CYCLING

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22610, 16 January 1939, Page 11

CYCLING

MEETING AT ENGLISH PARK

MANY CLOSE FINISHES A crowd of several hundred saw E. A. McKaskell's quarter-mile dash on Saturday evening at the weekly sports meeting conducted by the Canterbury Cash Cycling Club. McKaskell registered 30 4-ssec for the distance. Me already holds the quar-ter-mile track record of 30sec, from a standing start. The racing throughout the evening Was of a Very high standard, and many close, hard-fought finishes were seen.

Details of the racing are as follows Quarter-mile Open Handicap—First heat! L, Parkin 1. Time, 30 3-ssec, Second heat: J. Coleman 1. Time, 29 2-sseC. Third heat; P. Doherty 1. Time, 3lsed. Fourth heat: E. Guthrie 1. Time, 31 3- Fifth heat: R. Homan 1. Time, 30 3-ssec. Final: Coleman 1, Homan 2, Parkin 3, Time, 30sec, Half-mile Amateur—First heat; Killworth 1. Frisken 2, Rolton 3. Time, 60 2-ssec. Second heat: A. Smith 1, T. Crofts 2, E. O’Connor 3, Time, 61 3-ssec. Third Heat; C. Evans 1. R. Knight 2, A. Tomson 3. Time, 62 2-ssec. Final: Rolton 1, Knight 2, Crofts 3. Time, 60 3-sseC. Three-quarter-mile Women’s Handicap— Miss E. Thompson 1, Miss M. Thompson 2, Miss J. Hughes 3. Time, 2min 9 l-ssec. Quarter-mile Match Race—Giles beat Newlove. Time, 37sec. Three-quarter-mile B Grade Handicap— First heat: P. Doherty 1, L. Quartermain 2. W. Hogg 3. Time. Imin 42 2-ssec, Second heat; J. Coleman 1, L, Parkin 2, R. Homan 3. Time, Imin 47 3-ssec. Final: Coleman 1, Parkin 2, Quartermain 3. Time, Imin 42 2-ssec. Half-mile Match Race—Giles beat Newlove. Time, Imin 3 3-ssec. 4000 Metres (two miles and a quarter). Amateur, Teams’ Race for Coates Cup— Technical beat Papanul. Time, Smin 0 4One Mile Wheel Race—First heat: R. Sutherland 1, C. Johnston 2, L. Parkin 3. Time, 2mln llsec. Second heat: C. Hall 1, G. Giles 2. T. Grose 3. Time, 2min llsec. Final: Giles 1, Hall 2, T. Grose 3. Time, 2min 7 2-ssec.

One Mile and a Half Amateur Handicap—First heat: K. Robinson 1, R. Knight 2, T. Rolton 3. Time, 3min 23sec. Second heat; Crofts 1, O’Connor 2, A. Blakeway and C. Evans I equal) 3. Time, 3mln 20 l-ssec. Third heat: J. Mullally 1, A. Smith 2, W. Wood 3. Time, 3min 18 2-ssec. Final: K. Blakeway 1, Crofts 2, Rolton 3. Time, 3min 16sec.

Quarter-mile Match Race Handicap— Miss Evelyn Thomson (60yds) beat J. Mullally (scr). Time, 36 l-ssec.

Five Miles AmateUr Points Scratch Race—A. Thomson, 28 points, 1; G. Thomson. 20 points, 2; T. Llndley, 19 points, 3. Time, llmin 42 2-ssec.

Five Miles Points Scratch -Race—l. Sutherland, 47 points, 1; O, Giles, 33 points, 2; R. Sutherland, C. Hall, and J. Newlove, 15 ■ points (equal), 3, Time, llmin 3Dsec. AVON CLUB The Avon Amateur Cycling Club opened its season on Saturday afternoon at Monica Park. After the rain on Friday the track was heavy. J. V. Martin was the winner of the one-mile handicap. Results of the one mile handicap were: —First Heat—J. V. Martin (scr) 1, P. Yansen (65yds) 2, C. Cattermole (140 yds) 3. Time, 2min 35sec. Second Heat—l. Berry (95yds) 1, N. Bidwell (160 yds) 2, E. W. Wildey (30yds) 3. Time, 2mln 30sec. Third Heat—A. Dunn (170 yds) 1, N. Savage (35yds) 2, A. Paviell (110 yds) 3. Time, 2min 29sec, Final—Martin 1, Berry 2, Dunn 3. Time 2min 34sec.