CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1937, Page 23

CYCLING.

LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. ENTHUSIASTIC SPECTATORS. SOME FINE PERFORMANCES. Increasing popularity of cycle rating I ras dein oust rated by the large crowd thich assembled at Western Springs tadiuin last evening when the provincial hainiiionsliips of the Auckland Centre of j lie New Zealand Amateur Cycling Aseo- ; iation were decideil. I Large fields, first v ia.«s coni]>etition and ' hrilling finishes roused the spectators to nthusiasni. A boisterous wind migbt | live been expected to mar the sport, but | he riders seemed to make light of this i ra whack, as was evidenced in the fast iinee recorded. This was notably the ase in the 1000 metres uiipaced championhip, which was won by C. R. Gooder in . .17 3-5. 2e faster than wae recorded last I eat when R. L. Taylor won. j The sprint championship produced ! hrilling contests iu every heat, but from j spectacular point of view the distance ould profitably be cut in half, as a lap nd a half is more than is necessary for iders to dieplay the tactics which precede he final sprint. The winner was found n J. H. Wade, who outgeneralled the Nipatoetoe crack, R. L. Taylor, beating im with a sudden "jump" in two out f the three deciding heats. The Manukau rack also started in the ten-mile chainlionship, but having already competed ix times it was not surprising that he 'tilled out early. hi the ten-mile championship a field f 17 starters gave a picturesque setting o the track. The pace was made a racker from the outset, several of the peedsters dashing past the pacers to wear he field down. These tactics thinned own the Held and in the last stages only ine wers left in. In the final stages •atrick shot to the front ;o ensure a good osition. and entering the final lap Triner from Byrne, who had been handy hroughout. and Patrick. In the last utter Patrick came fast round the bend, nd clearly outpacing the others won by length Triner just beating Byrne for "SSLSSTtb. juniors R. a Chappell ras outstanding, winning both the halt iile and five-mile championships in easy are the. new title-holders and h VoOO ln, Sprint Champlonahlp.-J. I. Wade, Manukau, 13 3-ss, for last U Ten ß Mil P e Championship.—A. G. Patrick, 1000 Melres Unpaced Championship.—C. t. Gooder. Lynndale, 1.17 8-5. Five Miles Junior Championship. —K. *-■ :happell. Papatoetoe, 11.43. Half Mile Junior Championship.—R. 1 • 'happell, Papatoe-toe, 1.32. In the results, the abbrevlaione denoting the respective clubs are:—M), Manukau; (I , ). Pnpatoetoe; (L), .ynndale; (X). Northern: (H), Hamilton. '1000 Metres I'n paced Championship — 1(130 champion, K. T. Taylor (l>). 1.1» -.I) —C K. Gooder (L). 1.17 3-r>. 1; R I. Triner (SO, 1.18 1-5, 2 ; J. H. (iilltmnks ' lo'oo Metres Sprint Championship (1030 huuipion : K. T. Taylorl.—First semi-final: H. Wade (M), 1. Time of last furlong. 7 1-.-.3. Second eemi-flnal : It. T. Taylor I , ) 1 Time, 14s. First match race: J. I. Wade (M), 1: K. T. Taylor (I , ). 2. 'hue 14 l-js. Second match race : R. T. ajlor (P), 1: 3. H. Wa.le (SI). 2. Time. .'ss. Final match race: J. H. Wade (M). Time. I" 3-ss. Won by two lengths. Ten Miles Championship (llt.'JO chamion : L. H. Dwight. time. 22.4S 4-5).—A. ;. Patrick (M), 1; R. S. Triner (M), 2: M. '. Byrnes (Nl. 3. Time. 22.4. Won by a cnjrth, a wheel between sccimil and third. Five Miles Junior Championship.— K. <\ 'happen (I , ). 1: H. Hawk.- (1.1, 2: H. It. Baldwin (L), 3. Time, 11.43. Won by hree lengths. Half-mile Junior Championship.—First lent: H. R. Bnl.lwin (I.), 1; K. K. Clark M). 2: J. R. McKay (Ml, 3. Time. 1.21. iecond heat: J. b. Middletcn (IM, 1: J. K. .iidlani (I , ). 2; K. C. Chappell (T , ). 8. Mine. 1.2~>. C. Caddy finished tlilrd, but ras <Hsqnallfle<l for nftt keeping to the line i< the straight. Klnel s;*. C. C)uh>u«U UJfc : H. R. Baldwin (T-). 2: R. Clark '"line. 1.32. Won by three lengths. "Miss-an<l-ouf Race.—A. J. Mclnnarne.v I. U M. Nicholson 2. l>. T, Rld.lell 3 I'ime. 5.42. Won by half a length, half I vheel between second and third. HANDICAP EVENTS. One Mile. Junior.—H. R. Baldwin, ROyds I : C. Caddy, 40yds, 2. Time, 2.26 4-i> Won easily. One Lap, Senior. —First heat: fJ. H 25yds". 1; W. H. White, 50yds !: A. J. Mclnnarne.v. 10yds. 3. Time, 3! L-os. Second heat : W. A. Renwick, 60yds I; W. Crocker, 4iiyds, 2: It. Cillies, 40yds I. Time, 345. Final : W. H. White. 50yds 1 : W. A. Renwick. 00yds, 2 ; A. Mclnnar ley. 10yds, 3. Time, 345. Half-mile, Senior.—First heat : R. F. Me nnarney. 20yde, 1: A. J. Mclnnamr.y 10yds, 2: C. R. Gillies. 70yds, 3. Time JO 3-sb. Second heat : G. H. Cunningham >syds, 1; L. M. Nicholson, 50yds, 2: \V. T Willis, 55yds, 3. Time. 60s. Final : A. J Hclnnarney 1 : C. R. "Gillies 2, It. V. Me nnarney 3. Time, 04s. Won by a lengtli vith inches between second and* third.