TEMUKA BICYCLE SPORTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12960, 13 November 1907, Page 2

TEMUKA BICYCLE SPORTS.

:—» . ■ The annual Birthday Sportt at Temuka, under the eu?pices of the Tenruka Bicycle Club were held on Monday in the Park ovai. Owing to the threatening state of the weather during the forenoon the attendance was ▼cry email. The sport was good, and some excellent finishes were witnessed. The Municipal Baud was in attendance, and played a programme of popular music. The sum of £40 w*3 taken a' tho gates, which represented •n attendance of about 1000. The following are the result*:— Quarter-mile Bicycle Handicap, of Si and £I—First heat: W. Cole, 12yds. 1; G. H. Turner, 28yds, 2; A. Birch, Syde, 3. J. McAuliffe 16yds, J. D. Gobbe 20yds, also started. Time, S?&ec. Second heat: J. Barrett 25jds, 1; G. A. Smith. 12yds, 2; H. P Arnst, 20yds,, 3 W. Lejrgdou I2yde, F. Kins 32yd», J. Dempscy 40yds aleo started. Time,, 32 3-sth sec. Final: G. H. Turner 1, J. Barrett 3, and G. A. Smith 3. :i started. Time, 32 l-sth sec 120 yds F.at Handicap, of £2 lOg. £1 10s, and heat: F. Palmer, 7Jyde. 1; F. Spring, syds, 2; J. Weldie, Cyds, and M. Metcalf, Byds, cload-heat. 3. J. Green 3yds, A. R, Handotck 3yds, F. Palmer 7iyds, W. Tftvcrner Byds, and W. Larcombe 9yds aleo •taited. Time. 13ae'o. Second heat: A. Siltti«, 6yds, 1; D. Gibson, oyds; 2; C. B. H*rdingham, ecr, 3. The only starters. Time, 13 l-6th sec. Final: D. Gibson, flydt, 1; A. Suttio, Byds, F. Palmer, 7iyde, J. Waldie. 6yds, dead-heat for second place. All qualified started , . Time, ISsec. I 440 yds Amateur Flat Handicap, of £2 and £I— G. R. Mantford, 27yds, 1; O. G. Aylen, I 38yds, 2; G. A. McWhirter, 22yds, 3. N. S. Murray cor, T. A. Claughton 20yde, R. Sinclair 29yds, L. Hill 30yds also started. Won- by six inches. Time, 52aec. Running High Jump, of £1 and 10s—D. Connell (3}in), Sft 6Jin, 1; M. Metcali (sin,, sft Sin 2; G. Campbell (•«)> sft aim, 8. The only competitors. Half-mile bicycle D«eh Handicap, of £3 10s, JBI 10», and lOe—Fjrst beat: W. Col*, 20yds 1; D. J. Gobbe, 45yd«. 2; J. Barrett, 55yds, 3. W. Irangdon 25yds, J. Detnpsey 90yde, ako started. Won easily. Time, 61 l-sth *co. Second htat: G. H. Turner, SOyde. 1; A. Birch, 10yds, 2; G. A. Smith, 60yds 3. J. McAuliffe 30yde, H. P. Arnet 40yds, J. McGee 70yds, W. Goodall 70yds. F. King 76yd», also started. A close finish. Time, lmin 9 2-6 th sec. Final: A. Birch 1, G. A. Smith 9, G. H. Turner S. All started. Time, lmin 8s«o. A good t»oe. Won easily. 220 yd» Flat Handicap, of A 12> end , 10s— First heat: D. Gibson, 13yd*, 1; A. Suttie. 6jd», 2; J. Waldie, 9yds, 3. A. R. Handoock 7jds, W. T*v«rner Wyde elso started. Won easily. Time, 33 4-6 th eeo.* Seooud heat: C. B. M*rdin.gbsvm and F. Spring, 7yds, de*d»be«t, .1;. F. Pahner, Hyde, 3. The only ■tattert. Time, 37ieo. Final: D. Gibson 1 A. Suttie and F. Spring dead-heat, 2. A good race. Won by four inches. All started. Time, 23 4-6ta t«o. Hali-mile Teams' Relay Race Handicap, of 40—South Canterbury Harriers' B Team:. 6i sea, 1; South Canterbury Harriers' A Team, 2J*«>, 9; Pirate* , Football Club, Slteo, 8. An exerting race; won by six inches. Time, lmin SOeec. Girls' Decorated Bicyole, priiei trophise— ' MiM M. Cunnaad 1, Mist M. Goy 2, Mus V. Holwell 3. Four entriei. j Vaulting with Pole prices £2 and £!—• D. O'Connell (lOin), 10ft Win, 1; W. FitxI gerald (scr), 10ft 7in, 3. There were three i entries. One Mil* Bicycle Free-fot-AH Handicap, of £3, £2, and £I—First beat: W. Coir. 4Syde, 1; G. H. Turner, lllyda, 3; J. McAuliffe 65yds, 3. 3. Dwnpsey, 170 yds, eleo statteS. Time, 2min IS 2-sth sec. Second heat: A. Biroh» Sidyd*, 1; G. A. Smith, 36yds, 2; W. GoodaU, 70yds, 3. W. Langdon 45yds, J. D. Gobbe eSyds, W. Goodall 140 yds, J. McGee 148 yds ateo etarUcl. A goc4 race won by six inches. Final: A. Birch 1, W. Cole 2. G. H. Turner 8. Won by three indhee. All qualified started. Time, 2min 9 2-Sth see. One Quarter-mile Sohoolboys' Relay Race, for trophies—Winchester A Team, scr, 1; Winchester B Team, Seec, 2; TemukajA Team; llseo, 3. A food race. Woa by 2jd». 66eec. Spectators' Race H*lf-mrle Bicycle, £1 and Sβ—S. Bradley 1, W. Webb 2, J. Cunnard 3. There were twelve starter*. Time, lmin 12M6. One Mile Amateur Flat Handicap, of £3, SI 10s, and. lOe—Z. Bromley. 1; T. A. Claughton,i2oyde, 2; R. A. Sinclair, 55yds, 8. H. S. A. Murray scr, S. W. Moore 10yds, L. Hill 66yds, L. Fechney 80yds. G. R. Maneford Ssyd», eleo started. Won by three yard*. This wae the best race of the day. Time, 4min 42 3-Sth sec. v Two Mile Bicyole Dominion Wheel Race, of £% £3, and *I— J. McAulifle, 90yds, 1; G. A. Smith, 65yds, 2; A. Birch. 80yda 8. W. Cole 70yda, H. P. Arnst llOyde, J. Bar»»tt 175 yds, G. H. Turner lflOyds. W. Ooodall 210 yd*, J. McGee 220 yd«, and J. Dempsey 060yde aUo started. A good race. Won on the poet by three inches.