CYCLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 September 1927, Page 6

CYCLING.

TIMA'RU-OHRISTOHUR'CH RACE WON BY MOB WOOD. (by telegraph - press association.) .CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 10. , One hundred and three riders started from Timaru this morning on the long ride to Christchurch. Tlie roads were good 'but on the early part of the journey greasy patches gave the riders a spattering of mud. A light nortli-east-early breeze was against the riders. There were few falls but a fair number of punctures. The winner, A. A. Monvood, of Papanip ('lGmin), had a puncture at Temuka and lost six minutes, but joined the lOmin. handicap bunleh and led them along at the finish. Nine men entered the showgrounds together, and a desperate sprint over the track for the finishing line ended in Morwood gaining the lead by half a length.

The results are:— A. A. Morwood (Papanui) lfimin .. 1 A. E.. Melvaskell (Christchurch) 43min 2 L W. Hill (New Brighton) lOmin. 3 K. L'ange "'(Yaldhurst) 20min 4 J. W. Parsons (Ashburton) 44min 5 A. E. Putt (New Plymouth) 33min 6 E. G. Fuller (Mairehau) 38min >.. 7 W. L. Power Kaiapoi) 37min .... 8 R. Y. Brookland (Timaru) 25min . . 9 R. G. Watson (Oust), 44min 30 W, F. O’Reilly (Rakaia) 44min .. 11 S. Arnst (Christchurch) 20min .... 12 R. MeGraith (Islington) 20min .. 13 A. McKie ('Christchurch) 50min .. 14 L. C. Hill (Papanui) 40min 15 S. A. Jordan (Christchurch) 2omin 1G R. H. Turton (Timaru) ,30min 17 G 'Croat (Leestan) 50min 18 IT. B. Watson (Marsland) scr 19 .T. W. Jordan (Christchurch) lOmin 20 Tlie winner’s time was Gins. 34min. 1 osec. Fastest time was secured by H. B. Watson (scr) with shrs 55niin. 30-sec., and the second fastest time by L. W. Hill, on the lOanin. mark, with shrs. 5S min. ISsec.