ROUND THE MOUNTAIN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19438, 26 October 1925, Page 11

ROUND THE MOUNTAIN

SATURDAY’S CYCLE RACE. WON BY S. McCANN OF NEW PLYMOUTH. [Per Press Association.] NEW PLYMOUTH. Oct. 24 . A New Plymouth boy, S. McCann, riding on the thirty minutes mark, won yesterday’s round Mount Egmont cycle race by a comfortablo margin. Fifty-six riders faced the starter at New Plymouth, the limit men, who were given, forty minutes’ start, leaving at ten o’clock. The* roads, which for the greater part of the one hundred miles course arc tar sealed, were in good order. Thu weather was also favourable, although during the first forty mile/a along tho coast road to Opunake : a head wind was faced. Great inter- ! est was displayed by the public who ■ lined the roads and streets in all the j villages and towns. •' The scratch men gained very little on the leaders to Opunake. Passing Kaponjra. Brewster (New Plymouth) in the lead, a position he held all i ihe way to Inglewood, which is only ■ eleven miles from home. Two minutes j behind him camo McCann, Yardley, ; Mortlake and Belk, who in the last ' stretch overhauled tho leader, finishing i m the order named with Brewster fifth. ' McCann rode a splendid race, reaching the finishing post at New Plymouth racecourse over five minutes ahead of the next man. Results:—• S. McCann (New Plymouth), handicap uOmin, riding time shrs 6min 50sec 1. ’ R. Yardley (New Plymouth) handicap 32min, shrs lOmin 27sec 2. L. Mortlake (Christchurch) handicap 32min, shrs lOmin 2Ssee 3. I O. Belk (New Plymouth) handicap 34min. shrs 13min 16sec 4. W. Brewster (New Plymouth) handii cap 34min, shrs 14min 45sec 5. E. Simpson (New Plymouth) handii cap 32min, shrs 17min 4sec 6. W. G. Simmons (Napier) handicap : 36min, shrs 27min 9sec. 7. ■ H. G. Watson (Marshlands) scr, 4hrs ; 54min 43sec 8. I W. Mackie (Christchurch) handicap i smin. 4hrs 59min 43sec 9. • C. Parker (New Plymouth) handicap '• 20min, shrs 14min 44sec, 10. i Watson gained the fastest time and [ Mackie the second fastest. Both broke { • the previous record of shrs 3min Bsec i I established last year by C. Bint (New Plymouth). Watson wins the North ! Island road championship and the blue j riband.. .