CYCLING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16870, 27 October 1925, Page 12

CYCLING.

50-MILE NORTH ISLAND CHAM; piQNSHIPx

EARLY NOMINATIONS.

The eailv nomination? received by the Allies’ Cycle Club for- the 50-imle: professional championship of the Nortn Island, which is to be conducted on Thursday week, comprise the following prominent l’idcvs: —R. Robson (Napier), N. Hepburn (Napier), D. Hepburn (Napier), George Leslie (Gisborne), E. Hamilton (Gisborne), W. Cochram (Gisborne), Allan Sutton (Gisborne), DJackson (Gisbonne). J. Watt? (Gisporae), B. Nicol (Gisborne), L. Rae (Christchurch), J, Williamson (Gisborne), G. Sutton (Gisborne), Neil RusselL (Gisborne), R, 'Dolman (Gmborne), S. McLeocV (Gisborne). Watson (Clinstolmrch), tardley (New Plymouth), McCann (New Plymouth)’, G- Bnsoke (Gisborne), H. Twigley (Gisborne), H. Dart? (Gisborne), M. (Gisbftnie), C. Church (Gisborne), W. Marshall (Gisborne), S. Gooch (Gisborne), R, Chapman (Gisborne), W. Mackie (Christchurch), Lasky (Cbristclnu'chj. Nankivell (Christchurch), C. B.visjit (Christelmrch), I. Allen (Hastings), J. Edwards (Gisborne, A. Ross (Gisborne), G. Carr (Gisborne), ■\V. J. Hill (Chl'istehm'ch), W. < Hills (Auckland). ~ . , , Further nominations an? expected to arrive by 1 the mails during the Week. The event is regarded as the most important of its kind y.ct organised in Gisborne, and those nominated include the bast of the professional riders of the Dominion. Four _ Timaru-to-Ghrist-ohurcli race winners will be riding in the Poverty Bay event, these being A. Sutton, 1921,. W. Mackie, 1922, G. Watson, 1923, and C. Bright, who deadheated with Walker in this M‘ al > s Timaru race and gained second fastest time. Among the others is the winner of tlie Taranaki “Round-tho-Mountam v<ico, und it big number of -first-cuiss nfriormors.