CYCLING

Evening Star, Issue 22413, 10 August 1936, Page 5

CYCLING

AMATEUR EVERTS 26-MILE RAGE The Dunedin Amateur Cycling Club’s 26-mile race from Green Island to Otokia and return this afternoon was won by W, Chalmers, with A. Kelly half a length behind second, A. Fletcher gaining fastest time, S. Murray, R. Fullerton, and A. Tate, the limit men, were sent off 6min ahead of the scratch bunch, consisting of A. Fletcher and M. Paterson. At Otokia Murray and Tate were half a minute ahead of Fullerton, whose chain had come off. Ralston, Chalmers, Brown, and Kelly followed half a minute later. Two minutes after Bullock, Fletcher, and Umbers turned, while Paterson had been dropped a long way back. At Allanton Chalmers and company caught the front men. Ralston was the first to drop off on the Saddle, while at the top Kelly and Chalmers broke away and led by 100yds. In a thrilling sprint Chalmers crossed the line half a length in front of Kelly. Murray sprinted Tate in for third place. Results:— W. Chalmers (2min) ... 1 A. Kelly (2min) 2 S. Murray (6min) 3 A. Tate (Cmin) 4 R. Fullerton (6min) 6 A. Fletcher (scr) 6 Fastest times: A. Fletcher lb 9min 48 l-ssec. N. Chalmers Ih lOmin 15sec, A. Kelly 3h lOmin 15 l-fisec. 12-MILE EVENT. This event was contested mainly by janitors. A. Shand. the sole limit man. was sent away six minutes ahead of the scratch bunch, composed of Garden, Sivertsen, Laws, and HornaJ. At the turn at Scrogg’s Hill Shand was still leading, closely followed by H. Shand and E. Boyd. The scratch men had not made up much time. At the finish A. Shand came in first, followed closely by the scratch bunch. Results:—A. Shand (6min) 1, P. Garden (scr) 2, W. Sivertsen (scr) 3, H. Shand (4min) 4, M. Laws (scr) 5, E. Boyd (3min) 6. Fastest times: Garden 36min 33sec, Sivertsen 36min 35sec, Laws 36min 40sec.