ARNST RIDES ALONE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 479, 8 October 1928, Page 7

ARNST RIDES ALONE

WINNER OF BIG ROAD RACE CHRISTCHURCH TO TIMARU Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. A traditional nor’-wester prevailed for the Timaru-Christchurch road cycle race to-day. There were many patches of loose shingle, from which clouds of dust rose, on parts of the road between Ashburton and Christchurch. The limit men left sharp to time at 9.5 a.m. and it was 3.25 p.m. when the winner entered the showground at Christchurch to the accompaniment of a burst of cheering. The winner was B. W. Arnst, who won the big amateur road race last Saturday, but was disqualified for allegedly accepting a motor pace. In the race to-day he could find no one who would ride fast enough to please him, and for practically the whole journey he rode alone. He is a young rider, who may become as prominent as his famous uncles, Jack and Dick Arnst, were in their day. The fastest time was made by S. W. McCann (New Plymouth), who, like Arnst, had to make his own pace. Turning into Lincoln Road he showed an amazing burst of speed, 27 miles an hour, to ride in alone in fifth place. Of the 99 entrants 88 faced the starter. The placings of the first six men home were:—• B. W. Arnst (handicap 40m), 6h 12m 49s 1 M. Fass (50m), 6h 27m 9s 2 A. C. Hill (37m), 6h 14m 32s .... 3 H. Crofts (50m), 6h 27m 13s .... 3 S. W. MpCann, New Plymouth (scr), 5h 38m 465, and fastest time 5 E. C. Pedley, Palmerston North (37m), 6h 15m 55s 6 The next six men were: C. W. Mills (33m), 6h 11m 575; M. Griggs (50m), 6h 30m 425; C. Austin (scr), 5h 42m 17s; H. W. Birch (38m), 6h 22m 265; E. W. Hubbard, Ashburton (50m), 6h 35m 17s; W. M. Gooch, Hokitika (38m), 6h 24m 295. Immediately after the finish a protest was lodged against Arnst on the ground that lie entered for the race after entries were closed. The protest was dismissed.