CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 299, 17 December 1937, Page 16

CYCLING.

AUCKLAND CENTRE. SCRATCH MEETING TO-MORROW. The Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association will conduct its' second scratch race meeting at tlie I'a pa toetoe .Stadium banked track on Saturday. Racing will commence at 2 p.m. and 25 events ure included on the programme. Special Interest is attached to the A grade events, for the selectors for the team to represent tlie province at the New Zealand championships at Christchurch next month will arrive at their final decisions after this meeting. Olympic distances wili be observed In the A grade. Points to be awarded to clubs: First place 3, second and third 1. These points will lie doubled in the distance events. In the longer races a sprint will be made each third lap for serial points. NORTHERN CLUB. The Northern Amateur Cycle Club will hold races at tiie Eilerslie Domain on Monday evening. Two open races of three laps and three miles, and two club racea of one mile and two miles will be run. Handicaps :— Club Races.—M. T. Gamble; M. P. Byrnes, «cr, scr; S. Windsor, F. O'Gorman, 25yds, 50yds ; A. Wallace, 40, 80 ; G. Webb, M. Ilarland, A. Keith, tiO, 110; S. Thompson, 80, 150; R. Cleal, J. Partridge, C. Corrigan, 100, 180; S. McLellan, A. Birchall, VV. Go van, 140, 105 ; B. Binns, Reddaway, Davies, 100, 210.

Open Races.—M. T. Gamble, M. P. Byrnes, C. W. Allan, scr, scr; S. Windsor, P. O'Gorman, G. Cunningham, K. Beehre, W. Willis, 15yds, 00yd.s; C. Carter, I. White, 1. Vost, 35, 100; Crawford, Wright, 11. Vernon, A. Vost, 55, 130; McGrath, T. Taylor, Giendinniiig, Campbell, 05, 150; L>. Arvldsou, Pickncll, 80, 2tio ; Moore, Olsen, N. Mci.ellan, Johnston, 100, 2'JO; Brooking, Gallagher, 125, 320.