CYCLING

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23054, 24 June 1940, Page 5

CYCLING

HOPK GIBBONS SHIELD The Technical team won . the Hope Gibbons Shield from the Papanui Club wh'en the second. cycling ’ race in the ; series this year, was ridden; on Saturday , at Yaldhurst.: The race is over,, a 25-mile course,! arid' the Technical Club Won by 34seo. Also' decided on Saturday . was-the Grant Cup for junior teams run.' oh’ the' same conditions as the Hope Gibbons Shield; Papanui won the cup for the. second time-with a-margin "of 40sec;. . *. - ■ A handicap event was held in conjunction with the two main races. Results:— Hope Gibbons Shield —Technical No. 1 (E. A. McKaskell, S. A. Mathieson,' J.- Vi O’Donnell, E. B. Dalziel, E.- D. Taylor). 57min 3sec, 1; Papanui No. 1,-57rtiiri 37J sec. 2; Papanui No. 2, 69min 23sec,‘3. Grant Cup—Papanui No, 1(W; T. Henry, M. C. Chappell, E. Billings; A. ‘E. Holton. M. E. Wright), 61min HJsec, i; Technical No. 2, 61min - ■ . Handicap Event—Mixed team (L.. R.Henry, R. W. Quartley, G. E. L'ohgley, ‘A. N. Roach) (llmin), 65min 341 sec, 1; Technical Junior No. 2 (6min) 2. CANTERBURY CASH CLUB A 20-mile race was held . at New Brighton by the Canterbury Cash Cycle Club, C. Evans winning in 48mlh 21 1-5 sec., off the 3min mark. Fastest time also went to Evans. . , * There were 24 starters. Results were:— C. Evans (3min), 48min 21 l-ssec, 1; A. Day (3min), 48min 21 2-ssCc, 2; 8.Evans (3min), 48min 21 3-ssec, 3: R.- Holton (sJmin), 50min.50 1-ssec, 4; W. Howison (4min), 48min 30sec, 5: D. Smith' (Sj. min), SOmin 'sl 2-ssec, 6; L. Kench (7min), 52min 21 2-ssec, 7; D. Doyle (4min), 49 min Slsec, 8. AVON CLUB Covering the course in 60min 44sec, E. Wildey registered fastest time in the 25 mile road race conducted by the Avon Amateur Cycling Club, and carried off the Canterbury championship. Results:— Seniors—C. Kelly (9min), 66min 44sec. -1; R. Griffiths, (9min), 66min 44 l-ssec, 2; G. Lee (9min)‘ 66min 44 2-ssec, 3; N. Bidiwell (4imin), 62min 49sec, 4; .A. Green (smin), 63min 19sec, 5; R. Messervy (5 min), 63min 19 2-ssec, 6: N. S- Dyer (3J min), 61min Slsec, 7; C. V. Cattermole

(3Jmin), 61min 51 1-Ssec. ’8: F. Straw (6min), 64min 24sec, 9. ■ Juniors—L. Percaskey (smin), 62min 58 sec, 1; L. Barnes (smin), 62min.56 l-ssec, 2; J. Fitzgerald (smin). 62mih 56 2-ssec. 3: G. Trotter (lOmin), 67min 56 3-osec, 4. Fastest time: W. J. Foster (set), 58mia 55sec.