CYCLING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22142, 12 July 1937, Page 13

CYCLING

A. R. GREEN WINS 25MILE CHAMPIONSHIP GOOD FORM OF JUNIOR RIDERS A. R. Green (Technical) won the Canterbury Amateur Cycling Centre's junior 25-mile championship, which was run on Saturday over a course trom Papanui to ■'""odend and return, finishing at St. B-de's College. The weather was favour"Wc. px'-'-nt for a tiring cross-wi-d which blow throifhout the nee. rnd f*>f» cours" was virtu-I'v clear of traffic. A ""Id of lfi r<rt~T- s competed The sealod-^-^d'e-n s'-sf.°m off a massed start was us"d. but " ,,,r was said to have oroved U"STtisfaotory.

Green. E Hunter. F. M. Lonelev. -md N ,T. Barritt imr>re?<sed in an even and interesting race, but at no stnffe were the loaders sufficientlv strong to break away from the rest. Good form was shown bv all cyclists, however, and the speed of the race on the outward journey often reached 30 miles an hour.

Detailed results are as follows: A R. Green (Papanui), 4min. 62min 54sec G. M. Alexander (Papanui), 3min, 62min 50 3-ssec N. Harris (Papanui), 3min, 62min 50 4-ssec

The placlngs were:— A J. Tomson (Technical), 62min 49sec. 1; N. J. Barritt (Papanui). 62min 49 2-sscc. 2; K. E. Johnston (Papanui), 62min 50sec, 3. A senior race over 31 miles resulted:— M. H. Douglas (Papanui). 15min, 80min 47 l-ssec..l: R. C. Gllberthorpe (Yaldhurst), 12min, 79min slsec. 2; H. M. Reid (Papanui). 3min, 71min 50sec, 3.

G. L. Thomson (Rangiora), 71min 45sec, secured fastest time, and R. E. Stace (Papanui), 71min 45 2-5 sec, was runnerup.

AVON CLUB'S THIRTY-ONE-MILES EVENT

The Avon Amateur Cycling Club continued its series of weekly road races with a 31-miles event on Saturday afternoon, starting and finishing at Mairehau. Six riders put up a fine sprint at the finish, Harwood winning by about six inches. The placings were:— F. P. Harwood (lmin), 72min 22sec, 1; E. C. Hall (lmin), 72min 22 l-ssec, 2; N. Ayers (4min), 75min 22 2-ssec, 3; H. G. Ayers (3jmin), 74min 37 3-ssec, 4; W. D. Marks (2Jmin), 73min 52 4-ssec, 5; L. R. Hunt (lmin), 72min 23sec, 6: J. H. Halliday (smin), 76min 23 2-ssec, 7; J. V. O'Donnell (scr), 72min 42sec, 8; JV. Martin (scr), 72min 42 l-ssec, 9. Fastest time was registered by Harwood, in first place, and second fastest by Hall, who filled second place. ROAD RACE AT MAIREHAU The North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union held an 18-miles road race at Mairehau on Saturday afternoon. Twenty riders started, with J. Butcher and D. A. Swanston on the scratch mark, conceding a limit of 6Jmin. The scratch men failed by ljmin to pick up the leaders. Results:— E. A Cox (handicap 4Jmin), time 55min 6see, 1: F. Parkin f4Jmin), 55min 6 l-ssec. 2; G. M. Annett (2Jmin), 53min 28sec, 3; G. Johnson (2£min), 53min 55sec, 4; C. E. Hall (lmin), 52min 25 l-ssec, 5; A. Clemence (lmin). 52min 25 2-ssec, 6; C. B. Carr (GJmin). 58min lOsec, 7; D. A. Swanston (scr). 52min ssec. 8. Swanston registered fastest time. FLYING KILOMETRE MEW WORLD RECORD (UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) MILAN, July 9. A Frenchman, Michel Pecquex, broke the world record for a flving kilometre, cycling the distance in 64sec. In this issue, the Railway Department advertises particulars of the special train arrangements and fares for the Waimate District Hunt Club's races on Saturday, July 17. A one-day service has been arranged.