BICYCLE RACE

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1838, 20 August 1906, Page 2

BICYCLE RACE

I’ItESS ASSOCIATION’ Napier, last night. The Dunlop teat race, Dannevitke to Napier, was run on Saturday. There were sixteen starters. The limit man, Baker (35min), won in 4hr 18min 30iec, O. Neilson beiug second in 3hr 54min 4see. Neilson put up the fastest time.

BATHURST SYDNEY ROAD RACE PRESS ASSOCIATION’ —COPYRIGHT Received 7.59 p.m., August 18, Sydney, August 18.

In the road race, Bathurst to Sydney, T. La oimbe won. Merrick was second, taking 3mins longer. Received 4.54 p m, Auguet 19. Sydney, August 19. Of one hundred and three acceptors, sixty-five faced the Blatter. Larcombe's riding time was 9hrs llmins ssees; Merriok, 9ars 49mins; and Brennan finished third in lOhrs 13mine.

The first competitor was despatched from Bathurst at seven in the morning. Bain was falling, and continued at intervals throughout. The roads were terribly muddy!] and sloppy. Is wa3 recognised from the first that the chanoo of the limit men was almost hopeless, Notwithstanding the unpropitious weather there were large crowds at various points along the route, and at Ashfiald when Larcombs finished his 133 miles jaurney at six minutes psst five. Brennan, with sixty minutes’ start, acted as pioneer for the first few miles, but Merriok, with forty minutes’ start, went to the front before Bowenfells was reached, and was leadiog at Parramatta. Larcombe, still v>ith five minutes, rode strongly and finely, and making a grand finish, passed him, and landed a winner by three minutes. The roads proved too heavy for a number of riders, and others gave up owing to ecoidents to their rmohinee. The winner scoured the prize for fastest ticno.