CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 308, 30 December 1929, Page 10

CYCLING.

WESTERN SPRINGS CARNIVAL

TO-NIGHT'S BIG PROGRAMME

■ Conducted under floodlights, the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club's carnival at the banked concrete cycle track at the Western Springs Stadium this evening, will be a big event in the history of the sport in Auckland. It will mark the official opening of the new track which ranks with the best of its kind in the Dominion. The big ova and the exceptionally steep bankin* of the two ends lends itself admirably to motor paced cycle racing. This phase of the sport attracte and continues to attract large audiences at meetings on the Continent, in England and in Australia. .. . , /" v.

-The club'will introduce mo.tor paced racing to the Auckland public,' when the 17-year-old flyer,' A'ngue Mackie, Canterbury's three-mile amateur "sprint champion will be matched against Auckland's popular 19-year-old champion Jack Wade, who has many excellent performances to his credit on both track and road... Wade is the present •half-mile sprint champion of New Zealand. When two such well-known riders get "behind the rollers" a keen contest is assured. Mackie will be paced by his brother, W. Mackie, one of the Dominion's best known professional riders, whilst Wade will be paced by H. G. Brewin, president of the Manukau Club. . •

In addition, ■ Angus Mackie will attempt to'lower the: present recognised New Zealand motor paced record for five miles, at present held by •Hubert Opperman, Australia's wonder cyclist. His figure was 8m 27e, a 32s reduction of the old record.

There will also be several match races between selected riders, who will be paced by other riders. Four handicap events,' a two lap novice, a one lap junior, an open three lap amateur and a four lap professional and two "miss and out" races, one for amateur riders and the othei for professional riders, feature on the programme. Forty have nominated for the three lap amateur, and 2.j for the four lap professional. Both events will be deckled in heats, the. winners of which will receive a trophy. ',

The iinal event on the programme promises to be thi best race of the evening. Carrying as it <does the biggest prize money of any race held in Auckland for amateur riders—£ls in all—it should be keenly contested. Thirtytwo have nominated.

. The amateurs will be riding finder the rules of the New Ze&lanvl Union of (Amateur) Cyclists, whilst the professionals will be riding to the rules of the, Nprthqrn Athletic Union, which; body controls professional sport in theAuckland Province.