EMPIRE GAMES CYCLE TRIAL
F. J. GROSE CARRIES THE DAY A 62-MILE RIDE [ Per Press Association. | CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 20. Seventeen of New Zealand’s best cyclists contested the 100-Kilometre Empire Games trial from Papanui to Amberley and back this afternoon. Emerging from the dust and grime of a 62-mile ride, after travelling 40 miles with a buckled wheel, the Canterbury veteran, F. J. Grose, carried off the principal honours. He was prominent all the way, setting a fast pace whenever he took the lead, and demonstrating his clear superiority in a final sprint. It was a spectacular race. Thirteen of the 17 starters fell, punctured or wore left by the wayside before half the journey had been completed. The times for the first four men were:— F. J. Grose (Canterbury), 2hr. 40min. 54 2-ssec 1 R. S. Triner (Auckland), 2hr. 40min. 54 3-ssec 2 J. Brown '(Auckland), 2hr. 40min. 54 4-ssec 3 H. R. Dutton (Wellington), 2hr. 40min. 55scc 4 Grose’s time compares favourably with Australian trial time, which was 2hr. 53min. 43scc. The last Olympic championship was won at Berlin in 1936 in 2hr. 33min. ssec.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 250, 21 October 1937, Page 9
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186EMPIRE GAMES CYCLE TRIAL Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 250, 21 October 1937, Page 9
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