CYCLING.
DERBY ROAD RACE. The Marshland-Mairehau Cycling Clui> held a Canterbury Derby championship this afternoon for youths under' eighteen years. The course, from the cornier of Briggs's and Hill’s Roads, via (fill's. Shir ley. Marshlands and M’Sev’eney’e Reads, had to be traversed three times, the full distance being fourteen miles. Thirty-two riders faced the starter. The following is the result: H. G. Wood (handicap 3min), riding time 39min. Isec ...... 1 G. H. Johnstone (4min), 40min. 3sec . . 2 W. E. Smith (3j*iin), 39min 4eec . . .3 F. Cairns (4£min), 40min 35sec . . .4 A. Leaf ham (scr), 3Gmin 16sec. . . k 5 A. L. Shipley (2min), 38min 22eec . . G J Maybury (2Jmin), 39min 2sec . . .7 After the race a protest was entered by A. Leathani on the ground that the first four men were paced by a competitor who had retired from the race, and also by a motor-car. A meeting will be held at a later date to consider the protest. Mr P. C. Lucas acted as starter and time-keeper.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16780, 8 July 1922, Page 10
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167CYCLING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16780, 8 July 1922, Page 10
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