ROAD CYCLING

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 196, 16 May 1936, Page 26

ROAD CYCLING

Port Nicholson and Petone The Port Nicholson Amateur Cycling Club will open its road season at Island Bay tliis afternoon. Starting from Derwent Street, the riders will do two circuits of the Happey Valley-Island BayLyall Bay course, finishing in Derwent Street, a distance of 21 milc-s. Several new members are among the entrants, including 1 ? . Franklyn, the well-known Pahiatua rider. s patron, Mr. A. IL Thomas, will dispatch the first rider at 2.30 p.m. The following handicaps have been declared by the club’s handicapper, Mr. I’. N. Robinson :—O. Disley, F. Franklyn, K Wilson, scr.: J. 'Wilson, Les. Sowerby. Imin.; C. McGuirk, W. Smithers, G. Arney, IV. Sinclair, 3}min.; M. Scott, <T. Hopkins, IV. Keighley, B. Kay, F. G. Hull, smin.; V. Hansen, I. K. McLeod, L. CaTtmer. Tmiii.; I‘. H. Johnson, K. IV. Lauchlan, A. Benchley, 9min. Petone Club. The Petone club will hold its opening race to-day at 2.15 p.m. over a distance of 15 miles. _ Handicaps are as follow: —1. Roe, L. Roberts, C. Biggs, scr.; P. Roe, B. Stevens, L. Anderson, Imin.; R. Triplow, B. Barlow, L. Bowman, V. Hansen, 11. Biggs, 2min.; B. .ylor, R. Hardleigh, A. Anderson, Smin.; A. Cook, Kent, R. T. Taylor, D. Tranter, G. Bold, F. Fisher, omin.; R. Staples, E. Kershaw, Cmin.