CYCLING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21199, 25 June 1934, Page 9

CYCLING

TECHNICAL CLUB A 30-mile road raco tii conducted by th* Technical College Amateur Cycling Club o* Saturday afternoon. Starting frost Ltacot* road terminus, the course was round tl»* back of Snnnyside Hospital,'to the Keii South road, thence to Eolleston, turning H the right, and returning via Prebbleton, finishing at the Junction Hotel, HalswelL "With the exception of the Booth road, tfce roads were very wet and muddy. Twenty*s«*«» riders started. As only one scratch ism, /. C. Murray, appeared, the back marks ww» readjusted, the actual limit being 8i »is> utes instead of seven minutes. Hurray Started off in company with G. B» Oilts, T. A. Grose, and B. Grant. On the outward journey tha two-minute men teamed well and at tolleston had gained nearly a want* on the back men. Gradually oYerhsullng tha ridtri further out, they were .up with tha leaders for the final sprint. Twelve took part, R. 0. Day crossing the lisa • length ahead of D- Hawtln. The baok na» did not regain any time in the hone, journey. Taking a wrong road near boast they shortened the distance by half a mil*. and finished more than two minutes behind tha winner. The placings were:— R. C. Day (2min), lhr 13mln 35»ec .. 1 D. Hawtin (4min), lhr 14mis 85 1-flseo S M. Drake (2rain), lhr 12mln 35 8-Biec 8 K. Robertson (Imiii), lhr 14min 80 S>Blao ■* A. P. Day (2}min), lbr 14mia 06sea ~ B I. X Taylor (&min), lhr I7mln 37b»c 4 R. Cocks (Bmln), lhr 17min 87 3-s*#c .. T fastest time was registered by the nfrk&ts, and second fastest time by M. Drake, MAIREHAU NOVICE CLUB The Mairehau Novice Cycling Club held its first open road race on Saturday ova; a ivemil<S course. At half-way, 0. Cos <4(Ma) was leading, but the scratch mas, E. Khanks, bad made uy a lot of ground and was riding in company with' W. Moses (ISsee), 38 seconds behind the leaders. Oox held the lead to the finish and erossed the Una four He* ends ahesd of Shanks, wbo faitest time. Placings;— 0. Cox (4£i»c), time 14mla Usee .. 1 tShajUFf (*w>. iSmia 80s«o 9 , 2£ohs (15*ae), 13i&la tf S4«M <» J