GRUELLING TEST

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 11

GRUELLING TEST

CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP HAMILTON TO AUCKLAND DUNLOP ROAD RACE At Hamilton on Saturday at exactly 9.20 a.m., the Mayor. Mr. J. R. Fow, will say “Go” to the three limit riders, Reardon, Rhodes and Dean, 40min., in : the Dunlop North Island Championship road race. The finish will take place some six hours later at Alexandra Park, roughly at about 3.30 p.m.. where there will b* no charge made for admission. The handiicapper has set the b*rst ; judges thinking, his effort being a good one. The rider who will start favourite in the race will be A. Sutherland, who won this race last year. In looking over the handicap, the actual limit riders appear safe, but on 25 minutes is a bunch comprised of ; Lownes. Healey. Blythe, Slack, Rickman, Reid and Wilson, who will take some catching. Given a fine day t.he winner should be in this bunch. The 17min. and 12min. riders appear to be safe also, as the Smin. riders, Sutherland- Hill. Storey and Bennett, . are sure to overhaul them. The smin. bunch, Harcourt, Hayes and Bullott, are also safe, as Harcourt will probably not start, having had a very bad fall while training on the road last week. With four such good riders as Brewster (New Plymouth). Phipps (Rotorua), Prior and White, starting off scratch, anything can happen here. WHO WILL WIN? ’ To attempt to pick the actual winner | is asking too much of Velos, but the , six prize-winners may be found in Lowdnes, Reid, Francis, Henderson, Sutherland, Hayes and Prior. The race for fastest time and championchip should be between Prior (Auckland) ! and Brewster (New Plymouth). The committee wishes to express its thanks and appreciation for the support accorded it by donations and trophies supplied by the following: Messrs. Hope Gibbons Ltd., Wellington. Auckland Automobile Association, New j Zealand “Herald,” Farmers’ Trading l Company, Auckland Cycle and Motor Depot, Brown Bros, and Geddes, Vickery’s, Ltd., Hamilton, Dominion Rubber Company, Northern Athletic Mr. ' J. Fitt, Auckland Athletic and Cycling Club, Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., and the Dunlop Rubber Company of • Australasia, Ltd. • The race will start from the Hamil- ' ton Post Office at 9.20 a.m., the scratch r men leaving at 10 a.m. E. Brocken, i 1 the 70-year-old rider, will be started

at 5.45 a.m. With line weather prevailing the first rider should reach the trotting track between 3.30 and 4 p.Ta. THE COURSE The course is through Iluntly, Me r - cer, Papakura, Otaliuhu, along Grei t South Road to Manukau Road, then to the trotting grounds. Should the day be wet the race will finish at Sir John Logan Campbell's statue, but if fine riders will have to do a lap on the trotting track, finishing in front of the stand. The St. John Ambulance Association is sending an ambulance wagon to Hamilton, which will follow the race. Riders and the committee were very Pleased to receive that welcome news to-day. Mr. P. A- Richards, manager for the Dunlop Rubber Company, the promotors of to-morrew's big road race, accompanied by Mr. George Suthei - land, left for Hamilton this morning to supervise the start. Mr. Richards will follow the race through to the trotting ground, where Mrs. Richards will present the championship sash to the winner of the race.