CYCLING

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26559, 23 October 1951, Page 8

CYCLING

L CHRISTCHURCH-AKAROA ! AND RETURN

WIN FOB P. BRYSON

P- Bryson (Gtentunnd), off 26min 58sec, ?P’U h * Avon Amateur Cycling Club's Christchurch to Akaroa and return road race held during the week-end. The Journey to Akaroa was made on Saturday, and the riders returned to Christchurch on the second lap of the race yesterday. , Fastest time was recorded by H. Brook (Avon). On the outward journey Brook, who was off llmin, crossed the line flist and recorded the fastest time of 2 hours 58 minutes for the first leg. His performance was all the more creditable in that he crossed the line with both tyres flat and for a considerable part of the race had a broken toe clip. His time for the home journey was 2 hours 52 minutes, a total of 5 hours 48 minutes for the race. Several other riders were dogged by bad luck through punctures on the outJ r *™ journey. Coming over the Hilltop, J- < 3 ar K !ed - and was closely attended PT c - Harvidge. Harvidge punctured a tyre and was forced to drop back, and Clark had four punctures before he reached the bottom of the hill Brook took over the lead and held it througn2.“*remainder of the journey. K. Cattermole tPapanuD and S. Williams (Avon) were second and third respectively , 10 crow the line at Akaroa. The-foUowfcU? were the results:— 56sec) 1, A. Bryson SS?»* B T.'a&. i y ; A‘B*.y * ! consolidated net gainst £93.114 last ‘ ac counts of United _ - Ltd., Melbourne, for the vear gged September 30. Dividends are ung?l***l. ” * per cent, preference and I •* eant ordinary, requiring £83,500.