THE 100 MILE ROAD RACE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4526, 4 November 1930, Page 2

THE 100 MILE ROAD RACE.

WjON BY WELLINGTON KEDBR.^ A. D. Arthurs won the Palmerston Xorth-'Wblliington itoad raee on Saturday, covering the distance in the-remarkably good time of 5 hours 41 minutes, and arriving Basin Reserve at 3.11 p.m. E. Robinson, one of the local riders, finished in 26th .place. W. Hussey, the other local rider and last year’s winner of the event, did not complete the distance, dropping out at Jolmsonville. The lilrst ten riders were as follows: — A. D. Arthurs (fiOmin.), shr 41min. iW. G. Russell (fiOmim), shr. 45min. 6secs. 2 E. G. Lawrence (Palmerston N.), (20min.), shr. 17 min. 26secs. 3 I. 11. Ross (Palmerston N.), (45inin.), shr. 42iniu. 26£ sees. 4 N. Dixon (P.N.), (35min.), shr. 37mi.n. 2-7 secs. * 5 G. Bright (Wgtn.) (4l)min.), shr. 32min. 27Asees. 6 A. Patterson (Wgtn.) (45 min.), shr. 43min. 7 F. Grose (Chch.) (scr.). 4hr, 58min. llsees. 8 J. L. Richards (Chch.) (ser.), 4hr. 58min. 11 , 2-ssecs. C. F. Johnson (Wgtn.) (25 min.), shr. 23min. 12 sees. 10 FASTEST TIMES. lE. Grose (IClich.), 4hr. 58 mill, llsees. 1 J. L. Richards (Chch.), 4hr. 58'min. 11 2-ssecs. 2 K. G. Lange (Chch.), shr. 9 min. 46sees. SL M. Gane (Smin.) (Wgtn.), 5 In’. 12min. 38sees. 4 If. Webber (Smin.) (Wgtn.), 51ir. 14inin. ssees. 5 ■ (/aveil, the young rider who was debarred from starting officially on account of his age, drew great applause during his finishing lap. Two cyclists raised him to, their shoulders and lie was cheered as he went to the dressing-room. J. Barry, of Tvuku, was awarded . Hie trophy for being the nnlueldest i ider in the raee.