CYCLING Keen Competition In Events At English Park

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29138, 25 February 1960, Page 15

CYCLING Keen Competition In Events At English Park

Keen competition marked the cycling events at English Park last night Hazeldine, right on the top of his form, won three of the four events he entered. If he can maintain this form for another week when he will be competing at the National Championships, he must be a prospect for the Rome Games. One of the attractions was the special match between K. Wilbraham (Auckland) and K. Brown (Christchurch). In their first encounter, a 500-metre sprint, Wilbraham jumped from the inside position to take the lead with one lap to go. Nearing the back straight Wilbraham increased his pace to have a two-length lead at the 220-yard mark, Brown moved at great speed to go round Wilbraham and win by a length. In their second match, a two-lap pursuit. Brown really turned on the pace over the last quarter-mile. He won by 15 yards. Their final match, a four-lap tan-dem-paced event, was won by Brown.

In the 500-metre sprint between B. Hazeldine, Canterbury and New Zealand junior sprint champion, took the lead at the start, but on the top banking while he was watching G. Hill. T. Weir slipped through to the front. In the back straight Weir increased his pace with Hazeldine on his wheel, and round the bottom banking Hazeldine went into the lead to win easily. The main amateur features were the three races for A and B grade riders for the H, and T. and B.A.L. Cups, competed for on a points system. Results:— Cash Events One Lap, Handicap.—First heat: M. Wildermoth (50yds) 1, J. Williams (35yds) 2, F. Chapman (45yds) 3, R. Lucas (30yds) 4. Time, 29sec. Second heat: K. Wilbraham (scr) 1, S. McCracken (35yds) 2. R. Harrison (40yds) 3, H. Sutherland (60yds) 4. Time. 29sec. Fipal: Chapman 1, Wildermoth 2. Sutherland 3. Time. 28sec. Special Match Races—soo metre sprint: K. Brown beat K. Wilbraham. Time, 13sec. Two-lap pursuit: Brown beat Wilbraham. Time, 63.45ec. Fourlap tandem paced: Brown beat Wilbraham. Time, 2min.

Three-lap Handicap.—J. Williams (95yds) 1, L. Lock (20yds) 2, R. Lucas (80yds) 3. Time. imin 29.45ec. Four-lap Handicap.—R. Harrison

(135yds) 1. M. Wildermoth (I"0yds) 2. R. Lucas (105yds) 3. Time, 2min Isec. _ Twelve-lap Miss and Out.—L. Lock 1, K. Wilbraham 2, K. Brown 3. Time, 6min 40eec.

Amateur Events A Grade Half-mile Handicap First heat: K. Dwyer (35yds) 1, B. Hazeldine (syds) 2. T. Cameron (10 yds) 3. V. Uli (35yds) 4. Time. 58 sec. Second heat: G. Osborne (30 yds) 1, B. A'Court (syds) 2. T. Weir (syds) 3, J. Beere (syds) 4. Time. 62sec. Final: Hazeldine 1, Weir 2, Cameron 3 Time. 60sec. B Grade Quarter-mile Handicap First heat: G. Austin (35yds) 1, J. Clemence (20yda) 2, W. Thorpe (scr) 3. Time. 30Jsec. Second heat: R. Mann (15yds) 1. J. Barrett (40yds) 2, P. Cook (26yds) 3. Time. 30sec. Final: Clemence 1, Austin 2, Barrett 3. Time. 30.4 sec. A Grade One Mile Handicap.—B. Hazeldine (15yds) 1, B. A'Court (15 yds) 2, R. Fowler (15yds) 3. Time. 2min 4sec. B Grade Three-quarter mile Handicap.—D. Wood (25yds) 1. W. Thorpe (10yds) 2, C. Fitzgerald (10 yds) 3. Time, Imin 33.25ec. B Grade Three Mile Scratch.—C. Fitzgerald 1 P. Cook 2, W. Thorpe 3. Time 6min 35.65ec. A Grade Five-mile Scratch.—G. Hill 1, T. Weir 2, J. Beere 3. Time, llmin 6sec. 500 Metre Sprint.—B. Hazeldine beat T. Weir and G. HIIL Time. Flying Quarter-mile Record Attempts.—G. Hill. 25.8 sec (a record): T. Weir. 26.45ec: B. Hazeldine, 26.45ec.

Amateur Novice Quarter-mile Handicap.—L. Manners (scr) 1, D. Gutry (scr) 2. H. Moore (scr) 3. Time, 31.256 c. Three-quarter Mile Handicap.—P. Clemence (scr) 1, L. Manners (scr) 2 D. Gutry (scr) 3. Tim?, Imin 35.65ec.

Schoolboys Races Quarter-mile.—First race: K. Young 1. P. Cleary 2, P. Cook 3. Time, 35sec. Second race: G. Hutton 1. B. Taylor 2, B. Guy 3. Time, 36.8 sec. Third race: K. Connall 1. R. Guy 2, B. Vickery 3. Time, 36sec.