Cycling Fine Racing At English Park Meeting

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28766, 11 December 1958, Page 7

Cycling Fine Racing At English Park Meeting

The best racing of the season so far was seen last evening at English Park, when the combined cycling clubs held their weekly meeting. The highlight of the evening in the cash event was the brilliant ride in the four-lap handicap event by K. Brown. Riding from the scratch mark with D. Swanston, he gave away 200 yards to the limit men. Going round the top banking Swanston, Brown and J. Williams went round the field to reach the front. Entering the bottom banking Brown brought the spectators to their feet when he turned on an amazing burst of speed to ride away from the field and record the excellent time of Imin 58sec. D. Nelson, an Australian rider, made an attempt to lower Brown’s time of 26.95ec for the flying quar-ter-mile, but failed by o.7sec. The teams’ four-lap pursuit in the amateur section was an excellent event with the A team, G. Weddell, T. Kenny, B. Brethell, and N. Cowles, beating the B team, B._A Court, R. Fowler, D. Lyes, and G. Osborne. There was little between them for the first three laps, when Cowles, from the A team, withdrew, but only after he had given a very fast lap Lyes retired -from the B team. Over the last lap the A team showed its superiority in teams’ racing. . A’Court rode brilliantly in the final of the half-mile handicap, especlally over the second half of the last lap, when he got up for second, only being beaten by G. McMullan. McMullan also won the B grade scratch race. Results:— amateur events Quarter-mile Handicap.—lst heat: J. Bland (30yds) 1. P. Huxford (25yds) 2. Time, 29sec. Second heat: V. Lili (35yds) 1. I. Melhopt (25 yds) 2. Time. 28.6 sec. Third heat: B. Cook (25yds) L T. Kenny (scr) 2. Time, 29.25ec. Fourth heat: D. Lyes (20yds) 1, T. Weir (15yds) 2. Time. 29.0 sec. Final: Lili 1, Bland 2, Huxford 3 Time, 28.4 sec. • Half-mile Handicap.—First heat: B. A’Court (15yds) 1, V. Lili (75yds) 2. G. Osborne (25yds) 3. L. Fibbens (35yds) 4. Time, 57.8 sec. Second heat: G. McMullan (55yds) 1, L. Lock (35yds) 2. C. Hibberd (45yds) 3 G. Weddell (15yds) 4. Time 59sec. Third heat- B. Wallace (105yds) 1. B. Brettell (25yds) 2. T. Weir (35yds) 3, 1. Melhopt (55yds) 4. Time. Msec. Final: McMullan 1, A’Court 2, Weir 3. Time. 57.25ec. Two Mile B Grade Scratch.— G. McMullan 1, P. Huxford 2. J. Bland 3. Time. 4min 32.25ec. _ Three Mile A Grade Points.—T. Kenny. 18 points. 1; R. Fowler and G Weddell. 11 points (equal). 2; B. A’Court. 10 points. 4. Time, Omin 32.65ec. m Four Lap Teams Pursuit.—T. Kenny. G Weddell, B. Brettell, N. Cowles beat B. A’Court, R. Fowler, G. Osborne, D. Lyes. Time, 2min Quarter M’le Novice Handicap.—P. Clemence (60yds) 1, M. Jones (25yds) 2, R. Mann (40yds) 3. Time, 31sec. Half Mile Novice Handicap.—R. Smith (60yds) 1. R. Weaver (60yds) 2. R. Mann (85yds) 3. Time, 61sec. CASH EVENTS One Lap Handicap.—First heat: H. Sutherland (50yds) 1, N. Smith (30yds) 2. K. Brown (scr) 3. Time, 29.25ec. Second heat: K. Giles (10yds) 1 D. Swanston (scr) 2, J. Cummings (45yds) 3. Time. 29sec. Third heat: R. Lucas (syds) 1. R. Whitten (40yds) 2, B Leatham (35yds) 3. Time. 29.45ec. Final: Sutherland 1. Cummings 2. Leatham 3. Time. 29.25ec. Two Lap Handicap.—First heat: T. Moyse (50yds) 1. K. Giles (15yds) 2. K. Brown (scr) 3, H. Sutherland

(100yds) 4, R. Lucas (IQyds) 5. Time, 57sec. Second heat: K. Kerr (50yds) I, B. Leatham (70yds) 2, D. Swanston (scr) 3. J. Williams (15yds) 4, D. Donovan (80yds) 5. Time, 58sec Final: Swanston 1. Giles 2. Brown 3. Time, 59sec. Four Lap Handicap.—First heat: H. J. Cummings (180yds) 4, R. Whitten (160yds) 5, K. Brown (scr) 6, T. Moyse (100yds) 7. Time, Imin 59.45ec. Second heat: D. Swanston (scr) 1. K. Kerr (100yds) 2. J. Williams (30yds) 3. A. Warrington (200yds) 4 R. Lucas (20yds) 5, D. Donovan (160yds) 6. Time, 2min 6.4 sec. Final: Brown 1, Williams 2, Leatham 3. Time, Imin 58sec. ( Ten Lap Scratch.—Swanston 1, Giles 2, Brown 3. Time, smin 26sec. One Lap Novice Handicap.—G. Woodgate (60yds) 1, B. Woodgate (70yds) 2, T Meale (25yds) 3. Time. 31sec. Two Lap Novice Handicap.—F. Hooper (scr) 1, G. Woodgate (120yds) 2. B. Yaxfey (scr) 3. Tune. 65sec. CLUBS’WEEKLY RACES Hornby Cash And Christchurch The Hornby Cash Cycling Club and the Chrictchurch Amateur Cycling Club held their 10-mile weekly races on Monday evening. Hornby Club J. Dwyer, who was having his sixth race, won the Hornby club’s race. Over the concluding stages he had to ride hard and only crossed the line six inches ahead of G. Warrington, who was having his first ride since 1950. Another rider who made a comeback was D. Denevon, who has not ridden for 10 years. He finished close up. third. These three rode from the 51min mark and with the experience of Warrington and Denevon and the keenness of the young rider, Dwyer, they rode as a team and maintained a steady pace. They were not headed. K Brown, off the scratch mark with R. Lucas and J. Williams, rode another sterling race to take fastest time. Results were:— J. Dwyer (51min), 26min 31.2 sec, 1; A. Warrington (Simin), 26min 31.4 sec, 2; D. Denevon (51min), 26min 31.6 sec, 3. Fastest time: K. Brown (scr), 22min 50.6 sec Boys’ Race (6% miles). —F. Hooper (scr), 16min 58sec, 1; B. Yaxley I l ,imin), 17min 28 2sec, 2; B. Mugford (2min), 18min 59.45ec, 3. Fastest time: F. Hooper (scr), 16 min 58sec. t ’ Christchurch Club G. McGregor scored a very popular win when he led J. Ritchie across the line in the Christchurch club’s race. It is some time since McGregor won. In the concluding stages of the race he had the measure of his co-marker, Ritchie. B Brettell rode very strongly throughout the race and in getting up for third place he also secured fastest time. Results were:— G. McGregor 1, J. Ritchie 2, B. Brettell 3. Fastest time: B. Brettell, 26min ej.