LYTTELTON NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 457, 19 May 1932, Page 13

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Loyal Kia Toa Lodge Holds Meeting. The fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Kia Toa Lodge, M.U.,1.0.0.F., Lyttelton. was held on Monday evening. V.G. Sister M. Watson presided over a large attendance of sisters. It was decided to entertain members of the Loyal City of Norwich Lodge at the following meeting. It was reported that arrangements were well in hand for the annual dance, which is to be held next month. A question-box was held. Golf. A men’s medal match will be played o the Diamond Harbour links on Saturday afternoon. The second round of the Norton Vase will be played by members of the Diamond Harbour Ladies’ Golf Club during the week-end. F. Knights equalled the record of 34 for nine holes at Charteris Bay last week-end. His second round was spoiled by getting into the bunker at the last hole. Seamen’s Institute. An enjoyable whist drive, arranged by Mrs Mintey, was held at the Seamen’s Institute on Tuesday evening, men from the s.s. Port Darwin and ccastal vessels participating. At the conclusion of the play, prizes were pre- , sented to the winners. About forty men were present. Personal. Mr F. G. Norton, of Greymouth, is ' visiting Lyttelton.

Cycling Notes. In spite of the wet weather on Saturday the roads were in reasonably good order for the twenty-mile road race con- ► ducted by the Papanui Amateur Sports Club. The back-markers were unable to pick up the strong team of frontmarkers, who went particularly welL H. W. Skidmore and R. W. Richards Worked well together for half the dis- [ lance and it appeared as if they would . secure fastest time honours, but the former dropped back. T. A. Grose, who • has not ridden for several months, was i with them for three laps, but was not able to hold them. After Skidmore had been dropped, Richards was accom- ; panied by Buckley and Shaw, whom he 1 caught. In spite of his hard race, 1 Richards’s time was only a minute , slower than that recorded by his brother, I U. L. Richards. ; N. C. Woolcock, the winner, has only 3 ridden in two races, his first appearance being in the previous week’s race. He rode particularly well for a beginner. Woolcock had valuable assistance from \ Vincent, and Marks in the early stages of the race and, later, from Baxter and * Ayres. R. W. Marks, second place, is also a j newcomer to the sports and is shaping well. He found Woolcock too good 2 i for him in the final sprint.. d A. M. Baxter, third place, after catching a minute on Woolcock and Marks, „ was unable to head them off in the 1 sprint. With more training Baxter t promises to develop into a useful road [. rider. F. G. Ayres, fourth place, who had - had previous experience, was expected to beat the other riders over the line. He, however, did not come up to expectations. d J. L. Richards, fastest time, rode his usual solid race. Contrary to expectations he easily disposed of Weir in the »• final sprint. Evidently the pace slackd ened off in the final lap, as the winner e rode the distance in 9min lsee, as a against Richards’s time of 9min Usee. -- At the present time Richards •is the y most consistent back-marker in the amateur ranks. S. Weir, who secured second fastest time, failed to fulfil expectations. His win the previous week from the one IS minute mark earned him a position on the scratch mark. His co-marker, Richards, appeared to be more confident on the corner than Weir did. The table below gives a comparison of f the riding times for the seven laps, iL twenty miles, as ridden by N. C. Wooln cock (s£min), the winner, and J. L. 1, Richards (scratch), who registered

it The cash race wnich was to have been . held last Saturday by the Mairehau Sports Club has been postponed in- - definitely.

The Lincoln Cycling Club will hold a sweepstake race for cash riders on May 28. A race for boys will also be held during the afternoon. A road race for amateur riders will be held on Saturday afternoon by the Halswell Amateur Sports Club over a twentymile course. The event will start at the Halswell Hotel at 2.30. Entries close to-night. Fred Dawson, who rode prominently on the road last season, is now hard at work getting fit for coming cash road Jack Henderson, who a* few years ago was one of the foremost cash riders on the road and track and who has been on the West Coast for the past 1 two years, is now in Christchurch. Road racing is experiencing a boom in Australia. For the opening race of the season, a twenty-five-mile handicap, at Cambellfleld, Victoria, there was a record entry of 192, with a field of 168. England will be represented bv a small but select cycling team at Los Angeles, the authorities having decided to withdraw from the world’s championships in Italy. FIXTURES. May 21—Amateur road race, Halswell. May 28—Lincoln road race (cash). May 28—Amateur road race. Papanui. October I—Walmate to Christchurch lace.

fastest time:— Woolcock. Richards. First lap 9 2*4 8 36 Second lap S 6 7 21 y Third lap 8 1 7 17 o Fourth lap 7 46 7 13 _ Fifth lap 7 47 7 14 _ Sixth lap 7 45 7 12 t Seventh lap 9 1 9 9 d Total time . . 57 50 54 2 =6 • *'* *'*