JACK JOHNSTON MEMORIAL CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 191, 13 August 1940, Page 15

JACK JOHNSTON MEMORIAL CUP.

WALLACE FIRST HOLDER. KEITH BREAKS A RECORD. HARLAND AXD LAPWOOD RIDE WELL. Members and supporters of the Northern Amateur Cycling Club have subscribed and purchased a handsome trophy in memory of Jack B. Johnston, who lost his life last Christmas Day, when endeavouring to effect a rescue in the riitfcl creek at Orewa Beach. The first race for the Memorial Cup was held last Saturday, and attracted a representative field. The winner was A. D. Wallace, provincial junior half-mile track champion in 1938. Had it not been for the able assistance of S. Thompson it is doubtful if Wallace could have held off A. M. J. Keith (5.30), who iu turn had the help of M. O. Harland (scr.). The last-named had dropped back In the first lap until overhauled by Keith. They mutually paced so well that Keith broke J. White's record of 53.38 when he clocked 54.44 for the twenty miles. C. I). Lapwood was a close third. Lapwood recently enlisted and Is making every effort to record yet another win before he is called up. The scratch men, .T. W. Partridge. J. Whit* and J. O'Gorman, aliso rode inside the old record, but were 12s slower than Keith. Pine Victory For Junior. Manukau juniors hare had a series (if successes in combined races this year, and >S. Lloyd's victory in the Waruock Cup (20 miles) added to the list. Lloyd and B. Raper (second) worked together throughout, and witb two laps to go they were, with five others* sharing the lead. Fast hill climbing on the next lap left the pair in complete control, with only the sprint to decide the 1940 winner. Lloyd's nimble pedalling was too rapid for his heftier senior rival, and. he won by two lengths. Two months ago Lloyd had a bad spill, but has made a splendid recovery. Kaper is one of the club's older school of road riders, and in 1032 won four junior races — his first, when he beat Hughe-s from the same mark. In 1035 he.won two senior races in succession, one over 20 miles in 57.32, whereas last Week he covered the same course in 55.37. Two More Records. If there ever happens to be a slight weakness in the scratch 1 division the "break" men may be relied upon for something brilliant, and A. Stonex and R. Wilson gave Thomas and Chatfield no quarter. Before halfway Chatfield bad a mishap with his rear tubnlar, leaving Thomas to chase the fleeting pair alone. Stonex eventually outsprinted Wilson to gain his second fastest of 1040, and a record into the bargain. When the history of the Lynndalc Club is compiled one name will stand out above all others, for Graham Hughes has been consistently brilliant for many years and lias won more senior club championships thany other member. His hardest opponent last week was W. Barnett, but Hughes left nothing to chance and clocked the unpaced 22J miles in the record time of 64.2. J. Hill was a close third, and his steady progress since he left the junior ranks has been a notable feature of senior contests. ■ The supremacy of J. A. Marris in the Beach Haven Club's races was further illustrated by his championship win in the unpaced 21$ miles event, when his 00.54 was almost 3.0 better than R. A. Ella's time. Veteran Wins Cup Outright. Few cups have been won outright In cycling competitions, but Harry Evans, of the North Shore Club, registered this unique performance when he won the Wilson Cup for the second year in succession after a hard finish with juniors H. Cancare and R. Cole. This 29-year-old rider sets a fine example to the younger riders, and although not a brilliant performer he is undoubtedly persistent. Now a senior, S. Brown will have new fields to explore in open competitions, but has still no serious rivalry in club races for he was again fastest. The Matamata Amateur Cycling Clnb held its fourteenth weekly road race of the season on Saturday. The course was over 59 miles from Matamata to Te Aroha and Morrinsvllle, via Wardville and Kereone. There were eight starters. Result: —M. Coles (2.0), 2h 38m, 1; J. Lewis (5.0). 2h 41m" 2-ss, 2: L. Hunt (scr). 2h 40m Is, 3: B. Hirst (14.0), 2h 54m 10s, 4. Fastest time wag registered by the winner. L. Hunt was second fastest.

There was a large attendance at the auction held by Messrs. Neville Newcomb, Ltd., yesterday, when the residential site containing over half an acre, with old dwelling erected thereon, situated at the top of Seaview Road, Remuera, was sold for £1800. Figures published in the latest issue of the "New Zealand Traveller" reveal that up to 1930 the four major commercial travellers' associations have collected £105,734, including £24,230 for the Blind Soldiers and Sailors' Fund. In the present war the total raised for patriotic purposes is £26,499.