SPORT OF CYCLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20309, 17 July 1929, Page 15

SPORT OF CYCLING.

MANUKAU AMATEUR CLUB. WHITTEN'S FINE PERFORMANCE. NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED. riie fiithiJMasm uf tlic members »j Of Manukau Amateur Cycling Club was .-.rverciv tpMed last Saturday, when ihey 1 ia< 1 10 journey to Mangere (..ential. ten miles flora the city, in a icffiiJar deluge of ram. Twenty-on* competed. 6in the junior race ot nules and 15 in the mdos -pmor I imp trial. Ihe jUtuH>. «'li" rarcd iir<-t, )iad to rule lhrou;;h p ,! ur!ri£ rain, but v. hen the tirst rider m the senior event was despatched tin 1 rain hail ! p;ls,mJ. There was also an entire absence uf wiriii. i>iit onmj; !o the wK stale ->f *.he roads all finished with a liberal eoatjril: of road silt- The 15 were sent off at.

nervals ul 30 -fcJuis. and carl: wa? re-

qilirwJ !.-• r:ijc- the fr«ur laps of the -Man

■_;eie ciirait unjiacotJ against t lie waic.'i. ii w.i« not anticiiiatoii. dl(h>>ndi the v, imJ 11ii<i fa lieu 1 hat any t'hM times

WOllid llf I L'tlJl ilf'tl. .1. WiinliTi. si r. :n • JtH'kins : Ist jf'fiiaik

;,Me liu:»P6> t.»i fCjtfi 11?. and his "111 !"oti '>t C'B! I.J Oi s *VI!> CiJ 11C f'hS '"f J* •

h'iifd la.-i July, ( I'ciilod a. l j-r:■->

He li'de jwc. ;im.i :it. tune timing hi.s record ride <iiii iifi sho>v any iica of faticuc. He finished the lasi j'ir-

Ions; 'it sprinting ipeed amid unriu? cheers frona specialors, who wore luily :tv.';wc he was well within his oid recu'd figures. Whiiten was ;lie only ruhr to clock under 15 minutes for each of the four laps.

Following are he- actual i'.j» tune?.: — Km 225. 14m 3i>. 14m 52s an<l Km 465. Consistent 'raveilinz is reriertc-d in the ti 5:11 res. At unpuced ,-;d;ug Wluttt-n :s a deal lietter than any '..tiior njctj;i>f»r of the Manukau Club. On saturriav lie was hi*er two minutes 'tetter than ;lie next rider. AoniaiJv lie was 55 seconds j> cr lai) faster tfiaii H. !• D*vi;;ht. Wis::ton's '-eeord figures allowed nun to no pia.-.tl sect••.so on il;e sealed handicap. F"ur fa.-tfst tunes, two '-emends xiul a third 'u is* •.•ri.iit * Ins spa son. D wight Shows Improvement. H. R. Dwjght returned st-eond fastest tunc in SQm 525, anil teas receiv,:,z 1m • •si "lie scaled hand trap. .<n winch he was placed fraulh His riding Wiowrd a

«>!i rise s*aJwi !i;; lid i .in -riiici: he was placed f mirth ilis riding thowed ;i vist improvement .»n that <•! his is?.! :ime inai. -.viien l.e was rifth on urne with 65™ 9s. l.'npaood i-vrnti smn to suit bis stvie li'lini. as he always tini.-hes well •ip. His best ;;me for ;»» uiipaced 22 miles was registered ;n September. 1927, when be won 'lie event in 60m 355. J H- Wade, iit;, was third :n 60m 555. llta -''est iicmres for 'he niMun-e are 59m jj.-i. when iif in ,Ji:lv, 1927. He .ma Whit ten are the '•alv iv.ti .relists who have ridden 22 Tillies unwed xvniun the hour over the

Ma.-.-ei-p • u<n>e. Jr. to very a;ij>r r > r-iiatf th.it the sliroe .-.iraicii riders <r

ilie usual weekly handicap rrn.es ;-.hoalii feature aj» :he first three o:s time last week.

H. Borland. 8m 50s, was the winner of the sealed handicap. His actual riding time was 64m 51s His previous hest time was 66m Ms returned .n Sept ember, 1927, v» his improvement si nee (hen allowed him So easily •. iann t{so handicap from such a lihernl mark. He has been rating: consistently for the last uco seasons. lint this constitutes his first victory dnrtng that penod. His last success was a third off 2m ;n an 11 miles' race last September. Tie Junior Event. The six tumors had to ride their lao in drenching rain, out ail cornpie'.'-d :h*e course. E. Hall. 255. vtrtnal scratch, was an easy vie:or. He rode a confident race and won hy -i zo'.id iOyds. from 11. V. 15onion. 2m 10s, with the rest of the held well a runs out. Hail distinguished himself hv win:iin~ the 25 miles senior race to Papakura and hack off 10m 15s the previous week. He elected 15m 225, fastest time, a fine effort over wet roads and through heavy rain. Three wins, one second, a third and five fastest times make him the most successful junior competitor of the present season.

Next. Saturday three rates aie scheduled. ,i junior event of 5i miles. the 11 miles dub championship, nnd as 11 miles senior handicap. The three events •nil he mn off in iii&t order. The dub championship very open tins year, and has. every promise of being the most e.x----t itinj; race oj the season. No jwrtioalar rider n lie considered ;.i certainty. Wade. Byrnes, Dwijrht and Roberts should contest- the, finai -print. A

"roiling stiijT" sv.-tem •will he adopted, and competitors will draw for row posiiioiis, four in a row.

AMATEUR ATHLETICS. KEEN AUCKLAND HARRIERS. A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL RUN. With such unfavourable conditions prevailing last Saturday it "was not- expected a .team of harriers wouid assemble at the Domain. Consequently the president of the riub. Mr. W. Morton, must have lelt very gratified to find that 15 harriers and five sprinters were on hand to brave the elements. However, these enthusiasts were jrreatlv disappointed, for with the grounds in Mich a treacherous condition, the Domain was closed for all sports.

It, was then decided to hava a harrier run on the course at AvondaJe. Three cars Item;; available, the nmners were soon at the course and with the rain eas:nc off all prcpaied for a good five-miles run. The harriers all kept, in a pack and ran at an easy pace for three miles, each member taking his turn at, pacing. With about two miles to go the more experienced . runners quickened the pace and formed a group of iheir own. Henshall slipped and had a nasty fall at an obstacle. bnt was not hurt.

Over the last mile and a-quarter Kells, Whittea and Cooper started work in earnest, and, leaving the other harriers, staged ;t ius-sle among themselves. With the pace right on these three had an excellent test for Ihe bigger races ahead. The trio kept together until the iast 100 yds,, when in the final sprint, Kells won fay inches from Whitten, with Cooper a couple of yards away, third. Dawle and Hens hall had a tussle a short way !«- hind and finished in that order, while the j'nst, of ihe pack finished in a bunch soon after. The run was very beneficial and proved much more pc/pnlar than the ordinary race at the Domain.

OFFERS TO E. H. BOWLEY. ONE SENT FROM AUSTRALIA. Writing to a friend in Auckland. E. H. Boiviey, cricket coach here for the past three seasons, says he is undecided retarding his future movements. IJe mentions that the M.C.C. will be sending teams to the West. Indies and New Zealand. although, at Hie time of writing, he apparently had not received his invitation to join the team for New- Zealand. I do not knovv what, will happen." writes Bowlev. " I may take a rest and have a winter at home. Apart from anything that may come from Auckland I have had two other offers, one of them from Australia."

Regarding J. Langridge, Bowley says the young left-hander could not get going in the early part of the season, but he expected Langridge to ma&o some good scores before the finish.