CYCLING.
AUCKLAND CLUB. The Auckland Cycle Club concluded Its track season at the Papatoetoe Stadluni on Saturday in Ideal 'weather. There was a fair attendance of members, nineteen competing. Lap records were attempted, but all attempts were unsccccssful. Results :— Half Mile Junior.—B. Harvey, 15yds, I; W. Bicknell, 25yds, 2 ; T. Hedlund, 50yds, 3; D. Wallace, Ssyds, 4. Time, 1.6 1-5. One Mile Senior.—First heat: W. Archer, 100 yds, 1; S. Sargent, 100 yds, 2 ; J. Whitten,* scr, 3. Time, 2.15 2-5. Second heat: D. Fletcher, 150 yds, 1; L. Cooper, 150 yds, 2; A. Brass. 100 yds, 3. Time, 2.13 1-5. Final: D Fletcher 1, L. Cooper 2, S. Sargent 3, W. Archer 4. Time, 2.11 1-5. One Mile Junior. —J. Bicknell, 190 yds, 1; I?. Harvey, 25yds, 2; I* Mitchell, scr, 3; W. Bicknell, 45yds, 4. Time, 1.21 2-5. One Mile and a Half Senior. —First heat: S. Ward, 30yds, 1; K. Banks, 120 yds, 2; D. Fletcher, 210 yds, 3. Time, 3.30. Second heat : T. Brown, 175 yds, 1 ; L. Cooper, 210 yds. 2; J. Whitten, scr, 3. Time, 3.27 2-5. Final: L. Cooper 1, K. Banks 2, D. Fletcher 3, T. Brown 4. Time, 3.24 1-5. TAKAPUNA CLUB. The Takapuna Amateur Cycling Club held a l"i miles road race on the Birkenhead circuit on Saturday. Results: —G. Lawrence (4.30), 1; R. Jones (2.30), 2; T. Bowden (8.0), 3.
The fastest time was made by H. Jones, 51.7.
BEACH HAVEN CLUB. Th» Beach Haven Amateur Cycling Club held two races on Saturday. The results were :— Senior.—S. Hilder (4.0) 1, time 27.25: J. Alarris (3.30), 2: J. McGregor (4.0), 3. B. Evans (1.30) did fastest time, 25.34. Ililder and McGregor had things their own way in the first lap, but Marris caught up and made the pace for the Recond time round. Within a few yards of the finishing line Hilder made a jump, and gained the decision by a split second. Tho juniors race resulted in a win for Burrell, Result: A. Burrell (30s) 1, J. Fitzgerald (30s) 2. C. Hilder (1.30) 3. Winner's time, 15.15. R. Tout (scr.) did fastest time, 14.40. PAPATOETOE MEETING. Draw for cycle events at the Papatoetoe sports meeting on Tuesday evening:— A Sprint.—O. White and R. L. Francis, T. Pinfold and G. Jones, K. Hadfleld and C. Allan. B Sprint.—H. Waite and R. Mac Donald, A. Simons and R. Beehre, K. Mclnnarney and R. Mclnnarney, E. Webb. THAMES CLUB. The Thames Cycle Club held its first road event of the season on Saturday, a distance of 18 miles. The result was: — R. C. Burr, 3.30, 1: H. Agnew, 4.0, 2; D. Andrew, 2.30, 3. The fastest time was that of tho winner and S. West, who both covered tire distance in 51.30. PIGEON FLYING. NORTH SHORE CLUB. The North Shore Pigeon Club contested its Derby race from Hunterville on Saturday, an airline of 220 miles. Result: — Mr. Penn ell's b c h 3.30 Special, 1078.8 yds per minute 1 Mr. Barnhill's b c h Heather Bell, 1077.7 yds 2 Mr. Quelch's r h Ring 29, 1072.3 yds . . 3 Mr. Coutt's b c h Blue Star, 1040.1 yds 4 ONEHUNGA CLUB. The Onehunga Racing Pigeon Club flew a race from Paekakarikl, an airline of 284 miles. Ten lofts were represented. Result:— Messrs. Redwood Loft's b c h Redwood Express, 877 yds per minute 1 Mr. V. Cardeu's b c c Granite Cloud, 820 yds 2 Mr. J. Collins' blk c c Blacksmith, 826 yds 3 Mr. R. Devereux's b c h Wait and See, 81'9yds 4 WESTERN SUBURBS CLUB. The Western Suburbs Pigeon Club flew a young bird race from Hunterville, an airiine distance of 225 miles, Mr. R. Hunter clocking in the winning bird. Results:— Mr. R. Hunter's blk h Black Smoke, 1022.1 yds per minute 1 Mr. C. Moore's b c h Gay Dawn, 1019 yds • •.. • • 2 Mr. I. Goodwin's b b h Nelson Tasker, 947.5 yds 3 Twelve lofts competed.
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