N.Z. CYCLING TITLES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25129, 10 March 1947, Page 8

N.Z. CYCLING TITLES

AMATEURS RACE AT AUCKLAND

CANTERBURY JUNIOR’S SUCCESS

(P.A.) AUCKLAND, March 9. F. T. Tredrea and E. L. G. Hughes, of Auckland, and the junior, L. P. Locke, of Canterbury, were easily the outstanding performers in fields of fine quality when the New Zealand amateur cycling championships were held on Saturday at Western Springs Stadium, before about 6000 spectators. Each of the three did exceptionally well. Tredrea won a gruelling 10-miles senior paced championship by more than three laps in setting a New Zealand record for the event. Hughes, by riding second to Tredrea in the race, broke a string of five successive victories in national championship cycling events in the last two months, and Locke, by winning the junior half-mile unpaced and the junior five miles paced championships, amply demonstrated that he is one of the best prospects New Zealand amateur cycling has seen in many years. D. Yeates, of Palmerston North, who rode for the West Coast, North Island Centre, beat the title-holder, A. W. Stonex, in the 500 metres unpaced championship in unusual circumstances. To decide the title-holder, three match races between the two were proposed. In the first of them Stonex was forced to withdraw just after the two had entered upon the last furlong, the only timed portion of the race when Yeates cut across in front and accidentally tore about a dozen spokes from Stonex’s front wheel. Both men stopped riding and shook hands, but a little later Yeates rode across the finishing line. Stonex entered a protest against Yeates’s 1 win on the ground that Yeates had cut across too sharply, but the protest was disallowed. In the second 4ieat Stonex’s tactics were faulty when he let Yeates get about 3 length in front. Approaching the spring. Stonex accelerated, (but Yeates also made a jump, and in a very fast finish the Aucklander was narrowly beaten. In the following results the . abbreviations used are as follows:—(W.C.), West Coast; (C.), Canterbury; (W.). Wellington; (A.). Auckland.

Results of championship events were:— 500 Metres.—Quarter-finals: First heat: D. -Yeates (W.C.) 1, M. Stewart (A.) 2. Time, Msec. Second heat: A. Stonex (A.) 1, C. W. Williams (W.) 2. Time, 13 4-ssec. Third heat: Coker (A.) 1, N. Mills (C.) 2. Time, 13 l-ss?c. Fourth heat: J; Archer (A.) 1, F. Jones (W.) 2. Time,

Semi-finals.—First heat: Stonex 1, Coker 2. Time, 13sec. Second heat: Yeates 1, Archer 2. Time, 13 4-ssec.

Final.—First race: Yeates 1. Stonex punctured in the last 220 yards. Second race: Yeates 1, Stonex 2. Time. 13sec.

. Coker won two of three match races against Archer for third place. Half Mile Senior Unpaced.—First heat: E. L. G. Hughes (A.) 1, R. Elliott (C.) 2. Time, Imin 15sec. Second heat: P. Coker (A.) 1, A. Allan (W.C.) 2. Time, Imin 10 3-ssec. Third heat: W. Williams (W.) 1, A. Stonex (A.) 2. Time, Imin 18 2-ssec. Final.—Hughes 1, Williams 2, Elliott 3. Time, Imin 8 l-ssec.

One Mile Senior Unpaced.—First heat: W. Williams (W.) 1. J. Archer (A.) 2. Time, 2min 46sec. Second heat: A. Allan (W.S.) 1, M. Mills (C.) 2. Time, 2min 49 2-ssec. Third heat: F. T. Tredrea (A.) 1, D. Yeates 2, Archer 3. Time, 2min 33 3-ssec.

Ten Miles Senior Paced.—F. T. Tredrea (A.) 1, E. L. G. Hughes (A.) 2, J. Archer (A.) 3. Time, 20min 17 2-ssec.—a New Zealand record. 4000 Metres Teams’ Pursuit Race.—First heat: Auckland 1, Canterbury 2. Second heat: Otago 1, Wellington 2. Final: Auckland (A. W Stonex, E. L. G. Hughes, M. Graham, J. Stevens) 1. Time, smin 20 4-5 sec, 1; Otago, smin 30 4-ssec, 2. Junior Events Half Mile Unpaced.—First heat: G. Cartis (A.) 1, I. Stewart (A.) 2. Time, Imin 30sec. Second heat: L. P. Locke (C.) 1, R. Teague (A.) 2. Time, 2mm 5 SC Final.—Locke 1, Curtis 2, Teague 3. Time, Imin 18 2-ssec. Five Miles Paced.—L. P. Locke (C.) 1, G. R. Avery (A.) 2, N. Castle (A.) 3. Time, lOmin 40 2-ssec. •W

CANTERBURY CLUB The Canterbury Cycling Club held a championship meeting at English Park od Saturday. Results were:— Professional Events . Half-mile Junior Championship.—J. Blance 1, L. Kerr 2. L. Gribben 3. Time, Imin 30sec. Half-mile Championship, Open (final). —A. Tomson 1, M. Millar 2, J. Williams 3. Time, Imin 7sec. Match Race (best over three distances). —Quarter-mile: A. Tomson 1, M. G. Drake 2. Half-mile: A. Tomson 1, M. G. Drake 2. The third distance was not run. Mile Championship, open .(final): K. Johnson 1, A. Tomson 2, P. Doyle 3. Time, 2min 22sec. Five Mile Points Race.—M. Millar (19 points) 1, K. Johnson (17) 2, H. J. Smither (14) 3. Mile Junior.—J. Blance 1, B. Woodgate 2. L. Gribben 3. Time, 2min 27 3-ssec. Amateur Events Christchurch Club.—Half-mile Final: T. Whall 1. A. Dean 2, D. McLenaghan 3. Time. Imin 5 l-ssec. One mile and a half: R. Craig (70yds) 1, T. Whall (180yds) 2, F. Bradshaw (110yds) 3. Time. 3min 24sec. Two miles scratch race: T. Small 1, R. Craig 2, A. Dean 3. Time. smin 7sec. Avon Club.—Half-mile: F. Bowden (50yds) 1, R. Tiney (60yds) 2, E. White (95yds) 3. Time, 60 2-ssec. Mile lap: V J. Martin (60yds) 1, A. Paviell (70yds) 2, E. White (200yds) 3. Time, 2min Bsec. Amateur Points Race, one mile and a half (B grade riders).—Dean (19 points) 1. Percasky (6) 2. Stewart (5) 3. Women’s Race.—Miss Barnes 1. Mrs Forsyth 2. Miss Delatour 3. Boys’ Race —Briggs 1, Iggo 2, Cook 3. Two Miles Points Race (A grade riders). —J. V. Martin (16 points) 1. R. Tiney (12) 2, A. Paviell (11) 3.