CYCLING

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1939, Page 3

CYCLING

•. ji, —-— : -+♦»- ; ~ 25-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. L <.. " . WON ! BY D; A L ; MORLAND. ’ On Saturday there'was ideal weather for the 25-mile New Zealand Road Championship from Hokitika to Grev- .* mouth. -Favourable winds: assisted the riders at various stages of the race, and .-. i:. ; enabled fast times to be made. Thirty riders f aoedthe starter, and two thirds ... of. them.; completed the course. The cash prizes ~were £2Q C for first, £/ Ids for seophd ? 4an.d,;£,3.(£ctr. third, with £5 and a. tyu.e ri.band for. fastest time and a gold ,rhedai. fpr ,second jt f ( aste.st. W. i ~ had, { about front 'tlie .^tart^ and 'this fobbed the scratch men of one of their ' ' ” ‘ . ’ ■ J ThA Mhiiiiefs of the leading bunch at Sciiith' Beach were P. E. Woods, B. A. EvaiiS, R- Williams, K. Moore, j. Copper and D‘. Grenfell, who held ;"> 5 this lead WintiT 100 from the finishing - line At tlie : Recreation Hotel, when R. Williams caught his' front* wheel in J. 'Codder’s' driving crank. He came down ' ! -* kah dTit oh gbt- ; wi th' hi 1 n T). Grenfell and K. Moore. Moore and Williams escap•s ed 'with mirror injuries to their arms ■ ’;‘'and'legs, but D. Gre’nf'ell was removed to the hospital, suffering"from severe | . f. cuts to his arms and %gs, and a straining'of the muscles of his arm. This .spoilt .the chances oft3these riders, who had'ridden prominently throughout thp r, race>:'; After/the, final- sprintvAVitnessed ’by fiea'rl/ 200' spectators,hthe' results «, w;efe gs. follows- •; ■ 1 : ' *- B. R. Evans (Christchurch) 59nrvins: ,424'SeC'. dT.P. E. Woods (Christchurch)50miii. 4*2, 2; .T. CoopPr (Grev) 59miri.. 42’4-sscc. 3; M. Malone;'(Grey) 58min, 38sefi. 4. ' K ' I). ‘A. ; Morland (Grey) (58min. 23 sec;)'! who was seventh, 'gained fastest j ' 'time and won the New Zealand 25-mile j Championship. Second fastest time went to H. G. Smithers (Christchureh) j (58min. '23 l-ssec.) who was fourth. ■ " Third'fastest time went to P. Duffy (58min. 23 3-ssec.) who finished ninth. : - r . RUNANOA ROAD RACE. J The 12-mile cycle road race from j the Dunollie;Hotel toi Stewart’s. Brew- j ery ahd return yesterday, morning, resulted .as follows: —R. Pascoe • (27min. Bsec;) 1; G,. Nelson'(27min. 8 l-ssec.V2; • GY Poole (28min. B'2-ssec.)3'; 11. Fur- , ness t27min;iß 3-sseci) 4. ,R. Mclntyre (27min.-6 3-ssec.) gained fastest time and Dt Clark (27min. 6 4-ssec.) second fastest time.