CYCLE SPEED RACES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 65, 19 March 1926, Page 9

CYCLE SPEED RACES.

BIiANDFORD PARK STADIUM. TO-MORROVv XNjHT'S PROGRAMME. A special feature of tlie cycle racing iit Blandfonl J';irk to-morrow niplit will bo the half mile Auckland provincial championship, open to Auckland riders only. Quite :i number of very promising local riders have come under the eye of. tlie Stadium authorities since the opening of the new track, and the idea of determining the best rider in the province is a good one.

A two mile open scratch race should produce some great, racing. Phil o'Bhrn, who was injured in one of last Saturday night's sensational track smashes, lias made a good recovery, and it is reported that the Christchurih crack was travelling like a flying machine in a preliminary work-out on Friday morning. At the same tiini , . tlic veteran will be stretched out to his limit, if the young quarter-mile champion. J. Henderson, reproduces last Saturday night's form. He.ndcrsoii has been showing brilliant form lately, and he should give O'Shca the race of -his life, yoeeiat attention has been given to the track; all the rough edges have been swept off. and tin , riders should find the surface to their liking to-morrow night. In addition to the open sprint even;, a couple of iOO yards sprint events are scheduled for the men of the Australian and New Zealand naval vessels in port, and the respective winners of these two events will afterwards meet for the championship of the fleet.

The handicaps for the amateur events are:—

Amateur 100 Yards.— J. Millar lyd. It. Deere l£yds, H. McCoy 24yds, N. Gribbie 4yds, S. Ferguson 4yds, 13." Cohen 4}yds. J.. JtcCrystal 44yds, R. Hare syds, J. Devlin 7yds, l<s. Elliott 74yds, D. Adatris SAyds. Amateur Cycle Handicap; foac laps.—E. Blakeway scr, \V. Bray Syds, C. Bainsboro aj'ds, F. Casey 10yds, K. Mathiesori 15yds, L. Kelly 15yds, E. Gram 20yds, L. Wilson 20yds, C. Galbraith 2oyds, K. Kowe 30yds, A. Tinker 30yds, G. Worms 35yds, P. Blatt 35yds, T. Faithfull 35yds, G. Heron 40yds, D. Anderson 50yds, Saunders 65yds, C. Clarke 75yds, W. Clarke, 100 yds.