CASH CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 183, 5 August 1935, Page 13

CASH CYCLING.

AUCKLAND CIjTJB. S. WARD SENIOR CHAMPION'. The senior championship of the Auckland Cycle Club was decided at Paainuie on Saturday la perfect weather. In addition he juniors held a teams' race, and the adies a handicap event. Good fields competed, there being 41 starters. Four teams started in the junior 61-mile :eams' event, the result being a close linish. foe placings were : — h. Mitchell (captain), F. Pearce, M. Cardwell, L. Cunningham, 20.30 1 8. Harvey (captain), J. Stuart, O. Steers, B. Collier, 20.34 i> 0 Banks B. Redfern, B. Sercombe, P. Collier, 20.48 3 li. Cunningham, of the winning team, ,von Mr. A. Freeman's trophy. The women's handicap, 3J miles, remlted •—Mrs. K. Harrison, ser, and fastest ime, 10.30, 1; Miss F. Westbury, 30s, 2; tfrs. S. Fussell, 1.10, 3. Won by two engths. Twenty-two seniors started in the chamjionship, which was divided in to A, B and 1 grades, and a sealed handicap was held n conjunction. The results were as follow: A Grade. —S. Ward, riding time, 53.56, 1; ,V. Pratney, 54.18. 2: F. Prior, 54.42, 3. B Grade. —W. Chlshonn, 54.30, 1; J. Sampson, 55.22, 2 ; K. Rae, 55.20, 3. C Grade.—H. Farrer, 58.19, 1 ; S. Fusell, 59.6, 2; R. Thow, 59.38, 3. Sealed Handicap.—W. Chisholni, 4.15, 1; I. Farrer, 7.0, 2; S. Fussell, 7.30, 3; R. :how, 8.0, 4. \ GLOUCESTER CLUB. The Gloucester Cycling Club heltl two events at Mangere in ideal weather, but a trong head wind slowed up the times. Junior 5 Mile Race (9 starters). —Ernie tarnett (2.30), time 16.30, 1 , Harold tacey (1.15), 15.15, 2; Paddy Sheehan 1.0), 15.3, 3. Jack Bicknell, scr, fastest a 14.54. Senior Event. 30 Miles (17 starters'!.— At. Brass (scr), time 93.32, 1; Stan Wel;r (scr), 93.33, 2; Bob Craig (1.30), 95.4, . Brass also recorded fastest time. The club run to Mercer starts from >nehunga at 9.30 a.m. WAIKATO ROAD RACE. A cycle road race from Cambridge to lamilton, n distance of 14 miles, was conucted by the Hamilton Amateur Sports :iub. The result was :—T. Crawford, scr, ; N. Lentfer, scr, 2 : C. McOnic, 3. Fastest ime: Crawford, 30.50.