CYCLING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22414, 30 May 1938, Page 13

CYCLING

AVON CLUB’S RACE A good field contested the Avon Amateur Cycling Club's weekly road race oh Saturday. The course was from Mairehau to Clarkville and back, a distance of 19 miles. The two front bunches, off 4min and smin. .were together at Kaiapoi, and maintained their lead until within three miles of the ■ finishing line. The scratch men gradually gained ground throughout the race, but failed to get up by 40sec, H Barker, off Bmln, Just beat his co-marker. N. Mills, at; the post. ■ ’ Fastest tirne Was registered bv E. W Wlldey (scr) In 53mln 50sec. and second fastest by • J. O'Connor, in 53mln SO l-ssec. Results;—H, Barker (Smln), 58min llsec 1; N. Mills <smln), ;'Bmin 11 l-ssec, 2; M. Vintiner (IJmin), 54min 37sec, 3; N. Bidwell (smin), 58mi.i 24scc, 4: A. Paviell !4min), 57mln 25ssc. 5; A. Hall (lijmin), 55min 12sec, 6; C. Stanton (smln), 58min 44sec, 7; E. Wlldey (scr), 53min 50sec, 8; J. O’Connor (scr), 53min 50 l-ssec, 9; W. Hall (scr). 53mln 50 2-Bsec, 10. CANTERBURY CENTRE’S ROAD RACE The Canterbury Amateur Cycling Centre held a 26i miles road race from Papanul to Woodend and back In wintry weather on Saturday. Competition for fastest time honours was keen between the next to scratch and the scratch teams. The latter, headed by J. V. O'Donnell, won by only 4-ssec. The final sprint for the handicap resulted in a length and a half win for E. A. McKaskell from a bunch of 20 riders. This was his third successive win. The following were the results:—E. A. McKaskell (2mln). 62mln 58§ec, I; A. J. fhomson (Simln), 64mln 28 2-ssec, 2: I. Forgle (2mln). 62mln 58 3-ssec, 3; T. Bindley (2mln), 62mln 58 4-srfec, 4; B. B. Daizlel (4Jmln), 65mln 30sec, 5; N. A. Murray (3imin). 64min 30 l-ssec» 6; D. C. Bertie (sjmin), 66min 30 3-ssec, 7; A. R. Green (7jmln), 68mln 31sec, 8. Fastest time was secured by J. V.O Donnell (scr) in 62min 57 l-ssec, and second fastest time by R. M. Kidd (scr), m 62mm 57 2-Ssec. __