Cycling N.Z. TITLES AT AUCKLAND

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29146, 5 March 1960, Page 15

Cycling N.Z. TITLES AT AUCKLAND

Canterbury Men In Fair Form (Neto Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, March 4. Conditions were perfect at the second session of the New Zealand amateur cycling championships at Auckland this evening, Canterbury riders had some successes. In the senior 500 metre sprint G. Hill met questionable tactics by C. M. Simpson (Auckland), but he sprinted magnificently 10l gain the decision after Simpson had kept him at the back to within 30 yards of the line. T. Cameron was holding A. J. Walsh (Auckland) at the back round the bottom banking, but on entering the back straight, Walsh made a brilliant jump to drop inside Cameron and leave him six lengths behind. Walsh then went away to win by eight lengths. Cameron was eliminated in the repechage by R. Thomson (.Wellington).

J. Beere brilliantly switched D. Smith (Wellington) nearing the 220 yard mark to gain a good lead, but failed to hold this advantage and was beaten by a length. Beere was also eliminated in the repechage. T. Weir made a great effort over the last 50 yards against the Auckland champion, L. D. Byers, but lost by half a length. Weir then came back into the eighthfinal by winning his repechage. The Canterbury junior, B. Hazeldine trailed D. Robinson (Wellington) until 30 yards from the line, when he made a fine jump to win by a length. Three in Quarter-finals

Canterbury had three riders, Hill, Weir and Hazeldine, to contest the eighth-finals. They were all successful and will now contest the quarter-finals tomorrow. Hazeldine will have his most testing ride when he meets Wi Johnston, the present titleholder. Canterbury also had three riders to contest the junior eighth-finals, these being W. Thorpe, K. Dwyer, and D. Wilson. Wilson was the only Canterbury rider to survive this round. in the 4000 metres individual pursuit R. Harrison was most disappointing. After recording smin 18.6 sec to win the Canterbury title, the best he could do this evening was smin 30.2 sec. The Canterbury team qualified in the 4000 metres teams’ pursuit, and will now race in the semifinal tomorrow. Abbreviations in the following results are:—

Auckland (A.), Otago-Southland (0.5.), Wellington (W.), Waikato (Wai.), Canterbury (C.l, West CoastNorth Island (W.C.). 500 Metres Sprint

First Round.—First heat: W. Johnston (Wai.) 1, J. Peebles (W.) 2. Time, 13.1 sec. Second heat: G. E. Hill (C.) 1, C. M. Simpson (A.) 2. Time, 14.4 sec. Third heat; A. J. Walsh (A.) 1, T. Cameron (C.) 2. Time, 12.6 sec. Fourth heat: L. Crystall (W.C.) 1, J. Bigwood (Wai.) 2. Time, 13.2 sec. Fifth heat: D. Hillary (0.5.) 1, B. Bowden (Wai.) 2. Time, 13.5 sec. Sixth heat: D. Smith (W.) 1, J. E. Beere (C.) 2. Time, 13.8 sec. Seventh heat: L. J. Byers (A.) 1, T. Weir (C.) 2. Time, 14.2 sec. Eighth heat: B. Kitchen (W.C.) 1, R. Thomson (W.) 2. Time, 12.6 sec. Ninth heat: T. Morris (A.) 1, L. Gowan (W.) 2 Time, 12.8 sec. Tenth heat: R. Marshall (Wai.) 1, J. Holloway (0.5.) 2. Time, 13.1 sec. Eleventh heat: B. Hazeldine (C.) 1. D. Robinson (W.) 2. Time. 12.8 sec. Reselections. —First heat: Peebles 1, Holloway 2. Time. 13.4 sec. Second heat: Gowan 1, Simpson 2. Time. IGsec. Third heat: Thomson 1, Cameron 2. Time, 13.9 sec. Fourth heat: Weir 1, Bigwood 2. Time, 13.4 sec. Fifth heat: Robinson 1, Bowden 2. Beere 3. Time, 13.2 sec. Second Round.—First heat: Johnson 1. Robinson 2. Time, 13sec. Second heat: Hill 1, Peoples 2. Time. 13.9 sec. Third heat: Walsh 1, Thomson 2. Time, 13.2 sec. Fourth heat: Crystall 1, Byers 2. Time, 134 sec. Fifth heat: Weir 1, Hillary 2. Time. 16.3 sec. Sixth heat: Morris 1, Smith 2. Time, 13.1 sec. Seventh heat: Kitchen 1, Gowan 2. Time. 12.6 sec Eighth heat: Hazeldine 1, Marshal} 2 Time. 12.6 sec 4000 Metres Teams’ Pursuit First Heat.—Waikato (A. Candy, R. Robertson. B. Nicholson, to. Wil-’ liams). smin 7.Bsec. 1; Canterbury (R. Fowler. R. Harrison, J. E. Beere T. Cameron), smin 14.2 sec, 2. Second Heat—Otago-Southland (W. Dalton, A. Larkins, C. Bremner, J. Holloway), 4min 7.Bsec. 1; Wellington <D. Robinson, G. Ulmer, D. Smith. R. Thomson), smin I.3sec, 2. 4000 Metres Individual Pursuit First Round.—First heat: N. Ritchie (A), time. smin 29.45ec, 1; A. Harrison (W.), smin 33.25ec, 2. Second heat: R. Thomson (W.), smin 26sec, 1; J. B. Harcourt (A.), smin 28.6 sec, 2. Third heat: W. Dalton (0.5.), smin s.2sec, 1; M. McGregor (A ), smin 23.45ec, 2. Fourth heat: A. Larkins (OS.), smin 26.25ec. 1; A. Candy (Wai.), smin 27.8 sec, 2. Semi-finalists.—Dalton, McGregor, Thomson, Larkins. 500 METRES JUNIOR SPRINT Second Round.—First heat: C Clark (W.C.) 1. W. Thorpe (C.) 2. Time, 13.2 sec. Second heat: G. Sycamore (OS.) 1. D. M. Nigh (A.) 2. Time, 14.2 sec. Third heat; G. King

(W.C.) 1, D. Thomson (W.) 2. Time,' 13.5 sec. Fourth heat: G. Hemmingson (A.) 1, N. Anderson (W.C.) 2. Time. 13.6 sec. Fifth heat: P. Tay-, lor (A.) 1, P. McCallum (0.5.) 2. Time, 14sec. Sixth heat: G. Wright (W.) 1, J. Broome (0.5.) 2. Time. 14.1 sec. Seventh heat: D. Wilson (C.) 1, M. Giles (W.C.) 2. Tune, 13.2 sec. |