CYCLING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 8

CYCLING

DUXJjOP ROAD. BACK. WON 1 BY I'REBBLE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Timai.u, Last N.ight. The Dunlop road race from Christchurch to Timaru, 112 miles, was held j to-day. A moderate, cold head wind had to. be faced in the first half. Tlie roads I generally were good, but some were soft lia places. Tlie dry weather and 1 traffic had] loosened the shingle. Abo at 00 finished within an hour. | Tlie race was, won by W., C:. Prdbbla • (Christchureh) 35min., E. Slow ('Fairlde) ISosec., being second, and T. Coleman (Marshlands), 2tlsec., third, followed by A. Wallace (Mataura) 22sec;,. W. Gari rett (Hornby) Bsec., IT. 11. Gunderson j (Christchureh) 29sec., E. England (Orari) I 2tisec. I Next in order came H. Galletley (Ashburton), Bowkett (Ashburton), P. Gillespie (Foxton), P. Hunmi, \V. C. Englefield, H. Henderson, H. O'Shea. Of the scratch men O'Sfrea wis fourteenth, ,1. Coulter sixteenth, A. B. L. Smith twenty-ninth, J. Clarke fifty-third (he had tire trouble). | P. o\Sli«a (ClirLs-tchm'ch) mad« the .fastest time. viz.. shr. ;!7min. 3 l-sscc; .1. Coulter (Woodville), scr., second fastest, fnniti. :{7min 41sec. O'Shea had a | bad falT at Tcniuka. PrebMe was one of n small party of Headers at Ashhurton, and kept his'lend nil the way. This is his third attempt in the Dunlop race. He is 22 years of ag<\ slim, and weighs Ost (lib. 'lie rode all the way, except for wading the river Pel'ivyn, ami lie did not stop for refreshments, carrying some bananas and chewing gum. A very large crowd assembled to see the finish of the race, the winning post being in the main street at the north end of 'ho town, where a hundred yards were roned off to secure a clear course.