AMATEUR CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20027, 8 September 1930, Page 3

AMATEUR CYCLING.

; . SPORTS CLUB. I . X'K •' 'V .' .. ' ' \ » '.! . •, .Indnrjyl by. the brief spe'l of bright bub-, jiHina" early ;*on. Saturday afUurjioon, ..the AmateUr'; Sports. Club.held it« £a*l.' club roid raCeforthe'seasori at Hjrrewood._ !-A;. : ligW:' tiin commenced' to faH. just prior being;, dispatched. Tba ; is. the \race/proceeded, '.andat t'ifli>B ..waß ;ei)"heavy -.that-several of 'the ridetssought'shelter under Hedge*, whiletha officials'took covet'.in':motor-cars. The ntca< washold over ; the usual circuit, the blocJt having to be traversed sue. times to' make thai but every; lap the-number dWindled. Fiveriders dropped out during' the first lap, four mora the next,', and .by the time half the journey bad been covered only twelve were left In the fourth lap the number was reduced to nine, and on the bell being run? for the la«t time round, only eight rider* remained inthe race. Under the conditions the race was naturally- slow. The riders who finished were scarcely recognisable, being covered with mud. All were thoroughly exhausted, and R. Stack, after "he had crossed the line, collapsed' and bad to" receive the attention of the "'amfaulanoe -'.aßcer, . , A.' C. Bands was out on the limit of 12min b£\ himself,'' the ■ nfext bunch leaving five • minutes ■•later. ' 'Pi -J. G-roae','. L.:J'.* Pearce, Vyi-. A. .'Christenflon, J. ,L-.;RicbardH, and. L. Lukey were'.pn.. scratch . ssd ; were conceding'a bjiriutd.ftnd a''half 'to K. G. Lange, F Jennings, and Q. 0. Basher, the bunch immediately : ; ;is'front of them.' Bands covered; the. first five, miles S6sec..The next . bunch- - followed ;Bmin 46aec later. ; Basher, Lange, __ and Jennings covered the distance in' 13min 66sec,'• being 14seo faster than the three scratch riders—Christensen, Lukey, and. Richards. Pearce followed half a minute' afterwards, and Grose;, who had bad. chain trouble, lost two. minutes'!during the . lap. Hands still led by 21min at the end of the secondlap. Basher, Lange, and Jennings wereriding well: and' at. this .stage bi'J gaintd smin on the -leader, and l-wera now 2min 20eoc ahead -of the scratch own. Giose,- - Pearce,. "Sfld Jj;. I»; Richards had dipped . out of ? the, race, ; Half the journey covered',-' R- SJacfc/andLeverett, peddalling lead-',to' vminute.■ Two minutes later fallowed; a iof six in i.the following ordertts-fR.'-Daly;-'-' Basher, Ei Lange, H. Young, K. Richards, and S.' Weir. Lukey and Christensen . were Simla, behind. During tlVe fourth lap Slack,and Leverett had overtaken. Hands, and on'-entering the .fifth tap - Slack - broke - away and gained a ' lead of about 60-- yards. Basher, Lange, and Daly' followed:-a minute and - a half, later. K Richards had dropped back.and bad lost half a minute. Lukey and Christensen had gained 6seo on Basher and Lange during the lap, but were losing fastest time by 39seo at this stfige. At the be 11,.. R Slack had a lead -of Imin 6seo from Basher, Daly and Lange. R.Rtohardsand A. Hands followed, nearly, a minute .later, with Lukey. and Christensen a minute behind them,- having gained another 2sec on Basher ' and Lange. ' The rain cleared • off for a short tune : at. thefinish. The.'only' sprint that resulted' was between Langs and Slack, the former winning by about ten yards. All | the others finished singly. 7 The' following' were the times and placjirigs:— ■ - - - - .... |K. G. Lange (ljmin),' S&min' 49 3-sseo , 1 R Slack LIT. O. Baeher (ljmin), 89min, lOseo S R Richards) (2£min). 91min 41 4-sseo .. 4 R: Daly (Sjmin), 92min55aec ..: ~"■> 5 W A. Christensen (scr), 90min 35 2-oseo' 6 L -G. Lukey-; (s.cr),- 90miji - 88seo :.j. 7 A. C. Hands. ■ (12min), lOlmin lotto .. 8 Lange registered, fastest -time, ,and Basher second fastest. • .'