CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1934, Page 16

CYCLING.

MANUKAU CLUB'S MEETING. BYRNES TWICE VICTORIOUS. JACK VALDER IN GREAT FORM. Last evening an enthusiastic gathering enjoyed a really thrilling evening of close wheel-to-wheel finishes when the Manukau Amateur Cycling Club conducted its "champion of champions" meeting at I the concrete banked .track at the Western Springs Stadium. The chief event was the tandem-paced mile, in which the winner, SI. P. Byrnes, equalled the Dominion record time for the mile of 2.2 3-5, and incidentally the record he is the holder of. In this race the three placed riders crossed the line almost abreast. Byrnes gaining the decision by inches from Lew. Dwiglit, with Gordon Patrick finishing along the cinder track. The last race of the evening, the five-1 miler, went the crowd away thoroughly I satisfied, for there was never a (lull moment throughout the full 17 laps. Thirteen riders got away to a rolling start, and the big four, the two Dwiglit brothers, Gordon Patrick and Alal Byrnes, dominated the event right from the commencement. Los. Dwiglit gained six lap prizes, Henry Dwiglit three, and Gordon Patrick three, while Roy Taylor, Jack Clark and L. M. Nicholson led on the other laps. The pace was so fast during the earlier portion of the event that only six riders were left with three laps to go. When the boll lap commenced the "big four" were with the lead. Around the back they were practically abreast when the pace was clapped on. Byrnes made his lightning dash off the home banking, and simply flew up the finishing straight to win by over a length from Henry Dwiglit, Gordon Patrick and Jack W. Clark. The time was two seconds better than that of the championship fivemiler, which Henry Dwiglit won the previous week.

Ihe most conspicuous rider in the handicap races was Chas. Clarke, who was making the meeting his last track one after competing consistently over a period of nine years. He won his heat of the mile, but was unfortunate to be brought down in the final when a novice rider, unfamiliar with the track, crossed abruptly in front of him. In the three miler, in spite of bandaged arms and leg. lie rode a great race, and went out fast on the final lap to win by two clear lengths in 0.32. the second fastest tlireemilor ridden on the track. The scratch man. Norm. F. Cooper, and •Tack Valder, 25yds. were closely watched in the one-mile run. Valder (who had competed earlier at Papatoetoe) ran well to hold off Conner, and finish second to P. Ohms in 4.32. Results were: — CYCLING. Tandem-paced One-mile Scratch Racc. — M. I». Byrnes 1, L. 11. Dwiglit 2, A. O. Patrick 3. Won by inches. Time, 2.2 3-5 (equal to Byrnes' Dominion record). Five-mile Scratch Race (l.'i starters).- — M. P. Byrnes 1, 11. It. Dwiglit 2, A. tJ. Patrick 3, J. W. Clark 4. Won by a length, with half a length separating the second and third men. Time, 11.32. Two Laps Ladies' Handicap (five starters). —Miss V. 13. Paul, 130 yds, 1 ; Miss M. Calderwood, 75yds. 2: Miss E. Swinburne, 40yds, 3. Won cdsilv. Time, 1.22. Half-mllo Handicap.—First heat (six starters) : R. McC. Linn, 120vds. 1 ; It. J. Mclnnnrney, 80yds, 2; It. T. Taylor, 10yds, 3 ; 1,. M. Nicholson, 40yds, 4. Won by two lengths. Time, 57 l-ss. Second heat (eight starters) : XV. Crocker. 85yds. 1 : N. Fisher, 80yds, 2 : F. It. Markham, 25yds, 3 : K. L. (!. Hughes. 45yds. 4. Won by a length. Tim<\ 58 .'i-ow. Final : N. Fisher 1. K. J. Mclnnarney 2. It. McC. Linn 3. Won by one length and a half. Time, 57 3-ss.

Olio Mile Handicap.—First heat (12 starters) : C. A. Clarke, 00yds, and O. 15. White. SOvds. dead-lieat, 1 : A. 11. Bowcn, 180 yds, 3; N*. Fisher, 100 yds, 4; If. J. Mclnnarney, 150.vds, 5. Time. 2.1 3-5. Second heat (10 starters) : A. 11. Dwight, 180 yds. 1: M. L. Smeed, 220 yds. 2; (J. W. Holland, 170vds, 3; A J. S. Richardson, 170.vds, 4: M. T. Gamble. 120 yds, 5. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.59 1-5. Final: A. ,T. S. Richardson J, G W. Holland 2, A. H. Dwiglit 3. Won by a length. Time, 2.3.

Three Miles Handienp (13 starters).—C. A. Clarke, 100 yds, 1 : M. T. Gamble, 250 yds, 2; L. M. Nicholson, 170 yds, 3. Won by two clear lengths Time, 0.32.

One Mile Junior Handicap (nine starters).—,T. 11. Gillhanks, 100 yds, 1 : C. T. Dwight. scr.. 2: G. W. Holland, 50vds. 3. A great finish, with Gillhanks a wheel ahead of Dwight, and the others bunched. Time, 2.0. Two Laps Junior rlub Championship (live starters). —Chas. T. Dwight 1. E. E. F. Tucker 2, G. W. Holland 3. Won by one' length and a half. Time, 1.29. RUNNING EVENTS 100 Yards (two starters). —G. Hlscock, 10yds, 1 ; A. Warren, syds, 2. Time, 10 2-r.s. 220 Yards (three starters).—A. Warren, 11 yds, 1; G. Hlscock, 18yds, 2; C. Naden, 18yds, 3. Time. 23 l-ss. 880 Yards (three starters). —J. Valder, syds, 1; It. A. Gibbs, 50yds. 2; S. 11. Ensor, 32yds, 3. Time, 2.1 i 3-5. One Mile (six starters). —D. Ohms, 150 yds, 1; .T. Valder. 25yds, 2; C. French, 180 yds, 3. Time, 4.32. One Mile Walk (four starters). —C. J. May, 14s, 1; R. S. Cameron, scr., 2 ; E. J. Laird, 12s, 3. Time, 7.50 1-5.