ROAD CYCLE RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20071, 8 October 1928, Page 12

ROAD CYCLE RACES.

TIMARU TO CHRIST CHURCH. yiCTORY FOR B. W. ARNST. FORCED PACE ALL THE WAY. |>Y TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] CHEISTCnUttCII. Saturday. A traditional nor'-wester prevailed for Die Timaru-Christchurch road cycle race to-day. There were, many patches of loose rhingle, from which clouds of dust rose, on parts of the road between Ashburton nnd Christchtirch. The limit men left fclmrp to time, at 9.5 a.m. and it, was 3.25 p.m. when the winner entered (he show ground at Christchtirch (o the accompaniment of a burst of cheering. The winner was B. W. A rust, who von the big amateur road race last Saturday, but was disqualified for allegedly accepting a motor pace. In the race In-day ho could find no one who would Tide fast enough to please him, and for practically the whole journey ho rodo alone. . lie is a voting rider, who may Leconio as prominent as his famous uncles, Jack and Dick Arnst, were in their day. The fastest time was made by S. W. McCann (Now Plymouth), who, like A rust, had to make his own pace. Turning into Lincoln Road he showed an' amazing burst of speed, 27 miles an liour, to ride in alone in fifth place. Of the 99 entrants 88 faced the starter. The plaeings of tlio fast six men home were:— 15 W A rust (handicap 40m), 6h 12m 49s 1 M. Pass (50m), 6h 27m 9s .. ..2 A. (!. Hill (37m), 6h 14m 12s . . .. 3 H. Crofts (50m), 6h 27m 13s . . . . 4 K. W. McCann, New Plymouth (set), 5h 38m 465, and fastest time . . 5 E. C.'Pedley, Balmerston North (37rn), 6h 15m 55s . . . • • • . . 6 Tho next six men were: —C. W. Mills (33m), 6h 11m 575; M. Griggs (50m), 6h 30m 425; C. Austin (scr), 5h 42m 17s; 11. W. Birch (38m), 6h 22m 265; E. W. Hubbard, Ashburton (50m), 6h 35m 17s; W. M. Gooch, Hokilika (38m), 6h 24m 295. Immediately after tho finish a protest was lodged against Arnst on the ground that he entered for tho race after entries veto closed. Tho protest was dismissed.

[AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. RACE WON BY J. WHITTEN. NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED. Riding in brilliant style, J. Whilten won the Auckland amateur provincial 50-miles road race championship held on Saturday, and established a record for the distance in 2h 16m. ' The event was conducted by the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club and ideal weather conditions prevailed. Thirty-five started, as against 32 last year, and the finest race over this distance yet staged in Auckland remilted. Many competitors fell on tho metal road' between I'apnkura and Clevedon. Tho concrete road to l'apakura , and back was free from accidents and 110 difficulty was presented by the motor traffic. The four limit men, A. Rose, W. Clarke, G. Whitehouso and 0. Francis, woro despatched from Sir John Logan Campbell's.statue, Epsom, at two o'clock, and at their respective intervals the remaining 31' competitors left, the scratch men, J. 11. Wade and J. Whittcn, leaving, at 2.15. Passing tho Manurewa post office tho limit men were riding well and liad been joined by S. R. Oat land, off ]4m. Up to this stage each individual bunch was holding its handicap, but from Papakura to Clevedon tho riders commenced to join forces and the leaders at Clovedon, 25 miles out, were G. H. Worms, 12m; A. Rose, W. Clarke, G. Whitehouso, 15m; and S. It. Gotland, 14m. C. Francis, 15nv retired here, having punctured. About a minute later L. Aldred. 11m, and C. Harris, 10m, passed, followed closely by C. A. Clarke, Bin. Another minute later another bunch of ten, with W. Dwight, 6m, prominent, followed. The scratch men passed soon after, having caught F. J. Casey and 11. 11. Dwight, 2rn, the latter falling at Papakura. Wade and Whittcn were only 6 minutes behind the limit men at this stage. The officials at Bull's Corner reported that tho five miles circuit, which terminated there to join the original outward route, took the. the limit men 16 minutes to negotiate. From hero to Papakura the head wind and tho fast pace set on the outward journey began to play havoc with the field, the lead continually changing hands. G. 11. Worms, 12m, had the lead at. Ardmore, but tho ((astern slopes of Kcrektre Mill, a mile out of l'apakura, saw the lead change nevcial times. Here W. Borland, Jim, led, followed by his brother, If. Borland, 10m, and G. II orum, at intervals of •100 yds Tho scratch men, in company with nitin others, passed 3m 30s behind tho limit riders, and it was confidently expected at thir. stage that they would both figure in the final struggle for first place. W. Borland managed to hold his learl until reaching Papatoetoe, where his brother overhauled him and assumed the lead until Westfield, where he was rapidly caught by J. Whitten, scr, who had gone away from the back division at Manurewa. Wade, in company with the other back-markers, made a determined effort just before Wiri to overhaul Whilten. who had then a lead of 200 yds., but L. Pinfold and W. Dwight, both off 6rn, along with Wade, fell. The two firstnamed remounted and continued, but Wado withdrew. Along Market. Iload Whittcn was closely attended' by C. A. Clarke, Bin, hit in the final struggle Whittcn easily accounted for the premiership, winning by the substantial margin of ten lengths in the record time of 2h 16m. Following were tho first eight riders tf. finish:—J. Whitten (scr), 2h 16m, t; C. A. Clarke (8m), 2h 24m ss, 2; W. Dwight (6m), 211 22m 225, 3; A. Scr combe (6m), 2h 22m 235, 4: If. Borland (10m). 2h 26m 50s. 5: C. Harris (10m), 2h 28m 355, 6; W. Borland (11m), 2h 30m 10s, 7; L. Pinfold (3m), 2h 22m 355, 8. Fastest time was registered by ,1. Whilten (scr), m 2h 16m; second fastest- time t'V F. J. Casey (2m), in 211 22m; and third fastest bv W. Dwight (6m), in 2h 22m 225. PROFESSION A B RACE Tho Auckland Cycle Club held a fourteen miles road race handicap at Mangeiv on Saturday, the event being won by (!. Slack. Fastest time honours were socured by ,1. f.indop. Fallow in?? was thr? mult:—C. Slack. 4m, 1: N Whvl", 4m. 2; K. R:vo, 3m. 3; If T.oo' !-i 4 hxt-rtn stnrlod. W,,„ Time, .lf)m l'iisteSt time, .J. Lindop, scr,