CYCLING ON TRACK AND ROAD

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17525, 30 April 1925, Page 3

CYCLING ON TRACK AND ROAD

BY

“WHEEL.”

FIX XL RES. Hay 2 —South Malvern Club s Open j Xload Race. May 9 —Mairehau Sports Club's Open Race. May 23 Maircliau > ports Club's Open Race. May 30 —Canterbury Championship. Mo irehau. June 3 Canterbury Football AsscK-ia-liun's Races. Fiisjlish Park.

The Management Committee of the Mairehau Sports Club met on 'Thursday last and made arrangements for two open road races and a fifty mile Canterbury championship. A twenty mil© road race will be held on Saturday. May 9, under the auspices of the club at Mairehau. The prizes ore: First £4, second £2. third £l. fastest time £l. first rider to fmi-h in receipt; of half limit and over and not receiving any other prize. £C The entries close on Thursday. A twenty-five mile race will be run on May 23 over the usual course. The allotting of tbc prize money was !clt over until after tbo race on May 9. Subject to the approval of the North Canterbury Centre arrangements were made for the holding of a fifty mile Canterbury road championship on Saturday. May 30. 'The course was fixed as follows: From the corner of Hill’s and Briggs Roads along Briggs’ Road to Marshland Roan. Preston’s Road. Hills Road to Slurlev Road and Marshland Road to th 1 usual Mairehau block, the course to be ■traversed eight times. 'The following prize list was adopted : First £ls and gold medal, second £B. third £O. fourth C-5. fifth £l. sixth £3. seventh £2, eighth £l. ninth £l. tenth £1 : fastest time £2 2s and blue riband and goid medal ; Aeeonil fastest time £2 .2«: fastest time under eighteen, years of age ("not receiving any other prize), tronhv value 35s ; first rider to finish

II under tbc age of eighteen years imd | receiving any other prize., trophy value * L'l l.Us: first club member. Mairehau Sports Club, not receiving unv other prize, trophy value 30s: first rider to finish i.i receipt of twelve minutes or over (not receiving any other prize), trophy value 30s: first rider to finish receiving over half the limit, who has not received first or second prize m a ll v previous race, gold medal value--12 2s: first rider to finish in receipt o’ Bmiu to 1 1 min start (not receiving any other prize), trophy value 30s. '{'here is a possibility of tbc D.CF. Shield being purchased by the North Cantorburv Centre of the N.Z. Athletic and Cycling Union lor competition by amateur cyclists nndci the control The shield is valued at £7-. and a gold medal goes with it. The ,slitold was competed for years ago by amateurs, and when the League_ of New Zealand "Wheelmen and the N.Z. Atlileti" and Cvcling Union amalgamated the shield was sold to par the liabilities of the former bodv. Undethe rules oI the New Zealand League of New Zealand 'Wheelmen, amateur* and professionals could compete tosat Iter on the road but were compelled t„ ride separately on tl . track. It f the intention of .ho North Canterbury Centre to endeavour to make this system apply to this district. Young ricle.-s v ill have an opportupitv oi gaining valuable experience by riding against experienced riders. The Canterbury Football Association. which is affiliated to the North Canterbury Centre, will probably hold two or more cycle races at English Park on .June 3. Further particulars of the events will be announced later Cyclists on the Melbourne Motordrome track on Saturday covered close on 900 miles on the wheel, says the Melbourne "Sporting Globe” of A.pri 22. To this impressive total I red Keefe, the ex-Tasmanian cyclist, contributed ICO miles between two o'clock in the afternoon and seven o’clock in the evening. In breaking the Australian 100 miles unpacod record of -5 hours 32min. previously held by Teddy Rogers (Queensland). Keefe’s ride was a meritorious performance in condiiions that were not all that could be desired. His long journey occupied 4 hours 56min. Keefe set himself a schedule to break five hours., and rode consistently to it. He punctured after covering thirty-seven miles, and changed machines, rilling one with a smaller gear over the greater part of the journey. This slowed him up a good deal, and he would have done better time bad he bad a larger gear on the substitute machine. All his mile times up to tho thirty-fourth mile wore under three minutes. ON HIT. That after the example sot by Willie Spencer aud Jack Fitzgerald, dressing gowns are likely to become common on the racing track during the coming season. That L. G. (Gus) Tisch contemplates turning professional during the next week or so. lie intends to start in the Tim&ru to Christchurch road race. That M. F. Delacour. a well-known professional, and one of the oldest riders, has been reinstated as an amateur. During i-*-c past season lie started in a couple of road races. That AY. J. Walter, president oi - the North Canterbury Centre, sprained his ankle lo.st week whilst giving a demonstration of jumping over bags of onions. That tbc financial year of the North Canterbury Centre ends on July 31. C lub secretaries are requested to get their returns in before that date. That AT. Low was not successful in his application to be reinstated as an amateur. That Hector Bur nan d. who is at present in Australia, does riot contemplate returning to tho Dominion in tlie near future. That Frank Carey, who was disqualified by the North Canterburv Cent re until July 31. intends applying ior a re-hearing against the disqualification. r l be charge was made by the Mairehau Cycling Club, and rule 31 reads:—“ In the event of an appeal iron) the decision ot any sports committee. no member of the said committee 'hall be allowed to sit on the centre bearing such appeal.” Members of the Mairehau Club, it i.s said, were present aud voted o'* the matter That R. H. (Hunter) Orton is now residing m Christchurch and is anxious ; to compete in road races. He is look- ; iug lor ward to the fifty mile cliumpionThnt the Rangiora Club is making preparations for the fifty mile road championship, to take place shortly . . before the Timaru-Christcimrch road , | race, the course to be around the Ash- ! i lev Gorge. . j That Syd. Wilbrahmn states that j road races in England are run under . different conditions to those ruling in ■ i Hie Dominion. The riders are °r]i* ■ nM-lied at intervals and ride unpaeed. . Jhe rider covering the- distance in ihe I las test time is adjudged the winner.