Knights of the Wheel

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6629, 17 August 1931, Page 2

Knights of the Wheel

I road racing results i Both professional and amateur cyclists : were out on the wheel on Saturdr- : afternoon. i in the professional event staged by 1 the Manawatu Counties Cash Cycling i Club—seven times round the Fitzher- ! bert block, starting and ending at Massey College a distance of 49 miles—W. • Collins (lm'in.) pedalled home consider- ; ably ahead of other competitors. His i time was 167 min. lOsec. A. L. Jefferies i (9min.) was second, covering the ais- . tance in IB3min. _ Points now stand as follows: Collins ■ 63, Rosanoski 44, Jefferies 42, Gandcr- • ton 10, Christensen 9, McGill 9, Baton , 3, Larsen 1. Laurels to Lawrence The Manawatu Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club continued the Red Seal and Hcndie trophies series, E. Lawrence 1 proving the winner, with fastest time as well. The course lay from the cor- , ner of Rangitikei and Featherstonc streets to Bunnythorpe via Railway : road, to Kairanga via the BunnythorpcKairanga road to Rongotca road, and 1 back by Boundary road. Lawrence hau a lead of a second or two at the finis from E. Walker, and a short distance . back followed J. Procter, the bnnt man. The rest of the field came m a . short intervals, C. Hyde, off five minutes, registering the second fastest time of 4Smin. 59 l-sscc. The placings were: E. Lawrence (3min.), 46min. losec., 1, : E Walker (fimin.), 52mm. 20 3-osec., 2, . J. Procter (Bunin.), 59nun 40sec., o. Also started: R. Procter (llmin.) H. Rogers (SJmin.), D. Hayes (smm.), C. Hyde (smin.). Fastest time: E. Law-Special-trophies for Saturday s event were donated by Messrs. Humphreys and Andrews. Tim positions on the points table are now as follow: E. Lawrence 31, N. Hyde 20 E. Walker 19, D. Hayes I7J, J. Casey 144, C. Hyde 7, L. Tantrum 7, A. Mutch 5, N. Dixon 5, A. Petersen 5, L. Jensen 3, W. Smith 3, R. Sowcrby 1, E, Bloomfield' 1, J. Procter I.