CYCLE ROAD RACE.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1925, Page 4

CYCLE ROAD RACE.

WARRXAMBOOL CONTEST. | Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] MEL BOURNE, October 11. The Warnambool to Melbourne professional cycle road race resulted : K. Williamson - Foot stray). handicap (>o minutes I O. Colvin (huoweenip) ;i2 min - \V. A. King .Werrihee) 7)2 min ... M Williamson covered the last seventy miles iilmie. and finished more than ten minutes belore the second matt. IR- covered the total distance of ltid miles ni 7 limits Ulinins 2-1 sees. Jack Boas lev (.scratch) broke the world's record by six anti two-tilths seconds, his time being 7 hours 1 - minutes M seconds. The hundred miles amateur cycling road race from Colae to Melbourne was run in tine weather. I’ett titanti (( ohurg -. I I minutes’ start, was lifst and McLaughlin (Coburg), 22mitis, 2; with Priettif South Varra >. •Intins. M. 'I he race was won hy three lengths with a mile between second and third. The wimier’s time was I hours -Jlmtits Mlist-cs. A. L. Quinton, ol the Richmond dull, established the fastest time, of I hours 77mins 17 secs, thus esntblishtnp a wot Itl’s recor-.1. ASH BFRTt )N-( 1111 IKTCII F RCII. Cl 1 RISTCI! CRCH. Oftoher 11. There were I2t> competitors in the Ashburton to Christehureli amateur ev, It- roati race on Saturday. ’I lit- conditions were ideal. (-■ 1 lew sou, Ashburton limin) won. ami set-uretl the fastest lime. viz.. 2 hours -I I mins ():| >i-rs ; which entitled h.im to the mail chitmpiottship ot ( niitcrburv. 1.. linker of Christchurch (lJmiti) was second. aml S. A. Millar, of (’hristehuri-h (1 Imins) was third.