CYCLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19721, 11 December 1926, Page 5

CYCLING

WANGANUI PROFESSIONAL CLUB THE RELIABLE CUP The Reliable Cup, presented by Mr L. E. Smith, to the Wanganui Cycle Club for a points prize for the 1926 road season, has been won by R. Davis with 39 points. Th s is the first season that Davis has ridden, and he has scored points in • very road race ho has ridden in. Twelve club races have been held and Davis has only missed one, through being ill. 11. White is the runner up with 27 points. White won the Reliable Cpp last road season. The following are the list of points scored: —C. Waikinson 15, S. Cnitchley 13, L. E. Smith 13, H. Austin 13, C. Leonard 11, W. Taylor .10, ,T. Stewart 9f, .R. Nicholson 9. L. Greener 7, A. Barnes 6. C. J. Cleater 5, L. Moles 4A, H. Parker 4. R. Maeey 2, D. Nicholson 2, W. Christensen 2. Handicaps for To-night The following handicaps have been declared by Mr J. Collingwood for a two-mile track race to be held on Cook\s Garden s this evening at 6.30: — L. E. Smith, H. Austin, R. Davis scr. C. Watkinson 90yds., W. Taylor, J. Stewart, S. Berry 110yds., C. Leonard, H. Parker, E. Turner 120yds., A. Barnes, R. Macey, E. Lett, E. Barker, L. Greener 140yds. Notes on Riders D. Nicholson, the well-known Wanganui rider at present in Sydney, teamed with M. Fitzgerald (Victoria) and AV. Casen (N.S.W.), won a teams pursuit race there recently. Ho also won his heat in the half mile event, but as the final half mile came directly after the : finish of the pursuit race Nicholson I found it too hard and could only get' fourth. He has signed on for tho six j days race to be held in Sydney duringthe holidays, White has gone to Auckland for the i opening of Bl andford Park Stadium season, and will probably do a few meetings around Auckland.