ENGLISH PARK.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18925, 14 February 1927, Page 5

ENGLISH PARK.

GOOD CYCLING EVENTS. A cycling programme of nerly 30 events at English Park Stadium on Saturday night drew a very largo number of spectators. Many of tho races were exciting to a degree, and some excellent finishes wero witnessed. The sports were run under the management of the Malrebau Sports Club. The results wero:— Half Mile Open Handicap—Flrit heat: L. Pither 1, H. F. Mills 2. Time, 60 2-ssec. Second heat: P. C. Ward 1, L. H. Goodman 2. Time, 60 2-Ssec. Third heat: P. o'Bhea 1, O. G. Chapman 2. Time, 62 l-ssec. Fourth heat: A. J. Rodda 1, F. Flanagan 2. Time, 61sec. Fifth heat: S. Hayes (Auckland) 1, C. S. Parker 2. Time, 60 2-stoc. Sixth heat: D. E. !e Fevre 1, A. H. Struthers 2. Time, 58 1-Ssec. Final—Pither 1, Ward 2, Rodda 3. Time, 62sec. Half Mile Amateur Handicap—First heal: E. Saw 1, J. Burborough 2, F. G. Bull 2. Time, 64 1-Ssec. Second heat: A. Symons 1, Q. Farmer 2, Robinson 3. Time, 66 2-5 see. Final—Symons 1, Saw 2, Roberts 3. Time, 63 2-ssec. Match Race, Half Mile Paced—W. R. Wilmott (Tlmaru) v. N. H. Goodman (Christchurch) : This resulted in a dead-heat. Time, 63 4-ssec. One and a Half Mile Mairehau Wheel Race —First hent: C. J. Sowden 1, H. Burnside 2, F. 0. Ward 3. Time, 3min 2Jsec. Second heat: C. Austin 1, A. 3. Archer 2, H. W. Birch 3. Time, 3min 31sec. Third heat: I>. Pither 1, R. W. Hawko 2. Time, 3min 30 sec. (The other riders in the heat were disqualified.) Fourth heat: C. S. Parker 1, H. 0. Watson 2, A. J. Rodda 3. Time, 3min 22 2-s«ec Fifth heat: W. Mackio 1. F. Flanagan 2, J. F. Wilton 3. Time, 3min 19sec. Fical—Austin 1, Watson 2, Pither 3. Time, 3min 25 2-ssec. Match Race, Quarter Mile, Unpaced—W. R. Wilmott ▼. N. G. Goodman: Goodman 1. Time, 36 4-ssec. Half Mile Second and Third Class Handicap—First heat: W. K. Woir 1, W. T. Weir 2. Time, 64sec. Second heat: S. Hayes 1. A. H. Struthers 2. Time, 62 2-ssec. Third heat: J. H. Parsons 1, E. Condon 2. Time, 61 4-ssec. Fourth heat: D. E. le Fevre 1, R. R. Wills 2. Time, 62 2-s»ec. Final—Condon 1, Hay 2, le Fevre 3. Time, 62 l-ssec . Miss Ford (Christchurch) then made an heroic attempt to equal the one mile unpaced record of 2rain 58scc. She covered the distance in 3min 12sec. Match Race. Half Mile Paced—W. R. Wilmott v. N. H. Goodman: Goodman won by a length. Time, 61 l-ssec. live Miles Canterbury Championship—First heat: H. Burnside 1, P. O'Shea 2, E. Condon :i. 11. G. Watson 4, J. H. Silvester 5. Time, llmin 59soc Second heat: F. J. Carev 1, W. C. Macfcie 2, C. S. Parker 3, W. R. Wilmott 4, Pi. H. Goodman 5. Time, 12min 5 2-ssec. Final—O'Shea 1, Mackie 2, Carey 3. Time, 13min 1 2*ssec. A good race, O'Shea winning on the post.