CYCLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22022, 3 August 1933, Page 4

CYCLING

PROFESSIONAL NOTES FIXTURES August 5. —Round the 50-mile course. August 12. —Green island to Olokia and return. August 19.—Green Island to Henley and return. August 26. —Otago 50-mi!e Professional Championship—Round the Taieri Plains. October 6.—Waimatc to Christchurch. W. Garnon, runner-up to Cannon in the Beale Cup, gained first place and fastest time on Saturday, thus winning the Brettcll Cup with a substantial majority. The points after the last race were:—W. Garnon 12, Heasley and Thomas 5, Cannon 4, Lucas 3, Cooper and Beale 2. Another record field faced the starter on Saturday, there being one more rider than the previous Saturday. Still another amateur rider turned professional on Saturday, and rode a good race from the limit. This was F. Morgan. A very fast race was witnessed, and at Allanton on the return journey the middle men had bunched together, and were striving desperately to overtake the three limit riders, M'Donald, Guthrie, and Morgan, who were a short distance ahead. At Scrogg’s Hill there was a bunch of 12 riders working fast to keep away from the scratch men. Coming up Saddle Hill Garnon made a jump, and was about 20 yards ahead of Guthrie and Brown, who had also left the bunch, at the top. _ Garnon is one of the youngest riders of the club, and promises to become one of Otago’s best riders. If he were taken in hand by a good trainer there is no doubt that he would shine as a road rider. On Saturday there were such wellknown riders ns Ralston, Hay, O’Brien, M. Beale, Hansen, Cooper, and Cannon riding, but Garnon rode home easily to gain first and fastest time after jumping a bunch of 12 of Otago’s best riders on the hill. This is an outstanding performance, and augurs well for bis future as a cyclist. I. Guthrie showed a return to form on Saturday, and gained second place. When Garnon jumped Guthrie came from the middle of the bunch and made a good effort to catch him. but found he bad 100 big a break. He was, however, not challenged for second place, and came in well before the third man was in view. M. Beale rode his best race since he left the amateur ranks, and is beginning to pick up form. He will have to keep training, however, if he wishes to be at the top of form for the 50-milc. * J, Kennedy rode well in the earlier stages of the race, but faded fast over the latter stages. Kennedy has been riding very patchily this season, and docs not seem to have had much training as vet. . R. Wilson-Pyne worked hard with his co-markers on the outward journey, but did not keep enough in reserve tor the fast nm home. Pyne is a good worker, and helped considerably to get his bunch up to the limit men. . . „ , _ M. Cannon had an off day last_ Saturday, and is beginning to show signs of crowing stale. Cannon has been ruling continuously for a long period now and should be careful not to overdo his straining during the next few weeks. T. Brosnan had a ride on Saturday, but did not shine much at any period of the journey, and will have to put in a month of very solid training to get fit for the 50-Mile. It is a pity that his business keeps him from training, as, when fit, fie will make his presence felt F Morgan, who was making his debut in the cash ranks on Saturday, is a good worker, and helped Guthrie and M Donald to keep ahead for the majority of the journey, but the combined efforts ot a big bunch of middle men and back-markers wore him down, and he rode home into and W. Lucas maintained their handicap until well on in the race and did not drop back to the middle men until well on the return journey. Thomas kept with the bunch until the foot of the hill, but there found the going too fast after his determined effort to keep in front, and dropped back to finish well down in the list of placings. Lucas retired at Scrogg’s Hill. . ~ , A. Hay, who fell in the previous week s race and hurt his shoulder, was a starter, ■but on the return journey he found tuat his shoulder would not stand the hard pulling, and he rode home at an easy Pa A!' J. Brown was riding exceptionally well considering that he has had practically no training, when his pedal broke at the tum. . , , , . V. Scott was very unlucky to crash on the outward journey and break his machine. Scott would have given Garnon a serious challenge when he make his break, as he is a powerful hill rider. A. C. Wills and G. Johnstone, worked hard to catch the front men, but gained only a very slight advantage at the turn, where they both threw in the towel and came home in the bus. A. Ralston rode a hard race, but was set a heart-breaking task when he was asked to give away a start to the bunen of riders recently recruited from the amateur ranks. „ E, Brosnan rode to Dunedin from Lcntral Otago on Saturday, and will likely be in town for this week’s race. Brosnan will more than likely come down for the 50-mile, and if he is a competitor should help considerably to move the middle markers along. The programme for the 50-mile is a big one and the largest prizes offered for many years will be competed for on August' 26. Three of the’ leading riders of New Zealand have already stated their intention of coming down from Christchurch, and everything points to this being the most successful professional race to be run in Otago since the war.

OTAGO AMATEUR CLUB Under ideal conditions the Otago Amateur Club held its race from Green Island twice round an 11-mile block on the Taieri, a distance of 30 miles. A field of 22 riders took part in what proved to be one of _ the most closelycontested races held this season, 20 riders finishing with two minutes of the first man home. E. Blair, who scored a popular win. thoroughly ’ deserved his placing, and worked hard throughout the race. Blair wound- up with a good sprint, and finished in fresh condition. B. Oakes did his share of the pacemaking, and deserved to be further up in the placings. Along with E. Blair he was the hardest worker in their bunch. J. Wilson rode a splendid race and at Hazlett’e held a half-mile _ lead. ibis rider is due for a win any time now. A Oakes, riding off Imm, returned fastest time for the club. He must now rank ns one of the club's most prominent riders, and on present performances has every chance of time honours in the forthcoming 50-mile Championship. J. Hamilton turned out on Saturday, and found no, difficulty in staying with his co-markers the first time round, but lack of training made him submit on. the final round. He has proved in the past that he is a rider of class, and should take the sport seriously. M. Paterson has worked himself back to a hard mark, and may now find it harder when it comes to taking his laps, but will find, however, that so long as he does his best bo will receive all the help he requires from his team mates. D. Smart made a reappearance on Saturday. and teamed well with his comarker, Kewisb. these two riders making the back markers move very smartly before they were overtaken.