ROAD CYCLING RECORD

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 857, 28 December 1929, Page 13

ROAD CYCLING RECORD

WANGANUI TO WELLINGTON LOWERED BY 89 MINUTES 2Vasa Association WKU .INGTON', Today. S. Wright, of the Port Nicholson Amateur Road Cycling Club, who in April established the record for ho journey between Auckland and Wellington. lowered the record for the trip between Wanganui and Wellington todav by one hour 2D minutes. The old record was 83 hours, and Wright left Wanganui at 7.20 a.m. and arrived at the Wellington Post Office at 2.45 p.m. RACES AT WESTERN SPRINGS The following handicaps have been declared for races to bo conducted by the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club at Western Springs Stadium on Mon day evening. by the handicappers. Messrs. G. W. Cleaver (amateur) and G. Knight (professional): Three Laps Amateur Handicap First heat: J. H. Wade. A. Mackie. s,r: T\ <\ Hen wood. C. G. Galbraith. 50vds; A. W. Pinker. 70yds; J. Leather. H. Borland. 90yds; L. Mullane. K. Hall. 110yds; H. Abbott, 140yds. Second heat: F .1. Casey, H. It. Dwight. 15yds; S. Baird, F- W. Restall. 50yds; S. Litc hfield. G. .1. Whitehouse. 70yds; G. P. Clark, 80yds; E. J. Avery, 90yds; C. Hansen, 100yds; H A'. Gordon. 130yds. Third heat: ,1. Whitten. L. B. Roberts, 25yds; C. 1. Gainsborough. J. Dykes, 60yds; L. B. Dwight, G. W. Rollerson. 80yds: F. Andrews. 90yds; A. V. Reed, A. Mackreji. 100yds; \V. McCollum. 120yds. Fourth heat: R. G. Foubister, IC. Narwklvell. 40yds; C. Francis, 60yds; K. A. Cleaver, L. Aldred, 70yds; N. B. Casey. C. A. Clarke, 80yds; L. K. Meek, A. F. Hills. 110yds; W. Borland, 120yds. One-lap Junior Handicap.—R. L. Francis, scr.; H. V. Gordon, syds; J. Colman, 10yds; L. Oxtop, 15yds; G. K. Hellier. 20yds; S. Budge 25vds: A. H. Bowen. 30yds; A. Dykes, 35yds; W. C. Paul. 50yds. Two Laps Xovice Handicap—H Farrar. scr.; J. C. Lawrie, 10yds; E. MuJlane, 25yds; L. K. Aleck, 35yds; E. C. Keenan, 45yds: F. Berry. 50yds; A. Dykes, 65yds; H. F. Gribblo, 70yds. Four Laps Professional Handicap.—. Lindop, K. J. Mathieson, scr.; F. Prior, 10yds; D. Fletcher. W. Francis, 20yds; W. Mathieson, C. Yule, 50vds; W. Pratney, 60yds; H. Pelham, 80yds; X. Healey, K. Taylor, G. Hall. 90yds: W. Archer, L. Pinfold, A. Sercombe, R: Pelham. 110yds; F. Lowndes, K. Rae, A. Rose, 140vds: W. Hills, L. Hall, 160yds: J. Jacob, 170yds; S. Arnott, A. Freeman, 200yds. J. Harcourt, B. Dufty, to be handicapped.