CYCLE RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1930, Page 3

CYCLE RACING.

A. 1). ARTHUR AVI NS.

Hy Telegraph P“r R reNK AVELLINGTON. November 2.

Good times were registered by competitors in the Palmerston North-Wel-lington road race conducted by the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association on Sat-

urday. The race was won by A. D. Arthui, a young Wellington rider, who turned into the Basin Reserve and rode his concluding lap to finish 5 hours 41 minhtes after he had originally set out. *

W. G. Russell, another Wellington rider, who was off the same mark, (60 minutes), as Arthur’s crossed the line some lour minutes later, and was

runner-up. The fastest time and the New Zealand 100 mile road championship was won by F. Grose, a Christchurch cyclist, who rode a really winderful race from the scratch mark. Grose put up a record time for the journey, and covered the course in 4 hours 58 minutes, 11 seconds. f Of the 42 riders who started at least 34 finished. . The plncings of the leading nine men was as follows: , A. 1). Arthur (G.Omin), shrs 41min 1 sec, Ist.

W. G. Russell (60 min), shrs 45min 6sec, 2nd. R. G. Lawrence (Palmerston North) (20inin), shrs 17inin 26sec, 3rd. H, Ross (Palmerston North) (45 min), shrs 42min 26 2-ssec, 4th. N. Dixon (Palmerston North) (35 in in) shrs 32m in 27sec, sth. G. S. Bright (40min) sb;s 37min 27ysec, 6th. A. Patterson (45min) shrs 43mins 7 th. F. Grose (Christchurch) (scr) 4hrs 58min 11 sec, Bth. J. L, Richards (Christchurch) (scr) 4hrs 58min 11 2-ssec, 9th.