CYCLING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 939, 8 December 1933, Page 11

CYCLING.

Three Road Races Held at Mairehau. The Christchurch Cycling Club held three road races at Mairehau last evening, when events were held for schoolboys and novice riders and an open sweepstake was conducted. Great interest was shown in the races, which attracted one of the largest crowds for some time. The schoolboys’ race drew a field of ten riders, the scratch men being L. Snook, S. Dalv and G. Swanston. The limit was 75see. The event was held over a four and a half mile course and resulted as follows: A. Green (45ser-), l4n\in 37sec .... 1 R. Robinson (45sec), 14min 37 l-ssec 2 S. Rowe (75see), lumin Bsec 3 G. Swanston (scr), I4min 40sec .... 4 S. Daly (scr). 14min 40 l-ssee 5 L. Snook (scr), 14min 41 sec 6 The winner registered fastest time. The nine-miles novice race resulted:— J. Mowbray (2Jmin), 27min 25sec .. 1 L. Ockwell (3min), 27min 53 l-ssee 2 L. Robinson (3min), 27min 55 2-ssec 3 J. Jackson (2jmin), 27min 25 3-ssec 4 H. Rhind <2£min), 27min 26sec .. 5 A. Bullen (3min). 28min 15seo 6 I. Johnson ( 2imin), 27min 55sec . . 7 Fastest time was recorded by C. Gumming (scr), who did the journey in 26min. Second fastest time was made by D. Swanston (scr). The nine-miles cash sweepstake handicap race resulted as follows: R. Sutherland (2min), 25min 32sec 1 I. Sutherland (2min), 25min 32 l-ssec 2 T. M. Eohrey (limin), 25miu 37sec 3 F. H. Pope (limin), 25min 37 l-ssec 4 W. J. Lamberton (scr), 25min 33sec 5 L. W. Hill (scr), 25min 3 3 l-ssec . . 6 W. Good (lmin), 26min 33 2-ssec .. 7 H. J. Crofts (scr), 25min 33 3-ssee 8 The winner registered fastest time. The series of races will be continued next week, when a race for schoolboys, a novice race and an open sweepstake race will be held. Racing will commence at 6.15 p.in. MAIREHAU CLUB. The president, Mr W. J. Walter, presided at the first meeting of the Mairehau Amateur Cycling Club held at Mairehau last evening. An open road race was arranged for Thursday, December 14, starting at the corner of Hills and Briggs Roads at 6.30 p.m. It was decided to hold a novice race on the following Monday. Several vice-presidents have presented medals and these are to be given as prizes for the novice races. The question of holding a novice road championship was referred to a future meeting, when the date, distance and prizes will be arranged A blue riband has been promised for this race. The question of holding an amateur championship was discussed and the matter was finally left to a sub-com-mittee to report to. the next meeting.