ROAD CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 143, 18 June 1940, Page 15

ROAD CYCLING.

F. TREDREA'S SUCCESS. M. G. HARLAKD'S FAST RIDE. The Mar.uk Ail CI lib's ruling that a rider may be moved up a mark ehoutd he have no fellow markers to start with him, £avc F. Trfcdrea an opportunity last Saturday when all the Other scratch riders were away defending the Hope Gibbons Shield. Tredrea started off with the 1.30 group, among whom were such splendid workers as A. W. Stonex, C. H. Picknell and B. Christopher. The virtual scratch riders rvere with the leaders on the final round of the 17% miles race, and. Tredrea and Stonex sprinted in track racing style for Tredrea to be first and fastest. Trodrea was only 23s outside Langndgee record of 26.14. , Northern apd I.ynndaTe Clubs combiDed on the former's course near Te Papaya B. Matthew* won the Junior and S. Nash the senior, both Lynndale riders who appeared to find the circuit less difficult than their own. Following up his unpaced record ride of the previous week M. O. Harland, scr., broke the competition record by 13s. However his unpaced effort of 26.47 stUI remains better. A. w. Barnett failed to materialise as the speediest, bnt K. WUlcox. 1.0, upheld the Lynndale reputation with a tasteet in 55.50. Willcox was an ex-Northern member and fairly familiar with the course. To-day he Is one of the finest road riders In bis club. The North Shore Club's senior nice of. 21 miles out to Albany and back was marred by riders puncturing on the rough loose metal surface*. W. Klrker, D. Lawrence, Knox and King being among them. A newcomer in L. Taylor, 7.0, led most of the way to win by almost half a mile from the scratch survivor, Alf. Brwnley, a foremost Junior a couple of w»asons back. p. Scott and L. Beeston, off 41m- teamed in the Junior event. Scott was the fitter and romped home 80yds ahead of Beeston, while B. Him worth added his name to the few who have secured a fastest since Stan Brown has been riding among this division. After a steady start <R. Ella has struck form and was again fastest at Beach Haven when he rode the hilly 25J miles In 76.23. The circuit is one of the hardest in the Auckland area and iuas helped the club to develop a fine class of hill climbers who generally shine In the longer open races. Hope Gibbons Shield. In the opening event for the Hope Gibbons Shield, won last year by Manukau and In 1938 by Lynndale, the Northern riders laeked combination. Partridge and J. O'Gofman beaded the team, but F. O'Oorman assisted J. White, who B«ems to lack the stamina which gave him fame as a track rider last summer. TanfieM hardly lived up to t&6 reputation he form&l In the club's opening races this year, fot he was last. Manukau riders, Wilson, Chatfleld. McGrath, Thomas and Johnson, teamed , faultlessly and but for Johnson's delay near the finish would have staged another line abreast flnlsh. The Lynndale riders, Hughes, Mills, Hill, Baldwin .and B. Clark, ' were more fortunate this time and nothing

untoward happened to prevent all finishing together. However, they lost 50 seconds to >lanulsau on the outward run and their nnal time 6f 66.37 hardly compared favourably with Manukau's 64.47. As the n«w 25-mile course is, apart from the turning point of 100 yards, over sealed surfaces, the event Just decided should form a good iijea of. the ultimate "result, although the MorrinsvJlle team, leaders of the Waifcnto series, may completely surprise many when 1 they come down for the linal contest, probably in September. The Auckland Centre has chosen a fast, undulating course for its Julv open interclub events. The seniors will race from Papatoetoe to Pukekohe and thence baek via the main highway, 44 miles. There are several long climbs after Drury and a particularly long one between Pukekohe and Bombay. The juniors will have a shorter route of 25 miles to cover from Papatoetoe to Drury, via the Karuka road, and return. The Tc Awamutu Club's race, through Monavale to Ohaupo and back to Te Awamutu, was won by X. F. Drummond, with R. I.iddington second and J. McAneny third. McAneny put up fastest time, lh 26m 9s. The Matamata Club held a race to Te Aroba and back, a distance- of 44 miles. The scratch rider E. A. Smith was first to finish, with C. Swlnhourn (0.0) and L. Hunt (scr) in the places.