ROAD CYCLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 October 1939, Page 3

ROAD CYCLING

ROUND-THE-GORGES RACE [BEB FBESB ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. The first rider from another centre to win the Round-the-Gorges amateur cycle race. T. Waddick (Invercargill), off lamin, was first in a. close finish at the Addington trotting grounds on, Saturday. Waddick finished a length and a-half in front of a. group of 10 riders, so closely bunched that placing them was difficult. His performance is the more remarkable because he only took up cycling us a sport at the end of last year. His main previous success was fastest time in a 66-mile race at Invercargill. The senior 100-mile championship is shared by E. I). Taylor tTechnical) and R. W. Rondel (Papanui). both off lOmin., who dead-heated for second place and fastest time. Their time was 41ir. lOmin 34sec. W. R. Clough (Papanui) also off lOmin., gained the junior championship (fastest, time for rider under 18 years), in 4hr. 58min 4(>sec. Detailed results were as follow: —

T. Waddick (Invercargill) (handicap 15min) 4hr 51min 33sec. .. 1 R. W. Rondel (Papanui) (lOmin) and E. D. Taylor (Technical) (lOmin). 4hr. 46min. 34sec. (equal) -■ ■■ • • 2 F. D. Taylor (Papanui) (24min), shr. Omin. 34 2-5 sec. .. . • 4 W. T. Henry (Papanui) (35min.) shr. llmin. 34 3-ssec. .. ..5 E. .). O’Connor (Papanui) (24min), shr. Omin 34 4-ssec. . . ■ - 6 E. A. Rondel (Papanui) (lOmin.), 4hr. 46min. 35sec. . < N. McDonald (Dunedin) (30min.) shr. Omin 35 l-ssec. . . ■ ■ 8 A. C. Catterniole (Papanui) (40min>. shr IGmin 35 2-ssec. . . . . 9 M. E. S. Wright (Papanui). (35min.) shr. llmin. 36sec. ■■ 10 N. A. Murray (Papanui), (15mili), •!hr. 52min. 9sec. • . H V. O. Reid (Papanui) (45min.) shr. 22min JI sec.' ■■ 12

Special prizes were won as iollow: | Third fastest time: E. A. Rondel, I’apanui (lOniin), time, 4hr 46min. 35 sec. Fourth fastest lime: A. Drury, Invercargill tser.). -Ihr. 48min. -15 2-ssec. Fastest time (rider under IS years): W. R. Clough, Bapanui I Ulmin), 4hr. aSmiii 4(>sec. Second fastest time (rider under IS years): W. T. Henry, Papanui GJamiii)-. sbr 11 min. 34 3-ssec. Fastest, time ('rider not on scratch mark and nor winning any other fast-1 cst time prize): T. Waddick, tn vercar-j gill (lamin'. Ihr slmin 33sec., Youngest competitor: W. .1. H. Wood I (Technical). Oldest competitor: R. I Duncan (Invercargill). i i NORTH ISLAND RACE AUCKLAND. October 15. In ihe professional cycling North Island 100 miles title race, from Auckland to Rangiriri and hack, the fastest lime was put up by 1). I’nrdie (Taranaki). Ihr 23mi)i 30 sec. with F. Gandy (Inglewood). f'min 1: J. Skillington ( Waitoa). 33min, 2: D. Kingsford ( Waihi) 20min.. 3. Time. 4hr 24ntin. 45 sec.