ATHLETICS
SPORTS CARNIVAL ABANDONED CYCLING EVENTS ONLY In spite of intermittent rain, the cycling events of the sports carnival, that was to have been held on Saturday afternoon at the Domain, were rfin, witnessed by a fair attendance ,of the public. This is the third carnival this season that the Ashburton Amateur Athletic Club has had to abandon. Members of the Christchurch Amateur Cycling Club, the Avon Cycling Club and the Hornby and Timaru clubs were present. It was put to the visitors whether they should hold the cycling, and they agreed to do so. i Results were as follow: ■ Half-mile Amateur Handicap—Final: |R. Craig (scr) 1, Ayres 2, I. Cague (50) 3. Time, lmin Bsec. Half-mile Cash Cycling Handicap— T. Voice (15) 1, R. Brunton (40) 2, T. Newman (25) 3. Time, lmin 7 2-ssec. One Mile Amateur Handicap—Final: J. Ritchie (scr) 1, R. Craig (scr) 2, C. Bishop (40) 3. Time, 2min 27sec. A. Price suffered a spill and was unable to finish in this event.
One Mile Cash Handicap—T. Voice (20) 1, J. Whyte (50) 2, T. Newman (35) 3. Time, 2min 19 2-ssec. Two Miles Amateur Cycling Handi-cap-Final: R. Craig (scr) 1, D. Lenaghan (75-) 2, J. Ritchie (scr) 3. Time, 4min 58- l-ssec. Two Miles Cash Cycling HandicapFinal: T. Voice (50) 1, T. Wadsworth (25) 2, R. Ellen (150) 3. Time, 4min 50 4-ssec.. T ~ Four Miles Amateur Cycling Handicap—Ayres 1, R. Craig (scr) 2, D. Lenaglian (120) 3. Time, lOrain 38 3-sscc.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 137, 22 March 1948, Page 5
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