CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20921, 31 July 1933, Page 13

CYCLING.

AMATEUR RACES. TWO FINISHES AT RANGIORA. Two races for amateur cyclists, both finishing at Rangiora, were held on Saturday afternoon. Tho lecontly-formed Ranpr.ora Amateur Cycling Club held its opening race and attracted 38 riders. The race was also the first coming under the jurisdiction of the newly-formed League of New Zealand Amateur Wheelmen. St.u!,ing from Cbnney's Corner, the course by through Kaiapoi, Woodcnd, to Waikuku store, turning to tho left to lUnjriora, and then circling a block of five and a half miles three times, malting a lot;;I distance of y."> mik.* The other race was held bj the Rangiora lteiumed Soldiers' Association Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, and started at the corn.'r of Marshland and Shirley roads, and followed tho Marshland road to i\oilh iuki, then tho maic (.curse aa thy Rangiora Club's race as far as Woouend, branching off to Kangiora, going four times around a block before reaching the township. Uoth tacea were timed to stait at ii.HO p.m., but owing to some, delay iho returned soldiers' associa'.ion riders were riding past when tho bunches of tho Rangiora rideis were being dispatched. It bo hap pei.ed that tho scratch nun of (ho Rangiora Club just left with the returned soldiers' association scratch men half a minute behind. With the two raceß on at once tho position was very interesting, practically every alternate bunch belonging to the different clubs In the circumstances there was very little confusion, only on nearing Kaiapoi a calamity was narrowly aver'ed. When the Rangiora Club's scratch riders were overtaking one ..f the returned sold'ers' association bunches a returned eoldiois' association official cur, which was followinur the bunch, swerved to the side of the road for tho purpose of httirig the hunch through, but instead baulked tho riders, causing them to split up and nearly bringing them down. Through this J. L. Rkhardb was dropped and could not again get uo with his co markers. RANGIORA CLUB. The day wan idea) for racing, but the ftrong head wind in the early stages of the roce. favoured tho back mm. F. J. Grose, X. Berry, M P. Pearl, and .7. h. Richards were on f-cnitoh, conceding nine and a half minutes to the limit. Ovci tho first part of the journey, with the head wind, the scratch men never went more than 25 miles an hour. At Woodcnd the two-miimto men, U. B. Plakewoy, J. ('. Murray, aii.l ,1. Uren, had o'-ertaken tho three mir.ut.o bunch, while the scratch men had gained half a minute. At tho W'nikuku rtore the scratch m<>n were i.no minute ".(■' seconds be'iin.l Rlakewav and rompanv. J. Seaward and W. M. Brown, off the limit, vrcr* first to -each Rangiora, followed <ii> seconds later by K. Kurait'ana, li. Walls, and other riders off eieht and » half minutes. Fifteen seconds later came L. T'Vcr, H. rienderson, and K. Rowe (s ; x minutesi. On entering the township J. l.cilch MJir.in, collided wi<h n calf, bueklin" hiß machine badly. \t the turn to encircle the block for t.hi> first time tho scratch men. •v. illl R. Kennedy (throe m'C.ulesl, whom they picked up two miles further bark, were onlv 100 yards behind the two minute and three minute men, overtaking them a mile further on They gradually srsthered the bunches in and hali'vay round the eecoud tinio they were un to the leaders. At the bell Gro'c went to the front, fol'owed by Pearl. Perry, and R. Kennedy, and sooi bad a lend on the. others. vlr'ch they increased as they went on. At th" turn •! 11. Mnchirus skidded and 'ell on the corner. In the sprint Grose inst bended off Pearl ov half a leiic'h. with Perry close up Ken•ii ov. who ndc with the scratch men for V." miles, >v.is several lengths behind. The ""cond bunch made a irood sprnt. for tlv bne Kai'Mtinna winning by a wheel. The times and n'acinirs weiot !■'. .1. Grose (scrb S."n:;in K-?-rc .. 1 M. K I'mH (sen, hjmin Ift l-."isec .. " V (scri. ."•jiriin '0 l-?se- .. :i R Kennedy (Smii), SSiniti '.'■%»(■ .. -1 K Kurnilinnu (Simin'i, Hoinl') GOseg .. ;> U' I'iicp '7,'niin', Si-Ur.in I'.O l->ec .. fi V. , Valid (A'.mim. o,lr>>:n -".0 C-'scc " K Rov.e 'Cminl. OHmin 0 -i ">se" .. 8 time «»• re-iM', y] by the it.nnftr. with Pear! second fastest.

R.S.A. CLUB. Twenty-eight competitors faced the etarter in a race over a distanco of 30 mi!e3. The scratch men, S, Campbell, 0. It. Giles, and W. Christensen, made great headway over the early stages, and overlook the bunch immediately in front of them at Kaiapoi. H. L. Grant from this hunch proved a great assistance, putting in some very fast laps. The dead wind tried a few of tho youthful riders, and beyond Kaiapoi there were some solo riders. Turning west, at Woodend the epeel waß increased. S. Campbell'retired on reaching Rangiora. Giles and Christensen gradually collected all the other riders in, with the exception of A. Duncraft (T.'.mim and E. O'Ne.iH (Tminb Duncratt crossed the line two minutes 10 seconds ahead of Giles and beat O'Neill by a lew lengths. The placings were: A. Duncraft (7),minb 8-lmin 30 3-ssec .. 1 E. O'Xeill (7min), Btmin 1 l-ssec .. 0 G. R. Giles (scr), 79min 10 l-ssec .. 3 W. Christensen (scr), TOmin 10 0-jsec .. 4 \V. Grenn (2»;min), 83min 40 l-ssec .. 5 C. A. Cooper (Bmin), f-'Tinin 40 ]-ssee .. 6 G. R. Giles (scratch) registered fastest time in 79min 10 l-ssec and W. Chrislenßcn (scratch) second fastest, TOiuin 10 2-53-c. MAIREHAU SPORTS CLUB. A big field faced the starter for the. 20 mile open road race conducted by tho Mairehau Spoils Club at Mairehnu on Saturday. Tho scratch men, H. J. Crofts and L. Rither, wero conceding a start, of 10 minutes to P. Chew Lee, tho limit ridei ; their nearest attendants were h\ K. Lope and C. J. Arnst (2min). Ttie race was run four tiuiC3 round a five mile block, and at the end of the first lap P. Chew Leo btill held the lead, being one minute in front of J. Robertson ifimin). The scratch men gained two minutes 35 sreondj on tho limit riders during the lap. At halfway Robertson had joined Leo in tho lead, and they were '25 socoii'ls in front oi L. Hartigan (7min) and T. Darling ;7mm>. A. Johnston (Grain) and C. Voiur: passed 4.S seconds later, being 31 seconds in fiont of J. Hocking (Grain) and S. North (6minl, who had a lead of 35sec from K. Smither (4?,min), I). Swarston (l.'mi.i), R. Thomas (3min), D. Spiers (3mir.), K. Wilkie (!'.mini. A. Cle.meuce (3rain), and J. Peek il.'.min). The next bunch, consisting of G. Farmer Cimin), R. Sutherland ,3min), and L. Welsh (.'train) were one minute 'Jt seconds farther behind, and were followed 21 seconds later by Arnst and Pope, with the remaining scratch man, Pitber, riding one minute seven seconds behind the l£min men. Nine riders contested the final sprint, which resulted as follows: H. Smither (tVmin), time S3m!ii 31 sec .. I A. Clemence (3minj, 51min 33 l-ssec .. 2 D. E. Spiers (.".mini, 51mm 33 2-ssec .- 3 T. Darling (7min), 55r.iin 33 3-sscc .- 1 h. Thomas (3min;, iimin 3'l£ec .. '< Young Oimin), 54min 35sec .. G A. J. Robertson (Bmin), SGmin )2sec .. 7 P. C. Lee Momin\ 58rr.in 44sec .. " Fastest time was registered by L. Pitber (scratch), olmin 25aec, and second fastest by A. .Clemence.