McPHARLAND CUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1938, Page 18

McPHARLAND CUP

Conditions were ideal at the beginning of the 44jmile road race conducted by the Port Nicholson Amateur Cycling Club for the McPharland Cup on Saturday afternoon, but riders found the later stages of the race more difficult owing to a strengthened northerly wind. Fourteen riders started, and covered a course from Island Bay to Happy Valley, Lyall Bay, and back to Happy Valley four times, finishing at Island Bay. In the first lap the field was led by A. Taylor and R. Robson. M. Williamson (18min) and K. Wilson (3min) both received punctures. The field was practically the same in the second lap, but J. Wilson (2min) had caught the 3-minute bunch. M. Graham (3min) was the next to puncture. G. Amey (scr) had gained a minute and a half on the 2-minute men at the end of the third lap, when E. Robinson and N. Gestro were leading. In the final lap Gestro broke away from Robinson to finish strongly in 2hr smin 50sec. Results were as follows:— N. Gestro (6£min), 2hr smin 50sec, 1 and fastest time; E. Robinson (6imin), 2hr 9min 37 2-ssec, 2; J. Wilson (Zmin), 2hr 6min 17sec, 3. A 24-mile race for junior riders resulted as follows:—S. Webber (scr), lhr 19min 44sec, first and fastest time; E. Wagstaff (scr), lhr 19min 44 l-ssec, 2. Seven riders started, but owing to punctures five were compelled to withdraw.