DUNLOP ROAD RACE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10415, 8 September 1911, Page 5

DUNLOP ROAD RACE.

CHRISTCHURCH TO TIMARU. WON BY W. C, PREBBLE. United Press Association—By Elec- , , TIMARU. Night. • The Dtolop Road; Race, from to Timaru, a dSiataince of 112 mites-, was held to-day. A moderately cold head windl had ito he %acei& m the fimsjt) half of the race. Thte roads' generally were good, but (tiheme' wene> ,some> soft placeis where the dry weather traffic hlad lootsened Iths \shamgle. About .sixty coniipieti-j rtorefmished within an> hour of each other. The racie resulted als folio wsi:— W. C. Plrehhfe, Qhoisrtohurrih, 35 mikniiteis 1 E. Snow, Fiair-ld©, 36 .nifiniutie-s ...... 2 T. .Oollemlain,, Marshland®, 26 minutes 3, A. Coleman, Matauiria, 22mliin. ; W. Gtanrett, Hornby, 28min,.; H. H. Gundiarson, Ohrtiistcbwflb, 29jnaai; and E. England, Orairii-, 26miia., wlere thie other prize-wimniers. Nesfc in order- oaanie H. Gaillatiley, Ashhuirton, and. Bowkert, Ashhucrtoni: VP. GiLßlesxm, Foxton; P. Human, W. C. Engfefiield., H. Henderson, and' iH. O'Sfhiea. Thfe .scratch men fcn&sihled': O'lShea, fourteenth; J. Coulter, sixteenth; 1 A.'B. L. Smith, twentyninth ;J. Clark, Mty4hird. The latter had a rtyretooubJle. J. O'Shlea of Chirisitchurch made the fastest tame, viz., Shrs. 37imiius. 33 1-5 sees. J % Coulter, of Woodvile (scr.) was the second, fastest, with Shrs.. 37min. ,4LstBC. O'Shea had a had faM at Tennuka. Prebhle was one of a small Earty of leaderis at Ashiburtoni. and eplt hiis lead all .the way. Tbiits is I hi® third attempt in- __ the Dunlop Road Race. His age isi 22. He is »f slim bsuiM, and- weighs 9st 91b. I He rode all the w,ay except wj&ding | the Selwyn, and did xuot ,stop for re-fi-esilimeiii(ts, camrying somte haniajuas I and . chewing gum. A very large crowd assembflied' to see the fiaiish of the race, ithe winning point being in the .miaim sfcreelt ait the north end of thle i»wm. A hundred yards was roped off (to secure a dear oouorise.