Cash And Amateur Cycling Titles

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30365, 14 February 1964, Page 13

Cash And Amateur Cycling Titles

The cash and amateur cyclists held some of their championship events at English Park last night. They will be concluded next Wednesday night. In the amateur 4000-metre teams’ pursuit, the Christchurch team was no match for Papanui, which gained a lead of 10 yards in the first two laps and increased it to 40 yards at the end of the next lap. Papanui went on to win by 100 yards. W. Kendall (Papanui), who with A. Hood (Timaru) recorded smin 27sec in the semifinal of the junior 4000-metre individual pursuit on Saturday were matched against each other in the final last night. Kendall took the pursuit and recorded smln 22sec, with Hood only Isec slower. Both rode within the qualifying time of smin 25sec to take part in the national championship. D. Stowell (Timaru) had little difficulty in beating W. Hensley (Christchurch) for the senior pursuit title. After dead-heating in the semi-final of the cash two-mile pursuit championship on Saturday, K. Brown and B. Spicer raced again last night. Brown appeared to be having trouble with his machine and did not Sut up a good performance, picer winning in 4min 15.2 Sec, which established a new record. The previous record was held by D, Swanston with a time of 4min 24sec.

F. Hooper just managed to shade K. Jeffery in two straight sprints to win the 500 metres sprint title. In the five-mile title events, A. O’Hagan cleared out with six laps to go and opened up a gap of 50 yards on the field. He held this position for two laps and then drifted back. Then J. Swanston made a solo break and with two laps to go was 50 yards ahead of the field. At the bell he had improved his position to 70 yards.

He was now in an unbeatable position and carried on for a comfortable win. Results:—

CASH CHAMPIONSHIPS Two-mile Pursuit.—Semi-final: B. Spicer beat K. Brown. Time, 4:15.1. 500 Metre Sprint (best two out of three). —First round; F. Hooper beat J. Jeffery. Time, 13.0. Second round: Hooper beat Jeffery. Time. 13.0. Runoff for third place: N. Woodgate beat K. Brown by default. Pricings: Hooper 1, Jeffery 2, Woodgate 3. Five Miles.—J. Swanston 1, A. O’Hagan 2, K. Jeffery 3. Time, 10:49.6. Open Events Two Mile Handicap.—B. Goldworthy (195yds) 1, J. Blackmun (240yds) 2. A. O’Hagan (scr) 3. Time, 4:3.4. Three-quarter Mile Handicap. —W. Woodgate (90yds) 1. J. Blackmun (90yds) 2, J. Williams (80yds) 3. Time, 1:26. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS 400 Metre Teams’ Pursuit - Final: R. Mann. W. Thorpe, P. Skilling, J. Cleary (Papanui) beat C. Fitzgerald. W. Hensley, T. Weir. D. Gutry (Christchurch). Time, 5:4.6. Pricings; Papanui. 1, Christchurch 2. Avon 3. . 4000 Metre Individual Pursuit.—Juniors: Run oft for first and second prices, W. Kendall (Papanui) beat A. Hood (Timaru). Time. 5:22. Run off for third place, J. Cleary (Papanui) beat P. Skilling (Papanui). Time. 5:28.2. Pricings: Kendall 1, Hood 2. Cleary 3. Seniors: Run off for first and second places, D. Stowell (Timaru) beat W. Hensley (Christchurch). Time. 5:24. Pricings: Stowell 1, Hensley 2, L. Bishop Five-mlle junior: J. Cleary (Papanui), 1; A. Leppens (Christchurch), 2; P. Skilling (Papanui), 3. Time. 10:39. Open Events Half-mile B grade handicap. First heat: R. Fitzgerald (syds). 1: L. Bishop (10), 2; G. Sword (35), 3; D. Page (90). 4. Time. 59.0. Second heat: B. Mug ford (110), 1; J. Danielson (80). 2; G. Stanley (10), 3; A. Kilgour (30), 4. Time, 58.0. Final: Danielson, 1; Page. 2; Mugford, 3. Time 59.4. A grade quarter-mile scratch. First heat: R. Mann. 1; M. Payne, 2; P. Wildermoth, 3. Time, 32.0. Second heat: T. Tabak, 1; T. Weir. 2; C. Fitzgerald, 3. Time. 31.2. Final: Weir, 1; Fitzgerald, 2; Tabak. 3. Time. 32.4. One-mile handicap. First heat: H. Bedford (80yds). 1; D. Gutry (15). 2; A. Leppens (35), 3; C. Fitzgerald (15). 4; W Thorpe (60). 5; T. Weir (15), 6: G. Stanley (95). 7. Time, 20. Second heat: R. Mann (15). 1; P. Skilling (25). 2; G. Sword (130) 3: D. Cooke (117), 4: T. Tabak (15). 5; M. Payne (60). 6: M. Litolph (130), 7. Time, 20. Final: Mann, 1; Gutry. 2: Fitzgerald, 3. Three-mile handicap: D. Stowell (90yds), 1: W. Thorpe (90), 2; P. Frisken. 3. Time. 8:15. NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP Quarter-mile: G. Wood. 1; D. Cumberpatch, 2; B. Shaw. 3. Time. 360. Open Events One-mile handicap: A. Paviell (160yds), 1; K. Sworn (170), 2: W. Hawood (180), 3. Time. 2:8. Half-milk handicap: G. Wood (syds), 1; B. Shaw (25). 2; G. Thompson (30), 3 Time, 63.0.