THE CYCLE ROAD RACE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 913, 5 September 1910, Page 5

THE CYCLE ROAD RACE.

WON BY AN ARNST.

NORTH ISLAND MEN WELL UP." ' TIME RECORD BROKEN. .;. (By 'Xnlegraph.—Press Association.) ';.Christchurch, September 4. Under favourable- weather conditions,tho eighth cycle.road, race from Timaru to-Chnstchurch' (112 miles) was rim today and resulted in W' Arnst (St. Albans), . 25min. i ' arriving first.' C. G. Chapman (Na'pior),-' 35miri., was second, and.A. G. Donald."(Palmorstori; North), ,21-imini,-third: ■'■■ A. 8..L. Smith (Lin-, /wood),'scratch,".secured fastest time,' covering',the..distance in 5 hours 30min; record for. the. Tace. > J. Coulter-(Woodville) made the; second ,fastest '.time. . '.; , ■ The Start at; Timaru, ~; ■ ■■: There wer0.,156 competitors,;who were' dispatched from i Timaru, in fine weather and;with f a favourable breeze:,..At Geraldino,slight 'rain began;to" fall about nine 'o'clock,'; and -set 'in/ heavy and stowe-ry,.'after,the', first lot of. riders pa'ssod;" through at 9.32;',.; Til© ' backmarkers, ■ 'Rodgers;, Henderson, Tozer, : and .Smith (all. on,the.'4fnin.-• mark),. arrived at; 10 b!clock,: and the '. scratch lnen/'Birchf-Cdulter;- and' Sniith,,,came' through at : 10.3, .having done the ,dis- : tance ih' three/minutes, over- the hour. Most'of the men went .through inlaTge batches, .'looking; fresh -aiid fit,jaud no mishaps '.were 'recorded. ;;;.'The.','thirteeii men : : who : started;'from the ;38min.'i 39 miii;,,,and .;40min.': : marks . were;leading -in a bunch, 1 followed;.two -minutes .later by '.the majority.; of '■ those.;witli,;:handi-' caps ,pf ,35min: and.:37miii: ■; At'. 9.45 a; ;.l.arg'e.number, who.had"started-from"the ■.2Qmint.'.'v2l-Jmin.; ,:23niiii.,■■■•and' i2smiiu. .marks: passed, ■through;', having/^-, gained' oni the limit men. -This .bunch 'includM'abkay,,the;New;South.Wales .representative,,,,ori;'the,.2linuiu.'. mairk, 'a'nd.,P.;Humni, ; E; ,M.. Morris,. and>M. -Wilsoii, : ; w'lio/.had-'start-ed.': front the!',2o min'. mark.; .'A.' Bonis;; ,Wi!■ •.Walshj and' P../Gil!espiei.;w.hp 'h.advstarted;fr6m;,ttiu .gained '.six minutes; "at'.Gcraldine.'','-vJ. ; ;.M!Teague,;F.;W; Cross-' :man,-'. :: G.-:''AhdersbniV,Bi-''Martirii.'\'and : :H. : E,"'.o.'Neill ; ' ; (with ■handicaps,of lomia.), had;gained; seven'minutes; on, the ;lead:ing) division;../while 'A'! ./Wilkinspn,' W. ; BSckmun, ■': and.' C.';. Burton/./ (f rpih i the. picked /; up •., nine .miriufes.; -P.. Q'Sh'ea,-;last year's, win-; .-fter,"'"eif;at.T'ted".froiri , .-i>he -SminiMuarlc,'; and,;' Accompanied by ■F.;;W.;Mawhinney ! / L; Mawy/ and'.G:;.,H.: L Birch,'/ had.: -gained, eight' minutes.S/The. three ;inen had;'gain'ed nine,..miriutesj.'on,,theifrontrankers- and .'-rpiio; minute,on -the >_] batch that., left four;minutes/ahead ."of-them.-

-.";:; ;-;; ; Pcsitiens at -Ashburton.:' - :; ; At Asiiburton aslight north-east wind '.was,ehcountered,..but the!.rairi. held off,' ■and /the 5 roads \were:in;perfect'; /con-. ' dition: - ..The: competitors ■■ passed through; "in'.the : ;follow.ihg:: : 'order: i 7Tll':33 'a'.iri.y ; 'i<V H:.-Arhstr(3Bmin;):; ; -11.3f 'a.my:G:; ; . G.':Chapman .Y3smin.)'; 11:35 ;a.m.,",;j. M^achlahv-'(3Gmih.)V,:,■ D:;' O'Connell': '(38min.), ; :Li'.Ypuiig'(36miri:), J.v;Haris-. '•sou •X3smihi)';'-'1'1;37 H.'V.: A'rnst :(3i|min ; ), : .C.'S:'- Williams (38min:),-'E: ;Wall'V(3l|miriv),' J:VGlark v (3l^min.);: E-Manihera K3lirnin:)v O; (83miru), AV: X3omin:)VxT;'Coleman :(27min:)';::li:41, • ■&:■; Cup-; •pies■■:■(34min.J; i ''l , .' , i.;Humid' :(2Umin:)j':-A , :' 1 OiDojiald (2HininO;; 11:43: "-a:m:V:'W. Arrist; (2oniin.)i'Av. C.-Walker-(25min.),. ,E.'^M;i.Mbrris'.-;(2Qmih:);i;;J;, ; .M; Eagle-, 'some;,'('39mm:-), < F- "M'Teague • (25min.), :-H:':'Bbwkett;-(29mih.% ; -''B.-'-: O."''- Rawsoir ;(23min;);'H:'Edwards : (2orflino,'G.'H;. 'Lawtoii : ,(29m'iri';)i';Hr ; Caswell :(29iniiu.), iH/iGiihdersoii'Xyb'min'.Ji'VJ.'F.' Turner {(39min;)£C.:/LirSmith'.;(2s;mih.); .11.45: -aihi.'i ■l;':lloedy' '■■ (28min.),: : E;:• Reeves'(4oinin.); 11M6 •.■•a'.in'.;.;':'-Hv-/H.' Gibson • ■ (27min.),!: ; :'Bch < O'Connell: (37min.),::J. : Waldie; (35min.); ; ll;47'; 'aim'.', :-'■'■ J;-i'Ai"'- Johnstone' ■'(33min;), Mr,£:-- Oldman- (25m'in.), /A. \-Parker :.(25min.),. CW. ■ Cross ■ (29min.);. 11.48 :a.m./-: 0;- ; -' Neilsoff ■ ;,:(23min:) ;'.'■.' 11.49' '.a. ; m!, :^C;.;:'Hill^(2Bmih.'),.v',lf;-:-W;' ! ,Ofoss'r. -nian (15min;);::C.-Burtnn,.(l2min.), 'A.; I ! H: Parker-(2smiri;),-P: Eraser, (33min.), B. ; !-;Martin;.''(15mih.),-;;Wv:. Blankm'un (12min:); : -1L50--a;m:,'-:J: ;,:M'Tcagu'o : < 16miiii). Ji.ll.oi-a-.in:;'. A'.. Sidori- (34min.), :W.':• J. . (28min.); ■"':W. ■ 7.Walsh :aßmin.)/. R{ -:'N::: Gidley-.(SUfniii:;, :T. iLyridhv(4oniih:), : 'H!/; M. : min.), W:. Hill; (SOmiii.)', J- Lattimoru : k (3lSm'in.),; !1';45 a.ni. : ;-,:'J; ;; A.. Cooksley(23iinin.),.:F: O'Sh'ea-(Bmih.),..:F. ,W.", Mawhhuiey .'(8min;); 11;57a.m.;i H.,8. 'Pointen:',(2limiri;)-; 11.58-aim.;: G:,:A. Smith - (4hiiri.),; A. .Birch'' (scr;) ,vll: .Rogers '(4min.),::H.; Heiulerspn.'.(4miii.):, .J: Gkjultcr; (scr..);-V'G.' Anderson - (15min.)j : A.-B.;L; Smith (scr.),"J.'Tbzor (4'miu:); 12.2 p.m.'J. Allen (34min:)i A. Bonis (18 min.);:.H:.:E:;o'Neill'(lsmih.)i-12.4 ; .T. W: M-'Clelland (25inin,),: C. Adlam, (38 min-.),T. iA.'.'Winii'(4omin.), - W: Mux-' ■M<V6y.'''(3limih)..:\'.v'.'."l\-.'':^'-;':''v'-'.:v-';-i'.'''-:.

'v'£:'V ■':'?■: Tho First Twenty.'■;; . ; 'T])b following „were .the : .first -twenty riders to finish:--.: cy-.- ■■-:■;■! •.'i-.-VWi;''Arrist••: (St. yAlbans, ;25inin.),;but. ;37min.''4Ssec.; ; l. : V;v ■'...';y. :.':■•;;:.;v ; yy' /WO.V'Gv; Chapman; -'(Napier; V\ 35min.), ;shr: 47inih.' 46sec;; 2.:..":..'•: ' .; •,: : ;.:; •'.'; ■ 'A:,G.. Donald ;miiu), shi\ !35miniv55see., !!. .if.;.. ■:' .• ".- Ey ..Wall..'. (Halswell,:; shr.' 35min; o6sec, .4.', ..'v.'i';,-- ■'•.'''" Av !; "-'PyHumni; (Sprcydon, '20miu.),'';6hr.' "34inin., 26'4-ssec, 5. - < '- .-■ ■',;'.'; ; .'T;,; Lynch. (Temuka, ; 40min.), shr. 511 miri.; 35sec., 6. ' ; '■■".."'■.'!':>,..•' ;■;-:':;■,.' ; .p.iH.-Lawton; 29min.), sh'r. 46min. 56 4-556c.,-7.' "..-

L \oung (Winchester, v36min;),'6hr. olmin 46scc , 8 J Clark (Palraerston North, 31-imiu.), shr 52mm 35sec , 9 '■■:■■'"■['•' .;' '■' W. Blackmun (Hokitika, 12min.), shr 33mm 7sec , 10 y!'-yy;->'; C Burton (Greenmeadpws, .12min.), 51ir 33mm Bscc , 11 ~ v H Edwards' (Halswoll, :25min;), shr. 47mm Usee , 12 >. D O'Councll (Christchurch, 38rain.), ohr 59mm 12soc, 13 , " W H Whitton (Wanganui,:3omin.), shr 53mm 17bqc, 14 ■■'.' .;'•'' J Hansson (lliddleraarch,; 35min.), shr. 49mm 51sec ,15 v ':■','■■:',. E. M Morris (Kaiapoi, 20inin.), shr. 44min 52soc , 16 V;;!:.;.".; . y'V y J M'Lachlan (Chnstcburch, 36mm.), 6hr 2mm 31sec , 17 .:. F W Mawhinncy (Gisborac; Bmin.)i shr 37min 13 3-osec , 18. W L Oldmnn (Christchurch/25min.), shr. 55mm. 26sec , 19. ,'■ A. B. L Smith (Christchurch, scratch), ohr 30ram. 27'4-ssec., 20,; . Tho Winner. ; , W. Arnst, the winner, is ' an: elder brother of "Dick" and "Jack," of sculling and cycling fame. >..He' is ; thirty-ono years of age, rode ■ in the Warrnambool-Melbourne .. rottd .race - in 1903, but, meeting with'a •breakdown, was unplaced Last year slip was .a; competitor m the Timaru-Christchurch race, but, though getting.'off;the 34min. mark, was unplaced. A. B. L. Smith,' who established the fastest time and also a record, lives at Linwood. He is at presont the best-known'road' and track cyclist in New Zealand.; Last year ho secured the fastest'time in the race for a South Island rider.