CYCLE TIME TRIAL

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 80, 15 October 1928, Page 4

CYCLE TIME TRIAL

SASH WON BY W. T. BRAY END OF THE ROAD SEASON The Port Nicholson Cycling Club's programme for the road-racing season was concluded on Saturday .afternoon, when a time trial Under Olympic conditions was hold for a sash presented by Mr. P. N. Bobinson, a former club onptnin, who is now iii Australia, The distance of the event ivaa twenty-fivo miles, the course being from tho City Ambulance Station in ilervois quay to tlic Tuita Gorge and book; W. I. Bi'oy, oiie of the scratch .anon, made the fastest time, and .thereby." won the sash. Second fastest time wns obtained by X V. Bellman (3min), with U. Gunc (sCr) next. A sealed handicap was held in' conjunction with the time trial, and this was won by Bellman. ; Thirteen riders took Dart, and all completed thd distance. They ■were, dispatched at intervals according to their' handicaps, nnd the conditions. of the race provided that there Was to bo no pacing. „ Aotual Times. 'The actual riding times are as follows:-— W. T. Bray, lhr Grain 58sec 1 E. P, Bellman, lhr Bmin 15 2-Saee „ 2 M. Gone, lhr 9min 2 4-ssee ■ : 4 ■F. Christensen, lhr 9min llsec ....' 4 K. A. Kenny, lhr flmin 20sec 5 A. norsfall, lhr lOinin 3sec 0 H. J. Morris, lhr lOmin 25« ec 1 S. Wright, lhr lOmin 32 l-sßee .... 8 •Jt.--j.-Robinson, lhr 12min oOsec .... !) J. A. Foote, lhr 12min 49 3-tisee .... 10 S. Xi Webber, Hit' Wrnin 125ee.....'■ 11 B. Evans, lhr 20min ; 12 G. Irvine^, lhr 24min 3 4-ssee ......,.- 13 ' Handicap Times. The 'handicap times, with each rider's ■handicap'.slioifyl in parentheses, are;— Bellman (3min), lhr Smin 15 2-ssec, 1; Christenseh (3min), lhr Omin llgec, 2; Wrightl(4min), lhr 6min 32 l-ssec, 3; Bray (scr.), lhr tiinih 58sec, 4; Kenny (2min), lhr 7mih 20see, 5; Horsfall (2min), lhr Bmin 3sec, 6; Grand (scr.), lhr 9min 2 4-ssec, 7; Foote (3min), lhr Omin 49 3-ssec, 8; Moriis (scl;.), Hit lOmin Zosec, !); .RobinsOn (2min), llir lOtnin 30seu, 10; Webber (2min),;-ltit l2miri 12sec. 11; Evans (6min), lhr i4niin-:,l2sec ) 12; Irvine (Omin), lhr 18mhi 3'4-55ee,,13. . The officials .who controlled the contest were:—Mr.;:,H; D. London, check judge; Mr. J. O'Sullivari, referee and time-keeper; Mr. G-. Telfer, check judge; Mr. C. Thompson, stai'ter and check judge; Messrs. S. yonderslooV;]!. S. Moss, L. Maker, F. H. Hobinson, and G. Gane. road Stewards. 'Mr. C. Thompson, president of the Port Nicholson Club, congratulated Bray on his /success,' and Mrs. F.: Robinson handed the sash to the winner. Points obtained in the contest counted for the club's cop for the most points gained during the tseaaon. As a result of his performance on Saturday, Bray won the cup With a total of 22 points, Gane had 21 points, Bellman 20, and Morris was next with 15.