CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19731, 23 September 1929, Page 9

CYCLING.

SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. » The South Island championship road cycle race wag conducted on Saturday by the Southbridge Athletic Club. The course was 36 miles, three rounds of a twelve-mile block, ovar roads that were, generally, of good, firm metal. A brisk wind was the chief impediment to fast pedalling. J. W. Jordan, who rode from three minutes, and covered the distance in lhr 38min 21sec, won the championship title, and was decorated with the blue riband by Mrs W. G. Hill, wife of the president of the Athletic Club. S. A. Jordan, who finished one-fifth of a second later, made the second fastest time. The winner of first place in the race, H. W. Bennett, of Springston, was one of the limit men. He maintained his lead throughout the race, and finished seven seconds ahead of the second man, C. Bearman. Of the two scratch men, L. W. Hill sustained a puncture early in the race, and H. G. Watson rode alone for the rest of the distance, finishing last, but making creditable time. E. A. Fransden won the prize for the fastest man unplaced from ten minutes, and Bennett, the winner of the , race, also won a prise for the youngest rider in the first ten to finish. The officials included Mr W. J. Walter, president, and several members of the North Canterbury Centre of the Athletis and Cycling Union, under the rules of which the race was contested. The following was the order of finishing, the first seven receiving prizes:— H. W. Bennett (15min), lhr 47min 22aee X C. Bearman (lOJmin), lhr 42min 59sec 2 R. Poulsen (12min), lhr 44min SOsee S W. F. Watt (13min), lhr 45min 31 sec 4 J. H. Parsons (lOlmin), lhr 43min 2sec 5 'L. Whelch (9fmin), lhr 42min 34sec 8 H. M. Sparks (13min), lhr 45min 50sec 7 M. Briggs (9fmin), lhr 43min ssec .. 8 G. Mugford (12min), lhr 45min 55see .. 9 E. A. Fransden (lOJmin), lhr . 44min 2 7 sec . . • ■ -. 1® E. A. McKaskell (7Jmin), lhr 41min SOsec - .. • • .. 11 J. F. O'Reilly (9|min), lhr 44min Isec 12 A. C. Hill (7Jmin), lhr 41min SI 2-ssec 13 J. H. Robertson (7Jmin), lhr 41min 32see 14 S. Arnst (Bimin), lhr 42min 65iec .. 15 R. Weir (14min), lhr 49min 12sec . . 16 J. W. Jordan (Smin), lhr 38min 24sec . . 17 S. A. Jordan (3mini, lhr 38min 21 1-5 sec •. ■ • .. 18 0. J. Sowden (3min), lhr 88min 21 2-ssec .. • • • • L. Pither (4}min), lhr 39min 58sec .. 20 G. Horton (6Jmia), lhr 42min 26sec .. 21 G. W. Hazeldine (61min), lhr 43min « 3 8 sec . . . . .. 2» H. G. Watson (scr), lhr 38min 48sec .. 28 PAPANUI AMATEUR CLUB. The Papanui Amateur Sports Club conducted a thirty-mile road race over the usual courea at Harewood on Saturday afternoon. The roads were m good condition after the recent rain, but a bitter easterly wind made the conditions anything but pleasant. Thirty-three riders faced the starter, only half of them completing the full six laps; F. J Gross, L. G. Lukey, G. Farmer, and J. L. Rich aids started off scratch, and were conceding 9min to five riders on the iimit. The first lap. was covered by the leaders in ISmin 20sec. The next bunch of four, off 7Jmin, including T. A. Grose, G. Giles, F. C. Muir, and Selwood, passed at 15min SOeec, having gained a minute on the leaders. The next bunch passed at 17min 43sec, having gained 7sec on the previous bunch. The rider* off the 3imin mark passed at 19min 39sec with W. F. Wilcockson and H. E. Young both off 2|min close behind them. A minute later came W. J. Lamberton at a great speed, having left his co-markers. His riding time for the lap was 13min ssec, while the scratch men took a second longer. In the second lap the TJmm and the Stain men bunched, the former evidently making the ! pace a bit faster, the lap being covered in ! 17sec less time. During thi# lap Wilcockj son and Young caught up on the 4mm men, I and had gained over 3jmin on the leaders. | The scratch men took 13min 37sec to do ; this lap. At the start of the fourth lap a bunch of eight passed with J. D. Camp- ! bell making the pace; a minute la tor came a bunch of three, with Wilcockson, R. Dunlop and Young about 100 yards behind. Lambert an followed on hie own SOsee later, J The scratch riders did thie lap in 18min

Q3i&bo, having loot 3sse qB Xdkmbarton's time. Farmer had dropped back orac a hundred yard* at this stage. T. A. Grose led the first bunch at the start" of the fifth lap, who were followed half a* minute later by a bunch of u, including Lambertou, Youag, . Wiloocksoo, and Dunlop. F. J. "Grose, who complained of sickness at the start, of . the raoe, withdrew at this stage. At the bell, L. Fever was at the head of a borsch of tea. Lamberton, who was at the back of this bunch, was showing signs of exhaustion, evidently caused by his great effort earlier in this race. At this stage he began to drop back and was soon passed by the scratch rid*ra. At the finish Wilcockson brdke away about three-quartern of a'mils from hone and won by nearly a hundred yards. The next six were all close together. The sprint for fastest time between Lukey and Richards was very fast, the former gaining the honour by a wheel. Besnlts:— W. F. Wilcocksos (24min), -time «*-»■*» 40see .. .. .. .. 1 E. Selwod (7|min), 87min 42sec .. ..9 L. Buckley (9min>, 89min 13 2-Saaa .. 3 H. E. Young (2Jmin), 83min Osec .. 4 D. J. Richardson (s|mm), £smin 43 1-Case S B. Dunlop (4min), 84min 13 3 luc .. f J. t) Campbell (9min), Stain 15see .. 7 L. Fever (9min), 90min .. .. .. S Jj. G. Lukey (scr) registered fsrtest tens in 81min 31 &-ssec and J. It. Richards (scr) second fastest in 81miu 21 4-ssk. OPPERMAN WINS IN ADELAIDE. (rJITBI PBIII AB3OCIATIO* —n TSU9*4*B -oomwii.) (IteeeiTed September 22nd. 5.5 pan.) At>ET.ATT>E, Sept«aaber It. The cycle road rsee from Adelaide to Kapunda and return, a distance of ISI was won by H. Opperman. His Unt was 7hr» 20min. Thirty-three started. H. K. Mason was the runner-up.—-Australian Iltß Association.