CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20257, 8 June 1931, Page 3

CYCLING.

PAPANUI AMATEUR SPORTS CLUB.

Under the auspices of the Papanui Amateur Sports Club, a twegty-two milo road race was held at Harewood on Saturday afternoon. Tho course was round Bishop's, Sawyer's Arms, Waimakariri, and Harewood roads, a distance of approximately five and a half miles, The entry of 19 riders was tho smallest uince tho road racing season opened, tho bitterly gold and boisterous weather being responsible for the nonappearance of many of the riders. 13. \V-. Stevens, a brother of tho winner of J*st week's race, made his first appearance, and. being an unknown quantity, was put on the mid-way mark of SJmin. He proved to be a "dark horse,"' and, leaving his co-markers almost at the start of the race, lie went post the 3imin men when about threo miles of the journey had been covered. Against a head wind on tho Wuimakarin road, he overhauled the 4min men, and by the time the lap was completed ho was barely a minute and a half behind the traders, to whom be was conceding Bj,oiin. M. P. Pearl, who gained fastest time lass week, was the only scratch man who put in bq appearance, and, carrying out the rule preventing any rider starting off a mark by himself, H. C. Basher, H. J. Harper, and S. Weir, who were to start off Jmin, were put back in company with Pearl, Those riders were conceding 6mi« to -4. Hands, C McAlister, and b. Balob on tho limit, Hand and MeAlister led at the end of the <lr#t lap with Batch »bout 25 yards behind. Stevens (2|min) followed Imii) 27sec Utejr. During the lap he had picked up Imin 48sac on the leaders. Piatt (BJmin) wan next to pass, followed by Magee (SJmin), Craik (Imin), and Barlow (2Jmin) IBseo later. Early in the Up, Pearl had trouble with his chain, and in adjusting it loot more than a quarter of a mile on his' cc-raarkers, but having them still in sight and against a head wind, he overtook them before the turn into Harewood road was reached. By the time they completed tho lap they were 4mio 25seo behind the leaders. Stevens covered tho lap in lGmin 7soc, while tho scratch men" took lOmin 30sec. Harper was dropped and was nearly a minute behind Stevens caught the leaders near the completion of the second lap and with thorn Imin Msec ahead of R. i l . Dunlop (Smin). R. Richards, N, Berry, and G. R. Giles, all off ljmip, were next to pass, 12seo later, Magee and Piatt dropped out it this stagre. About half-way round the lav Pearl left his co-markors, Basher and Weir, .and was S9sec ahead of them at the end of the tap. At this stage Stevens' riding time' was Slmin, and that of Pearl, R. Richards, Berry, and Giles was Slmin Usee The performances of Stevens and Poarl seemed to upset the co-operation of the various bunohes, and, together with the sharp wind, caused many retirements, Bar- > low, Lester* Lavoook, Richards, Basher, and .Wei?- pulliner out during the third lap. At the boll, there were qnly seven riders left, in the race. Stevens had forged ahead early in the lap and had trained « lead of 46seo on Hands, Baloh, Giles, and Dunlop. McAlister' followed 49eec later, with Pearl three-quarters of a minute behind. At thip stage Pearl's ridiner time was 46min EOsec, Stevens' 46min Sosec, and Giles' 46m in 2Csec. - Stevens crossed the line about 250 vards . ahead of Giles, who beat Dunlop by three lerrths for <ocond place, Pearl had trouble again with his chain about three miles from home. At this stasje' he waft well un on but for the trouble it was posstb.e he would have won for the second week in succession. The times and plac* ings were ft# follows; B. W. Stevens (2?min). 63min 47sec .. I £ £ ® i,es Mmla), Mmin 45s«c .. 2 "• F- T>'Jnlop ftJmin). *3min 15 2-Ssec .. 3 A O. Hands 60min 43aec .. 4 li tfmin}. 69min 46»ec ..5 (BmirV 7i)mtn SOsec 6 «. F. Pearl fscr), 67min 50seo .. ..7 Fastest time was registered by G. It.. Giles, who finished in second place.

ABDINGTON CLUB.

U MILE ROAD RACE. A fourteen-mile rood raco for unregistered ndora Mas held by tl» Addingtou Cycling Club on Saturday. The route was from Halsw. T'PU ant * return, and as a result °li 4 pwvauing south-west wind there* were Bikers. Results werq:~ n & 45min iSaeo . • * 5' 4w! n Jf cr) ' 42m in SQsoc .. 2 ?/ , < 3 3sWJn), 45min 21a*c .. -.3 M. Taylor dimin), 44min 25aeo .. .. * w wl? «min 41seo .. .. 5 V. Bradbury (scri. 48min 20seo .. ..6