TIMARU-CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9698, 1 November 1909, Page 5

TIMARU-CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE.

(By Telegravh — Press Association.) CHRISTOHURCH. Saturday. The road race over a distance of 112 miles, from Timaru to Ghristchurch, took place to-day. Arust, wljo was scratch, gained twelfth place, and put up the fastest time, Ghrs 34min 25sec. The order of the finish of the first twelve men was as follows: —P. O'Shea, Sydenham, 1; L. Maw, Duuedin, 2; G. H. Birch, Fendalton, 3; % ■+■ E. M. Morris, Kaiapoi, 4; J. MoTeague, Halswells, 5; E. \V. Hill, Moerafej- G; F. W. Crossinan, Hinds, 7; Walsh, Papanni, 8; W. G. Gariett, Ashburton, !); M. McTeague, Spreydon, 10; A. B. L. Smith, Waikari, 11; J. Arnst, Christchurch, 12. Tno following are the corrected actual riding times of the first six to finish :—P. O'Shea, 7hr3 Gmin 55see ; L. Maw, Thrs 26sec; G. H. Birch, Ghrs 53min 57sec; E. A. Morris, 7hrs Gmin 57sec; J. McTeague, Ghrs 58min58sec; E. W. Hill, 7hrs Bmin 20sec. The fastest times are as follow:— J. Arust, Ghrs 34min 25sec; A. Birch, (jhrs 37min 25 2-osee ; J. Coulton, 6 hrs 37min 2Gsec; R. Rogers, 6hrs 41 mm 25 3-ssec; A. B. Smith, Ghrs 44 mm 25»ec; A. Humm, Ghrs 44miu 26 4-ssec ; G. H. Birch, Ghrs 53min 57sec ; M. McTeague. Ghrs nßmin 38sec; N. J. Garrett, Ghrs 59rnin 37 3-osec; J. McTeague, (ihrs 58min 58sec. fastest times were not the League is holding an ■enquiry into alleged irregularities.