THE ROAD RACE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15108, 26 October 1914, Page 4

THE ROAD RACE.

•- ■-«•»- ——— THIAKU TO CHBISTGHrKCH.

; *WON BY F. A. SUTHERLAND. Tha Timaru to Christchurch Read Race, tho groat evont of the year in cycling circles, was held on Saturday in i fine- weather conditions. Tho roads were 'in splendid order, but a strong nor'- : caster, which was encountered tho greater part of tho way, seriously affected the times recorded. The contest was won by F. A. Sutherland, of Timaru. from tho ' 25-iuiaute mark, whdsi fastest time was again established by 1\ O'Shea, of Christchurch, though, principally because of the head wind, he was unable to equal hif. record performance of last October. Thero wero s*.' entries, ami ail but seven tooK part. Ihc limit' mi"-'*** l"-*- 1 *- 'imiaiu at 9..U a.m., ana tne sera con raea at- J'J a.m. tno' route was from .Meivilio iiill, lui'.aru, via TcmuKa, «lncnesicr, Gciaiditie, Arundel, Kangitata tramc biiuge, Alaronan road, iinwald, Asn buaon. ana Uotieston, lunsinng on tno trotting track ot tno Cancoioury I'arii Trotting Club, iSoekburn. At 2 p.m. a crowd began to assemble at the unishing point, and for the eutertainmeut oi tuose present, an exhibition of seed was given by tho crack pacer, Dillon Bell. At 3.42 p.m. F. A. Sutherland and D. McKenzio rode into the jjrotmds together, tho former easily beating McKenzio to the post. Hill," O'Shea. and G. Lott finished within a length of each other, and eleven minutes after the arrival of tho first men, A. Bonis, who secured second fastest time, completed the distance. Speaking to a. "Press" 1 representative after the race, Sutherland said ho haii ridden for fifty miles on his owu. He sustained a puncture at tSelwyn, and was t"|3n joined by McKenzio, the two riding to tho trotting course together. Sutherland finished wonderfully fit. McKenzio was quite free from pnne turcs all tho way, so wero O'Shea and Bonis. Thcoo two rode together as far as Dunsandel, whoa Bonis got a scvero touch ot cramp, delaying his progress considerably. All the riders agreed to tho gruelling nature of tho race caused by the strong head wjiid, O'Shea stating that liis task last year was a comparatively mild ouo compared with Saturday's gruelling venture. The roads wero also somewhat rou_h in "laces.

TEE KESULT. Aclua]

Riding Time. H. M. S. l*t— )':'. A. Sutaorkrid, Timaru C'2s-mia) .. ..» .. C 10 _ 2nd—D. McKeniie, Timaru f-Binitit C 11 52 Brd—J J . Hill. Elthaai (_lmir.) ' tf 12 32 ■iti—"P. O'Shea, Christchurch (scratch') .. .. .. .- 51 33 sth—{'. Lfott, Spotswfod ("Caiiii) G 27 3*3 Cth—ll. Can., Christcburch (iOminl .. .. .. 6 10 SG 71h—"J. M". Smith, Chris'.cliujc'i (17ni:n) .. G S 37 Bth—M. L. "Do La Cour,' "Richmond (19min> .. .. G 11 4 oth—-"'A. Bonis*, C'liristcliurcii. (scratch) .. .. 3 50 54 'Fast-oat time, P. O'Sbea. , *l'"ii3t<3'i timo for youths, *T. jf. Smi.ii. ""• Second iustcst tinio, A. Bonia.

THE BLUE RIB-BOX.

In th.2 presence of r.n admiring throng O'Shea o:ic« ag-aiu decorated with the Ov-votsd bhio ribbon. Tha priic list is as follow o:— £ a. d. 1. £20 c_sh and cold r.rtdal £3 .. 3-5 0 0 2. £3 cash and bicve'o _15 15« .. '20 IS 0 3. £2 2o cash and fcicvele _13 lis IT 17 0 -!. _3 cash and tropin- i'G .. 0 0 0 5.._ i23 ca&h and trophy £3 3-v'.. 5 5 0 13 £1 103 cash and trophy £2 15s .. 4 *> 0 7. _! la cash and trophy *_ is .. 3 3 0 8. 10j cash and tro„hy £2 2* .. 212 0 SPECIAL PHIZES, l-'irst ftstcst time, £12 12s and Blue Ribbon. S-jcor.d fai-le.-.t time, £1 It.. Fa a test timo (youths'vndvr 21 yeare), £5 sa.