ROAD CYCLING

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 197, 18 May 1936, Page 11

ROAD CYCLING

Petone Club’s Race I WIN FOR R. STAPLES Nineteen .-darters took the field <m Saturday for the 3.,-milv rave ot the letone Amateur Cycling Club- The winner was R. Staples, who covered the course in 45inin. 50see„ ami the fastest time went to T. Roe with 42niin. 20sec. The course was irom the Petone Esplanade to the Stokes Valley bridge ami back. A brisk southerly wind faced the riders on the return journey, and, considering its strength, the times were good for the opening of the season. Tlie winners led all the way. . -the fivc-mintilo num caught the six-minute mon at the Taita Gorge, and from then on all the ridel’s were bunched, bar the scratch men. Staples. Kent-, Kershaw .■mil Cook were leading at the turn. Triplow and 11. Biggs followed, and then came the scratch men, about 30 seconds behind. L. Anderson ami B. Stevens dropped out. because of punctures. Results ui'i’ ''is follow:—It. Staples t'thuiu.t. '15.50. 1: It. Kent (smin.R -15.51 1-5, 2; E. Kershaw (thnim), 45.53, 3: It. Triplow (2mim). -14.56, -1; H. Biggs (2tnin.l. ‘l-1.56 2-5, 5; A. Cook thmin.L t‘<: 'J. Hoc (scr.), 42.20, <; C. Biags tser.'t. -12.20 1-5, 8. Fastest time: T. Roe (scr.), 42.20, 1 ; Biggs (scr.), -12.20 !-•■, 2. PONEKE CLUB C. Roberts Wins Hughes Cup 'l'he Poneke Amateur Cyelhm _ Chib held its opening event for the 1936 winter season <m Saltirdny. The weather was line with a strong northerly troubling those who were not in form. There could be no doubt about the form of the ’winner. Cyril Roberts, who, although a newcomer to cycling, displayed brilliant .riding bv also gaining third fastest tune, beingduly a fraction slower than the scratch riders, L. AValsh ami B. Dutton, who finished first ami second fastest times respectively. After the president, Mr. IL S. Abel, had wished the riders a happy and successful season, the field of nineteen started on the circular course of eleven miles, travelling around the Miramar peninsula. The following are the results: — Places: C-. Roberts (-imin.). 33.47, 1; K. McLeod (3min.l. 34.32, 2: A. McHardy (4miu.), 35.58. 3. Fastest times: L. Walsh (scr.), o—4o, I; R. Dutton (m'l'.L 32.40 3-l>, 2; C. Roberts (4mim), 33.47, 3. C. Roberts will be the third holder of the O.'Hughes Cup. The club will hold a race starting from the central fire station on the Hutt Road course next Saturday. PORT NICHOLSON CLUB I. R. McLeod First Home The Port Nicholson Cycling Club opened its 1936 road season at Island Bay on Saturday last, with a race of 21 miles. I Mr A. J Couehmnn, president of the ' club, addressed the riders, and Mr. A. K. i Thomas, patron of the club, officially declared the season open. Fifteen riders faced the starter. . The winner, I. R. McLeod (Orniu.), rode a good hard race, to leave his comarker, Johnson, two miles from. home. L Cartmer (Omin.) punctured iu the first mile, and retired. W. Keighley ami C. McGurk had maeliine trouble. G. Amery and AV. Smithers, off 34. rode well to get second and third place, and there was a wonderful finish between the Imin, men and the three scratch men. In the sprint for the line O. Disley showed some of his old-time brilliance to win a well-judged effort from F. Frank]yn and K. Wilson. Ou checking up the times the scratch men won from the Imin. men by threefifths of a second. . Placings; I. R. McLeod (9min.). 69.2, 1: G. Arney (3D, 64.56 3-5. 2: AV. SmithFastest time; O. Disley 4-5. 1; F. Franklyn (scr.). 64.24, 2: K. AVilson (scr.), 64.24 1-5. 3.