CYCLING
EMPIRE GAMES TRIAL WON BY F. J. GROSE (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, October 20. Seventeen of New Zealands best cyclists contested the 100 kilometre Empire Games trial from Papanui to Amberley and back this afternoon. Emerging from the dust and grime of a 62-mile ride, after travelling 40 miles with a buckled front wheel, the Canterbury veteran, F. J. Grose, carried off the principal honours. He was prominent all the way, setting a fast pace whenever he took the lead and demonstrating his clear superiority in the final sprint. It was a spectacular race. Thirteen of the 17 starters fell punctured or were left by the wayside before half the journey had been completed. The times for the first four men
Grose’s time compares favourably with the Australian trial time, which was 2.53.43. The last Olympic championship was won at Berlin in 1936 in 2.33.5.
were: — Hr Min Sec F. J. Grose (Canterbury) 2 40 54 2-5 1 R. S. Triner (Auckland) 2 40 54 3-5 2 J. Brown (Auckland) 2 40 54 4-5 3 H. R. Dutton (Wellington 2 40 55 4
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Southland Times, Issue 23336, 21 October 1937, Page 11
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