ROAD CYCLING

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3848, 3 October 1932, Page 5

ROAD CYCLING

TTTF, SOUTHERN RACK YOT'NGEST ENTRANT SECOND (Fer n ee* Association I Christchurch. Oef. 1. Miles ahead of anyone else in the race. A. E. Porter, called “Da l.’ on account of his 52 years, won the Waimate to Christchurch road to-day. The second rider to finish was the youngest in tlie field. L. Thomas, aged KV Vastest tilin' and tlie championship Merit to \V. .L Lamberton ( ser. > (iltrs. 4finiin. 58see., who heat 11. G. Watson (champion for the past two years) by a length. There were 12T starters and competitors had a good ride with roads in the best of crier. The weather Mas fine with mi serious wind resistance.. Tlie first part of the race Mas covered in very fast time hy the front markers and the back men had made up little or nothing of the handicaps. Porter had had enough after about lffff miles, hilt with splendid fighting spirit pedalled tlie remaining miles of tin' journey at a steady 15 lo 18 miles per hour and finishing alone.. There Mas a little unpleasantness nr. the finish of the three scratch men, Lamberton. Watson and 11. -T. Croft. Watson protested that Lnmberton bore and lodged a protest. The judges M-erc not sure of the plaeings and the list Mas not available until to-night. The plaeings were:— A. E. Porter (ffOmini. 7hrs.fi 4fi min. 15sec 1 L. Thomas (57iniii. I 71irs. 17iuin r»Bst‘<* A. .T. F. Brown, Dunedin. 52 in ill». Diru 12niin. st*see ... 3 G. Ynnirg.* Temiiku. < 50min t v 7-hrs II min. fisec. , 3 T. 1.. Peach. Metliven (50min.) 71irs. llmin. 7scc 5 P. Hart (50inin.) 71ivs. llmin. Ssec 6 P, ft. Hack <4Bmin.l, 7hrs, ffniiii. lOsec 7 <*. Rose (SOinin.i 7hrs. llmin. 12 sec 8 E. .1". Butcher (4Smin.) 7hrs. !> min. 14sec fi A. it. Harris (52inin.) 7hrs. 12 mill. 21 sec 10 W. .T. Lamberton took fastest time. filirS. 45min. s,Ssec.