ROAD CYCLING
PROFESSIONAL EVENT
WATSON'S FINE RIDE
New Zealand's leading professional road cyclist at the present time, Harry Watson, of Christchurch, registered a brilliant performance'in> the first professional road cycling race from Palmerston North to Wellington on Saturday. Not only did he gain third place and fastest time from the scratch mark; his time of 4hr 6min 10 4-ssec was also a record for the race. The main placings together with a summary of the change in positions in the latter stages of the race were given in "The Post" on Saturday. Details are as follows:— H. Snowden, 4hr 12min 58sec . l I. Johnson, 4hr 48min 58sec . 2 H. Watson, 4hr 6min 10 4-ssec 3 L. G Fleming, 4hr 20min 26secT.! 4 P. Doherty, 4hr 45min 30sec 5 L. Thomas, 4hr lOmin 15sec "" 6 G. Candy, shr lmin 12sec 7 C. T. Mudgway, 4hr 49min 4sec".'* 8 R. Homan, 4hr 41min 35sec 9 D. J. Wilson, shr 6min 35sec ".'.'.'. 10 r, T,", Sm!£ h ' 4hr 37min 3°sec, 11; E. Pedley, 4hrs7min 465ec,12; R. Sutherland 4hr 37mm 54sec, 13; A. Lambern> ol lr-3min 48sec> 14 = w- Ashman, 4hr 23mm 49sec, 15; W. Seelen 4hr 33min 31sec 16; G. Staveley, 4hr 41min ?R Se& XU S- yes' 4hr 41min 36sec. 18; W. Hogg. 19; D. Williams, 20; W. Nelson, 21; H. Smith, 22; W. Laskey 23A. Williams,.24;'T. Mudgway, 25; wl
Fastest-Times.—H.: Watson. 1, L ihomas 2, H.. Showden 3, A. Lamberton 4.- ■-. ■■ .-.-•. .■■.-...... .... ~, .;■.■•
The special prizes were won by the following:—. : . f ... ,TJ olmg-est rider t0 *nish, F. Williams ( TBI?, n Meim)'" old***. rid et to finish, D. J. Wilson (TimaYu); first' Wellington rider home, I. Johnson; first unplaced Palmerston North.; rider to finish, E Pedley; first North- Island rider home, H. Snowdenj-nrst: South Island rider home,. H. Watson; first- to top of Paekakariki, I.~,Johnson;.first,l>almerston North rider to finish,'W. J. Seelen.
ROAD CYCLING
Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 14
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