CYCLE ROAD RACING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 8 October 1928, Page 2

CYCLE ROAD RACING.

TIMARU TO CHRISTCHURCH. WON BY bTw. ARNST. (By Telegraph—Pr*-ss Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 6. A traditional nor’-wester prevailed for the Timaru to Christchurch road race to-day. There were many patches of loose’ shingle, with clouds of dust rising on parts of the road bo tv een Ashburton and Christchurch. The limit men got away sharp to time at 9.5 a.m., and it was 3.25 when the winner entered the show ground to the accompaniment of a burst of cheering. The winner was B. W. Arnst, who Won the big amateur road race last Saturday, but was disqualified for allegedly accepting motor pace. To-day lie could find no one who would ride fast enough to please him, and for practically the whole journey he rode alone. He is a young rider who should lie heard of as liis famous uncles, Jack and Dick Arnst, were in their day. The fastest time was made' by S. W. McCann (New Plymouth), who, like Arnst, had to make his own pace. Turning into Lincoln Road, he showed an amazing burst- of speed of. 27 mijes an hour to ride in alone in fifth place. The olaoings of the first twelve men home were: B. W. Arnst (40min), 6hr 12min 49see 1 M. Pass (50min), 6hr 27min 9sec 2 A. C. Hill (37min), 6hr 14min 12sec 3 H. Crofts (50min), 6hr 27min 13sec 4 S. W. McCann (sex-), 5-hr 38min 46seo * 5 E. C. Pedley (37min), 6hr 15min 55sec 6 C. W. Mills (33min), 6hr llmin 57sec 7 M. Griggs (50min), 6hr 30min 42sec 8 C. Austin (scr), shr 42min 17®ec ... 9 H. W. Birch (38min>, 6hr 22min 26sec 10 E. W. Hubbard (50min), 6hr 35min 17sec II W. R. M. Gooch (38min), 6hr 24min 29se? 12 Immediately after the finish a protest was lodged against Arnst on the ground that he entered for the race after the entries were closed. It is said to be very unlikely that the protest will be sustained, for the executive of the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union met last week in conference, the decision being to accept the late entries. Arnst entered for the race on Tuesday.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. SCRATCH MAN PROVES WINNER AUCKLAND. Oct. 7. The 50 miles Auckland amateur cycling championship, held on Saturday, was won by J. Whitten (scratch) in the record time of 2hr 16min. C. A. Clark (Bmin) was second, and W. Dwight (6min) third. The times wei-e 2hr 24min 55see and 2hr 22min 22sec respectively. J. H. Wade fell.