CIRCULAR ROAD RACE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 18 August 1911, Page 5

CIRCULAR ROAD RACE.

The long-expected cycle race round the Mountain took place yesterday under very bad weather conditions. Stoddart, Clarke, and Carr passed through Stratford at 1.15 p.m., and from then onwards men dribbled through slowly. Following is the prize list:— First prize, the Britannia Tyre Challenge Cup (for annual competition), valued at 50 guineas, also £SO cash and gold medal value £5, Jas. Clarke (Palmerston North), 32min, finished at 3hr smin 59 2-ssec.

Second prize, £2O cash and 1911 model road racer, value £ls 15s, C. E. Greenless (Aramolio), 37min; finished at 3hr 9:nin 58 2-ssoc.

Third prize, £lO cash and 1911 model road racer, value £ls 15s, E. H. Stoddart (Waitara), 50min; finished at 3hr 19min 58 4-ssec. Fourth prize, £5 cash and 1911 model road racer, value £ls 15s; N. Wadman (Onehunga), 30min; finished at 3hr 23min 3sec. Fifth prize, £5 casli and set of Ideal tyres, value £2 10s, N. A. Christiansen (Wanganui), 40min; finished at 3hr 25min 21 1-uscc. The best actual riding times were as follows: — J. Clarke, 6hr 17min 59 2-ssec. W. Greenless, 6hr 26min 48 2-ssec. E. H. Stoddart, Ghr 49min 53 4-ssec. N. Wadman, Ghr 33m in 3sec. V. A. Christianson, Ghr 45min 21 1Harold Henderson, Ghr 20min 35 2- sec. L. V. Young, Ghr 20min 38 2-ssec. W. 11. Wiley, 7hr 4min 52 2-ssoc. W. S. Kofoecl, Ghr 48rnin 17scc. A. B. Smith, Ghr 23min 7 2-ssoc. J. Coulter, Ghr 2-1 min 36 4-sscc. R. Renner, 7hr 14 min 17 l-ssec. G. H. Bell, 71ir 3min 0 l-ssec. J. McTeigue, 7hr 4min 14 l-ssec. John Brennan, 7hr 21min ssec. T. Coleman, 7hr 19min 5 l-ssoc. E. J. Sheppard, 7hr 32min 7 2-ssec.