Chevalier to Swanson nnd back. The wind was a troublesome factor on tin? way out, but fast return Urues were made. The teams started in the following older : — Lynndnle, Bench Ilnven, Tnknpuna, Manukau. Pnpntoetoe and Auckland. The teams all turned In the above order at Swanson, and on actual riding times were as follows:—l'apatoetoe team, 31.34 1; Manukau, 31.40, 2: Auckland, 32.42. 3 ; Lynn dale, 33.10, 1 ; Bench Havei), 33.40 5 ; Takapuna, 34.38, 0. The I'apatoetoe team left one of their men, I{. L. Francis, six miles from home but. as the time of the tirst and third men only counted, the team was not. weakened. The Manukau team lost .lack/ Clark two miles from home with a broken clinin while Patrick loft the other Auckland team men to finish alone. The teams finished as follows :— I'apatoetoe team (Sid Pinfold. Owen White, D. N. Pinfold, It. L. Francis), 59.40 1 Manukau team (Johnnie Brown, Keith Clark, Gordon Wlicelhouse, Jack Clark), 00.59 2 Auckland team (Gordon Patrick, Ivan Laloli, Jack Price, Harry Wabster), 62.6 J 3 Lynndale team (C. Gooder. B. Scott, E. Hughes, E. P. Smith), 02.19 i 4 Takapuna team (G. Williams, .A. Parker, A. Gunn, B. Laurence), 04.30 5 The Beach Haven team failed to. finish a third rider. AUCKLAND CLUB. It Tvas championship day at Tamakl on Saturday, the Auckland Cycle Club deciding their A and B grade championships over n distance of 21 miles. The "champs," as usual, were run under unpneed conditions, the riders leaving at half-minute intervals, for the fastest to become the champions for 1934. A sealed handicap was held in conjunction with the events, nlso a junior race of Gj miles. A strong sou'-westerly wintl and rain squalls, made racing conditions hard. Twenty-eight riders in all competed. Junior result: —D. Banks, 3.30 (time 17.55), 1; L. Mitchell, scr, 2; J. Macdonald, 1.0, 3;/D. Moxon. 1.0, 4. L. Mitchell recorded fastest time in 16.31. ] A Grade Championship.—The riders started in this order:—K. Mathicson, W. Pinker. S. Litchfield, W. Bowers, M. Ilib- • hurt. It. Watson. S. Hayes, .T. Sampson. ; D. Fletcher, W. Hansen, S. Weller, C. John- ' son, P. Bicknell. Itesult :—S. Weller (time j 50.13). 1: W. Hansen (50.47), 2: C. John- ! son (56.50), 3: W. Pinker (57.10). 4. 1 Other times:—Litchfield, 57.45: Bowers, 58.26; Fletcher, 58.52: Bicknell, 58.55; Mntliieson. 59.23 : Sampson, 59.25 ; Watson 59.26; Hayes, 61.29. A protest has been lodged in this event. B Grade. —Starters : T. Brown. J. Boiler- i son, 11. Enderby, L. Coates, S. Fusscll. W. ] Chisholm, 11. Kopu. Result: —ll. Enderby 1 (time 59.45). 1 : W. Chisholm (60.37), 2'; I T. Brown (61,29), 3. H. Kopu, 63.56; Itollerson, 66.4. . Scaled Handicap.—Result: D. Fletcher I adjusted time 55.32, 1; S. Weller 3 (40s), '55.33, 2; H. Enderby (3.15), 56.3 ' I PAPATOETOE CLUB. The Pnpatoetoe Cycling Club held a J ace to Papakura and back on Saturday. 1 tosult: — S A- Simons (3.0), 38.45, 1 ; h. Vessey 8 (6.30), 38.46, 2; A. Goulter (6.30), 42.17, ® (4 o >' a 9.45: M. Watson - „ 4b18 : nnd .T. Middleton (9.30), _ 15.19, finished in that order. - THAMES CLUB. J With boisterous weather conditions pre- S 'ailing the Thames Cycling Club bold au £ 8-mile handicap event over the Ivopuliamos circuit on Saturday, the result Ciiig:—lt. C. Burr (5.0) 1, K. Edkins (scr) , W Burr (scr) 3. The* fastest time was eglstered by K. Edkiiis, who covered the istance In u4.21. i