YOUNG CYCLIST’S VICTORY

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1929, Page 3

YOUNG CYCLIST’S VICTORY

LONG ANNUAL ROAp RACE PALMERSTON N. TO WELLINGTON RIDE UP THE PAEKAKARIKI HILL. By Telegraph.—Proas Assoclation.Wellington, Last Night. The fourth annual cycle road race from Palmerston-North to Wellington was.'de*; cided on Saturday under- fairly good conditions. The -roads, with the exception oi the stretch to Foxton, were in good Qrder. There was an absence of wind until th« competitors reached the . top of the Pae' kakariki hill, where they ran into a grow; ing. southerly. W. Hussy from Foxton started off the limit mark and from beginning to end led the field unaccompanied after the first .mile. '. Promptly at one minute to 9 the competitors were -despatched from the Square in Palmerston. North. Hussy established ah exceptionally fast journey to . Foxton, passing this point over 18 minutes ahead of his co-marker. Passing through the Foxton township the scratch men had gained two minutes on the 10-mihute riders and Lukey and Gane were : doing most of the work. Hussy reached Levin at 11.7 a.m. ; after covering the 37 miles unaccompanied in good time. Blakeway. and W. Collins - (Palmerston North), who ■ were off the 17-minute mark, rode steadily through Levin 51 minutes, after the limit riian had passed. There was still no appearance of the 15 10 minute and scratch riders. Hussy reached Paraparaumu at 12.50. Between Levin arid Otaki the scratch men caught up with the 15-minufe and 10-minute • pedallers. ’’ " On the run-to Paekakariki Hussy made good- time, and-commenced the< task :of climbing the hill at a steady pace! Having ridden, run and at times walked the 17-' year-old champion reached the top at 1.37 p.m. Tasker reached the top> twenty minutes after Hussy. Lukey, Webber and Blakeway cothmericed the climb in a determinedrfashion and performed 'the /feat- of reaching the top without once leaving their saddles; ' ’ The leader on the. descent; .of the hill-arid on the run round Paremata Bay was. doing a good 20 miles per hour and tackling the inclines in that locality in a very determined manner. Reaching’ the Basin Reserve he circled the track and crossed the finishing line after having covered practically the entire distance unaccompanied. Changes were taking place among the rear-markers. Tasker had tired after de-, scending the big hill and was caught; by the back-markers Lukey and -Webber. Lukey had been doing most of the -work in the back division ■ and was .tiring when he led Webber into the Basin to circle the track. A hundred yards from the' line Webber put’-iri" his Anal effort and. crossed two - lengths ahead 'of Lukey. ’The, next , rider to show up was Tasker. s Blakeway put in an appearance next, followed by Spencer, Christian, Puinti and R. Ericsson in the order named. Place details are:— W. Hussy ('Foxton), 70min., . 6hrs. 25min.' 20sec. .................. 1 S. Webber (Wellington), lOmin., shrs. • 44inin. 20sec ; 2 G. Lukey (Christchurch), scr., shrs. 34miri. 20 3-ssec. 8 C. R. Tasker (Wellington), OOmin, 6hrs. 38min. 38 4-ssec. 4 E.’ Blakeway (Palmerston North), 17min., 6hrs. 3min. 6 l-ssec 5 R. Spencer (Palmerston North), 45min., - 6hrs. 38min. 30 l-ssec. 6‘ A. Christian (Palmerston North), 40min., 6hrs. 39min. 18 2-ssec. ... 7 S. Puinti (Wellington), 45min., 6hrs. 44min. 18 3-ssec. 8 R.. Ericsson (Wellington), 50min., shrs. 49min. 19se; 0 J. Campbell (Wellington), 30min., 6hrs. 37min. 3 2-ssec. 10 Fastest time: L. G. Lukey (Christ-* church, shrs. 34min. 20 3-ssec. Second fastest time: S. Webber (Wellington), shfs. 44min. 20sec. Third fastest time: EBlake way (Palmerston North), 6hrs. 3min. 6 l-3sec. -