CYCLING ON TRACK AND ROAD

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19118, 10 July 1930, Page 15

CYCLING ON TRACK AND ROAD

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FIXTURES. July 12—Papamii Amateur Sports Club's Road Race. July 12—Christchurch Cycling Club’s Race Race (cash). July 19—Papanui Amateur Sports Club’s Derby Road Race. July 19—-Mairehau Sports Club’s Road Rac© (cash). September 6—Christchurch Cycling Club’s 50-mile Championship (cash). September 13—Amberley Road Race (amateur). September 20—South Island Road •Championship (Southhridg’e), cash. September 27—Round the Gorges Race (amateur). October 4—Oamaru to Christchurch Road Race. Next Saturday, th© Christchurch Cycling and Athletic Club will hold a thirty miles road race, which v/ill be run round the Halswell block, «ttwting and finishing at the Halswell Hotel. Prior to this event, the club will conduct a six miles race for novice riders, which is timed to start at 2 p.m. The Papanui Amateur Sports Club will hold a road rac© at Papanui on Saturday, starting at th© corner of Harewood s,nd Bishop’s Roads at 2.30 Xext Sunday, a social run will be conducted by the Christchurch Cycling and Athletic Club. Those wishing to take part are requested to assemble at Air P. C-. Crooke’s shop, 109, Gloucester Street, at 9 a.m. The party will proceed to Sumner, Lyttelton, Governor’s Bay, Teddington, and over Gebbie’s Pass to Motukarara. The rid* rs expect to arrive at Alotukarara u 10 ' a picnic w.il h*Domain. All riders are invited to par-, ticipate in tlit* outing. Entries for the Derby race to be ; held by the Papanui Amateur Sports .Tub on July 19, c 1..- on Saiuialay next with Mr R. Hill. The rue., wijl be run over a twenty-one mi: will start at the corner of Harewood and Brigg’s Roads at 2.30 pin The rac© is open to riders under the age of eighteen years. Racing cyclists arte being well catered for at th© present time. Two prominent cycle firms have provided gymnasiums for their riders. A large number of riders have fitted their racing machines with brakes and free wheels, and are training on the hills in readiness for the Round the Hills road race, which is to take place on September 6. Great enthusiasm is being show! by business people and others along the rout© for the Sydney to Melbourne road race, which is to take place in October next. Th© various towns en rout© are supplying their quotas towards the expenses and there is every prospect of the race being a success. The Union Cycliste Internationale, the world’s governing body of cycling, has resolved to expunge from its lists all records behind pace made prior to February, 1928. Only records accomplished behind the 60-centimetre roller are to be recognisted in the future. No doubt the Australasian authorities will fall into line, as in the event of world’s records being created in the Commonwealth they will be subject to the new regulations. Pete Moeskops (Holland), winner of five world’s professional cycling championships, lived tip to his reputation as the’“Flying Dutchman” at Herne Hill recently, when he opposed W. J. Bailey, the famous English ridter, and Lucien Faucheux, winner of the International Winter Championship of Fiance, In a series of professional matches. A powerful rider of more than 6ft 3in, he won th© fffst match ctver 550 yards by 3in in 49seo, Bailey being second. Moeskop- ai.o won the second match (a lap and a. half), with Bailey again seeand. In the third, an attempt on the British 440 yards record of 25 2-ssec

by the late T. J. Gascoyne, both Moeskops and Fauchfeux did 25 4-ssec, while Bailey did 27 3-ssec. In all, the “Flying Dutchman’-’ scored 7i points to Bailey’s 5, and Faucheux’s 4J. The decision of the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union to adhere to the original date of October 4 for the big road raoe will receive the approval of the majority of the road riders. The race has been held on the first Saturday in October for several years now, and this date has proved to be the most suitable for the event. There appears to be every prospect of the North Canterbury Centre’s road race starting from Waimate this year. The Waimate people have already given an assurance that the amount, of £SO, which was suggested as Waimate’s quota, will be raised. The distance of the race will be about 140 miles and will be the longest road race ever held in New Zealand. AnoSh*r big road race is to be held this se&eon. The Rakaia Cycling Club has decided to put on a fifty mlie event on September 13. Th© race will he run around a block of approximately 12i miles, and the money will amount to about £4O. Mr P. C. Lucas lias been appointed handicapper and Mr and Mrs W. J. Walter, timekeepers. BIG CYCLE ROAD RACE MAY START AT WAIMATE. Wainv:tc is likely to be the starting point of the North Canterbury Ath- •• big road race this year. It was originally intended that the nice be started at Oamaru, but difficulties in arranging finance gave the union some cause for reconsideration. Waimate sportsmen came to their aid and last evening it tvas announced that approximately £SO could be raised in that town. It was stated that riders were more favourable to Waimate, as this point would shorten the race by twenty-two miles. The chairman, Mr W. J. Walter, said that Oamaru sportsmen had been anxious to have the race, but some difficulty had arisen over funds. Messrs Walter, P. C. Lucas and M. J. Coffey were appointed a sub-com-mittee to take action on receipt of information from Waimate. Means of checking up the riders in the race were discussed, it being suggested that there should be a checking station at the Selwyn bridge and another between the Selwyn and Christchurch. A member declared that very often riders came in at the finish of the race who had not ridden o\ r er the Selwyn bridge.