CYCLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21782, 23 April 1934, Page 14

CYCLING

road races decided CONDITIONS HAMPER RIDERS The Manukati Amateur Cycling Club continued its winter road racing programme last Saturday under adverse conditions. A head wind slowed riders on one stretch of the triangular courso at Avondnlo South, while light rain alwo hindered competitors. In (he junior race of 7J miles, three laps, eleven started. C. T. Dwight and G. \V. Holland, the scratch pair, gave* away starts up to three minutes. Biding strongly and unpaced throughout, Hoffmann, off 3m, won easily by 85b from Tucker, with a close finish for third place. The placed juniors were:—H. A. Hoffmann (3m), 23m 4f>s, 1; E. E. F. Tucker (1m 30s), 22m Sis, 2; J. H. Gillbanks (lm). 22m 44b, 3: C. T. Dwight (scr), 21m 455, 4d. C. T. Dwight, per, who heat G. W. Holland, scr, by a wheel, gained fastest time. The 20 miles senior event, attiacted n field of 2ft starters, but, owing to the conditions, only half that number concluded the full eight laps. The limit riders, D. T. Riddell, R. .T. Vernon and W. W. S. Brown, received a. start of 7m 30s from the two scratch men, L. H. Dwight and J. Brown. At half way, 10 miles, Riddell had a lead of one minuto from his comarker, R. J. Vernon, and T. G. .Sullivan, 7m. .while the scratch rider, J. Brown, who had ridden away from his partner, Dwight, was 5m 47s in arrears, but was riding a great, race. Over the concluding ten miles Riddell, although unpaced, increased his leading margin. Meanwhile Brown cau?*it up well to com© up into second position on the final lap and to finish lm 46s after Riddell, who covered his last lap of two and a-half miles in 7m 325. Brown did his final round in 6m 455, and outsprinted Gallagher by two clear lengths for the placing.

The successful seniors were:—D. T. Riddell (7m 30s), 61m lis, J; .T. Brown (scr), fism 30s, 2; R. Gallagher (4m), S9m Sis, 3; T. L. Nixon (4m), 59m 325, 4. J. Brown, Bcr, gained fastest time. AUCKLAND AMATEUR CLUB There were good entries for the road races held on Saturday by the Auckland Amateur Athletio and Cycling Club. The junior event of eight miles resulted:—J. Fowler (2m 15s), 26m 51s, J; R. Cullen (2m 15s), 27m 225, 2: S. Windsor (1m 30s), 27m Bs. 3. Fowler gained fastest time. Twenty-four started in the senior event of 17 miles, which resulted:—M. Gamble (lm 30s), 51m 555, 1; Ij. Phillips (3m 455), 64m lis, 2; A. Keith (lm 30s), 51m 58s, 3; J. Price (4m 455), 55m 14s, 4. Gamble returned fastest time.

LYNNDALE AMATEUR CLUB The Lynndale Amatwr Athletic and Cycle Club conducted its second series of road races at New Lynn on Saturday afternoon under unpleasant riding conditions, a head wind prevailing over the greater part of the circuit, and considerably slowing up the times. Record fields wer© the order. Results:— Junior Race of 9 miles.—R. Hansen, 1; H. Davies and C. Bowles, dead-heat, 2; E. Carr, 3. Fastest time: Carr, 29m 455. 14 Miles Senior Event.—l>. Carr, 7m 455. 1; M. "Watson, 7m 45b, 2; P. Smith, 7m 455. 3. Fastest time: E. L. Hughes, scr. 44m 295.

TAKAPUNA AMATEUR CLUB The Takapuna Amateur Cycling Club held a race of 221 miles on the lake circuit for the King Cup on Saturday afternoon. ■Result*:—B. Evans, 64m 18s, 1; R. Jones, 64m 18is, 2; A. Grant, 64m 15s, 3. Fastest time: S. Lydford, 62m 525. AUCKLAND CLUB The Auckland Cycle Club opened its road racing season on Saturday afternoon at Tamaki in showery weather. The mornings rain mad© the going fairly heavy and this and a high wind were all against fast j times. The juniors raced over a distance | of 51 miles and the seniors 16 miles. Fortyone riders competed. Results:— Junior Race.—J. Bicknell, 2m 80s, 1; W. Rush, 2m 30s. 2; 8. Salt, 2m 80s, 3; W. Bicknell. lm 15s, 4. Fastest time: L. Mitchell, scr. 16m 19s. Senior Event. —W. Chisholm. 4m 45». I: R. Halliday, 3m 15s. 2; W. Bowers, 4m 15s, 3: K. Banks, 2m 455, 4. Fastest time: P. Bicknell, scr, 46m 13s. HAMILTON ROAD RACE [from our own correspondent] Hamilton, Sunday Seventeen riders competed yesterday in the Hamilton Amateur Cycling: Club s second road race of the 6«ason. The results were as follbwsJ. Rodgers. 1; H. Hawkins, 2; W. Fenson, 3. Fastest time: W. T. Lentfer (455), 37m 255. RACE AT THAMES [from our own correspondent] THAMES, Sunday Although dull and threatening, the conditions for the Thames Cycle Club's 18 miles race yesterday were not adverse. Following were the placing* :—D. Andrew, 3m, 1; S. West, scr, 2; W. Burr, ecr. 3. Fastest- time; S. "West., 49m Sis. CONTEST AT ROTORUA [BT TELEGRAPH OWN correspondent] ROTORUA, Saturday The Rotoruq, Amateur Cycling Club held the first, road race of its season this afternoon over a, course of 101 miles. The weather was dull with light, intermittent, showers. There were pood entries and the rate was well contested, the result being:— ,T. Montague, 3m, 1; B. Martin, 3m, 2; G. Harker,' 4m. 3. Time, 36m 6s. The fastest time was made by L. Savage, off 30s, in 32m Cs. AY AH AR OA CLUB'S EVENT [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] WAHAROA, Saturday The Waharoa Cycle Club commenced its road season to-day with a 14 miles race. The result was:—T. Moore. 7m. 1; I. Tuck, 2m,•• 2; M. Lewis, lm. 3, and fastest time.