Speed-Cycling on Road and Track

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 440, 23 August 1928, Page 10

Speed-Cycling on Road and Track

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J. Lindop, winner of Saturday’s cash race, went very fast over the last two hundred yards. He breasted the top of Alangere Hill along with six others, but from there to the finish had matters all his own way. This was easily Lindop’s best showing this season. D. Storey, one second, one third and one fastest time to his credit, finished full of running. He, put up a good fight over the greater portion of the journey, but when the pressure came on, he was found wanting, and had to be content with second place. He had bad luck in meeting Lindop in Saturday’s race. W. Archer, one first, one second and two thirds, for the season, finished third, and incidentally cleaned up the best of Auckland’s middle and frontmarkers. PRIOR GETS FASTEST TIME Frank Prior again won fastest time, beating Slater Mayes by a length and a-half in a ding-dong finish. Prior, who has twice as many fastest times to his credit this season as any other cash rider, seems sure to win the Pardington Challenge Cup for the most number of points scored during the cash road-racing season. The committee in charge of the Hamilton to Auckland championship road race, to be held on September 22, meets on Alonday night to arrange the final, details of the programme. Already several substantial prizes both in cash and trophies have been received, so that when the prize list is finally announced, it is almost certain to be on a par with previous'years. STEWART WALKS IN The winner of the 50-mile amateur race at Mangere on Saturday, J. C. Stewart, was the fittest rider in the race. He rode alone for more than a lap, and then joined in with the Taylor, W. Dwight, Browne, and Baird bunch. Over the last lap he looked a winner, as he jvas riding easy. When it came to racing, the old saying, “he simply strolled in.” can well be applied. F. Taylor put up a great performance in giving the winner 4* minutes, and not only caught him. but raced him to a couple of lengths at the finish. This season he has been one of the most consistent riders racing at Mangere. He had bad luck in striking the erratic Stewart riding in his best form. If C. L. Russell had only had a rider with him, he might have been the winner of Saturday’s 50-mile. He did the best part of three laps alone and then pulled in with the middlemarkers, staying there to the finish to race third.

UNLUCKY SCRATCH MEN The race for fastest time between the three scratch riders, Wade, Dwight and Whitten, had been looked forward to all the week, but as a resuit of the two latter falling and breaking their machines-early in the race, it was robbed of all interest. This left Wade a sure winner. There is every chance of three representatives being sent to Wellington for the New Zealand 50-mile championship next month. The Manukan Club will decide what riders are to go at its next executive meeting. With such good road riders as J. H. Wade (present holder), M. P. Byrnes, J. Whitten, H. Dwight and F. J. Casey to choose from, the chances of the coveted honour remaining in Auckland look good. J. Standen, the Australian Olympic represen racing at Budapest last week in the world’s amateur sprint championship, finished close up third to two of the fastest known amateurs Hansen (Denmark) and Beaufroud (Prance). Standen must be given every credit for his ride, as he was up against the world’s best amateurs, who knew all the tricks in the trade styfe* U Came to racin ST continental MANUKAU CYCLING CLUB SATURDAY’S 22-MILE RACE The Manukan Amateur Cvclin~ Club’s handicaps for the 22-mile senior i oad race rave been declared bv Mr r Jackson. The race is to be held over four laps of the Mangers circuit nr, Saturday afternoon, commencing at. 2.30 p.m. The handicaps areJ. H. Wade, J. Whitten.' H R Dwc-ht M. P Byrnes, scr; L. G Chambers IT G. Brewin, C. Galbraith, 2m - C r NiN' borough, A. W. Pinker, F. Tavlor u Stephens, 3m; P. J. Casev, S Litchfield' L. Pinfold. P. Platt, 4m: D. Hone R g Foubister, N. Fisher, S. Baird F step hens, sm; W. Dwight, A. Sereombe vv Rowe J. C. Stewart, 5m 30s: I. h Devlin, W Tomlinson, G. W. Holleriii n McElroy, j. D. Scobie, 6m; H Russell’ F E Pim-J' u ? otter ’ 6m 30s : S Kav, |ieShJ“?Sf: k vUbNUY Sil G P J 7'm H^ e &. D. Roberts, W. Borland, L. Aldred 8m * H V Hamilton, M. Howie, G Heron o’ II Worms. 8m 30s: L. Hall F WhTte, E R. Wilson. A. Reed, R. Gardiner, 9rn S Gatland, J. Aitken, J. Leather T) Bleakley, 9m 30s; R. J Malam T at.' Donald, W. Clarke, T. J Farrefiy C Young, 10m.