CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19665, 8 July 1929, Page 15

CYCLING.

PAPANUI AMATEUR CLUB. A twenty-five mile road raca was held on Saturday afternoon by the Papanui Amateur Sports Club. The roads wore in good order and fast times were made. The race was decided round the block bounded by Biehop'B, Sawyer's Arms, Waimak, and Harawood roads, having to be traversed five times. Thirty-one riders faced the •tarter, but owing to a number of spills only a Lttlo ovar half of them completed the journey. T O'Brien and A. Mackio (scr) wore Conceding omin to the limit men and gained very little ground during the first lap. In the socor.d lap W. F. Wilcockson Uimin) was called off, and at this stags T. O Brian and A. Mackie dropped out. The winaei, T Egan (7min), crossed the line about 20 yards ahead of R. Dunlop, with S. Weir 10 yards behind. J. C. Duggan made a fast eprint, but just failed at the line to beat L. Balch for fifth place. The sprmt for fastest time honours Was very fast, S. Campbell winning by inches. The placmga were as follows: T Egan (7min), time lhr 12min 26 S-saec 1 R. Dunlop (6min), time lhr llmin £6 4-ssee •- •• , " „ S. Weir (7min), time lhr 12min 29 4-ssec 3 G. Mareden (Bmin), time lhr 13min 34seo 4 L. Balch (Bmin), timo lhr 14min 65 l-ssec 5 J. C. Duggan (3imin), time lhr lOmin *jg 3_ssec .. .. .. .. 6 L. Selwood (44min), time lhr llmin 32 4-sseo -. ■ • - • . ' L. Fleming (4Jmin), time lhx 11mm 33 l-sseo •• •• •• ..8 Fastest time wae registered by S. Campbell (llmin), time lhr 7mm 23 l-ssec, and second fastest by J. L. Richards (l£min), timo lhx 7min 23 2-ssec. "When the riders were lined up' at the commencement of the race, the starter, ;ltr T. Grose, issued a warning that any rider dropping back and making the pace for those behind him would be called off. Interviewed afterwards, Mr Grose said that this practice has been going on for some time, the riders, after making the pace for a while, dropping out of the race. If they cannot ke©p up with riders of their own class, there appears to be something wrong when they can make the pace for faster riders. The committee are determined to put a atop to the practice, and will give the. matter further consideration at the meeting on Tuesday night.

MAIREHAU CLUB. A thirty-milo road race waa held at Mairehau on Saturday afternoon.' J. W. Jordan, A. C. Bitchie, L. W. Hill, and S. A. Jordan ; were on scratch, and the limit mark was !at 9 minutes. Ritchie retired at thirteen I miles, after having made up on the leaders I considerably. At halfway Prestidge and Turner were in front, followed closely by Parsonfl, Gardiner, and Bearman. The scratch riders were three minutes behind at this stage. Sowden and Hazeldine finished nine seconds in front of Hill. Results: C. J. Sowden (3Jmin), time lhr 21min 16seo . - •. •• 1 G. "W. Hazeldine (Smin), time lhr 22min 46 1-SS2C .. .. .. -.2 L. W. Hill (scr), time lhr 17min 55sec .. 3 J. W. Jordan (scr), time lhr 17min £5 l-ssec .. .. 4 S. A. Jordan (acr), time lhr 17min 55 2-oseo .. -.5 J. H. Robertson (2jmin), time lhr SOmin 40sec .. ..6 Hill gained fastest time.