CYCLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 September 1934, Page 5

CYCLING

50 MILES S.I. AMATEUR RACE. [FEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, September 1. The 50-mile South Island amateur cycling championship was held this afternoon. There were 84 starters. Results were: —A. Sliulz (17min.), time 2hrs 17min. 50spc., 1; E. A. Rondel (14inin.) 2hrs. 16min. 16sec., 2. S. V. Grimwood (17min.), 2hrs. 20min. 12sec., 3. I. J. Taylor (Smin.), 2hrs. llminu. 13sec., 4. H. Milner (7min.), 2hrs. lOmin. 15sec., 5. R. Cocks (Bmin.), 2hrs. 12mih. 16sec., 6. R. B. Blakeway (scr.), 2hrs. 4min. 20sec.* 7. E. W. Stevens (scr.), 2hrs. 4min. 20 2-ssec„ 8. J. S. Richards (scr.), 2hrs. 4min. 20 3-ssec, 9. C. Gread (smin.), 2hrs. 9min. 23sec., 10. D. Wild (llmin.) 2hrs. lOmin. 45sec., 11. Fastest time was registered by R. B. Blakeway and second fastest time by E. W. Stevens. ROAD RACE. CHRiSTCHURCH, September 1. The 30-mile road ra'ce. 'championship was conducted by the Southbridge Athletic Club this afternoon, in fine weather. Fifty-two riders started. Results: — W. F. Wilson (Smin.) Ihr. 41min, 47sec., 1; J. Macer (6min.), Ihr. 39min. 47 l-ssec., 2; J. H. Kaan (Smin.), Ihr. 41min. 47 3. Other placings: R. C. Slack (6min.) < Ihr. 39min. 47 3-fesec., 4 ; S. J. Rule (lOinin.) Ihr. 43min. 47 4-ssec., 5; C. R. Buckley (Bmin.) Ihr. 41min. 48sec., 6; G. M. Annett (9min.), Ihr. 42min. 49sec., 7; W. J. Tod (6min.), Ihr. 39min. 49 l-ssec., 8; E. C. Armstrong (7min.), Ihr. 40min. 49 2-ssee., 9; C. R. Hogan (lOmin.), Ihr. 44min. 50sec, 10. The South Island championship . was won by H. Smither (Christchurch), scr., Ihr. 36min. 59sec. Second fastest time was won by W. Good (scr.), Ihr. 36min. 59 l-ssec.

GREY-HOKITIKA RACE. A road race, from Greymouth to Hokitika, was staged by the Grey-mouth-United Cycling Club yesterday. Fourteen riders competed, six of them meeting with mishap along the route, and failing to complete the course. The conditions Were good, and the times registered were fast. The young riders off the limit put up good performances, two of them, R. Lewis, and P. Taylor, finishing first and second respectively. The result was as follows: R. Lewis (25min) 1; J. Taylor (25min) 2; D. Johnston ,(17min) 3, L. Hogarth (3min) 4, and fastest time. Lewis’s time was lhr. 46&miri.; and fastest time lhr. 37|min. Al§o started: J. Archer (25min.); D.. Morland, R. Daniels (18), D. Lyons, V. Hogarth (12), -J. Larking, J. Daniels (6), D. Clarke, W. Innes (3), P. Duffy (scr).