25-Mile Cash Cycling Won By K. Brown

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30794, 5 July 1965, Page 16

25-Mile Cash Cycling Won By K. Brown

K. Brown (Christchurch) won the New Zealand cash cycling senior championship and T. Hartill (West Coast) the junior, on Saturday. The seniors and juniors competed in the same race, 12 laps ot a circuit at Halswell. Thirty KflUere from Dunedin. Timaru axhd the West Coast took part. l f Hiaekmun showed up from the start and opened up a 20length lead, which he maintainiAd for three laps. J. Swaxil'ton (Christchurch) then took «evet the r(ge of pacemaker hut just before the seventh lap he drifted back to the fielC For tbM remaining seven laps the ride ns were tightly bunched and when the last tap was nearing comt< n tion there were 24 riders joCßeying for position. Brown made the first move.' clung to tl*' lead and won by less than hi'f a wheel from B Yaxlev (Chris’clwrcb). who last week ’ won th e Hornby club’s championship. Hartill, the West Coast Jnnior filled third plagse to give him the iunioT Htta This is his, second win in tw weeks as last week he won the: Hornby junior title.

In a close finffib ibe riders were spread acrqss th® road and there were mwny who got boxed in and cnuhl not get through Only I.Bs«c separated the first 10 riders. Abbreviations used: In the results are:—Christchurch (CL West Coast (W C.), Di«edm iD> K. Brown (C). 831: » Yaxlev (C). 83:39 2.2: T HartiU (W C ). 63:39.4. 3; A. g> Hagan (C). 83:39.6, 4; B. Forstyth (CJ. 83:39.8, 5: J. Williams <C). 63:40.0, 6; N. McMeek«4 <D). 63:40.2. 7 Papanui Club ' Westport riders filled ~f lrst and second places in the FY*pe nuf dob’s 25-mlle invitation race. The winner was a ffqktvear iunior. T. Mcßreatey. wUio rode from the 13-minute maiF The riders on this mark ro<y exceptionally well and five the bunch filled the first fivq places Their tdam-work was excellent and brought the reward they strove for in the concluding stages they were hard pressed by the 11minute men. who finished only 24sec behind the winner. S Stephen, who gained fastest time, has been riding very consistently this season He rode away from his other co-marki ers, P. Skilling and R. Weir and covered more than half tne distance on his own. In placing* all are Papanui riders excent otherwise stated. Results T Mcßreaty (13m>n) 1-7.36 1: S. Mitchell (Westnori),’ (13min). 1:7:37, 2: C i Perano (Westnort), (IStnin),; 1-7-38 3: I. Danne (isminl.i 1-7-39' 4- A. Cramnton (13mln).| 1:7:39; 5; B. Whitfield (llmin) 1:6:0. 6. Fastest time: S. Stephen (scr), 1:0:30. Avon Club Members of the club took part in the Vic Chaney Trophy r over a distance of 35 miles at Yaldhurst. G. Osborne had a comfortable win by 24sec from his co-marker. J. Ineson. Osborne and his co-markers rode well on the outward run. pick ing up one minute on ttteir handicap to the 13-ittinute mark' e?s ° On the return Journey they did much better and at West Melton Osborne . dr *Xhed on from the others and fin !she jj his own. G Harjvood. off 13 j minutes, stayed with the nineminute markers and finished rt Tabak, who has ridden wel 1 this season, establishing a pew record for the hill climb and taking fastest time tn the first open race, gained fastest time in this event, covering the distance in Ihr 23min _ slsec ( ;, born( , Results were: G. osnorne (flmin) 1:30:0, H J- Ineson (0 , ’l-30-24 2- G. Harwood (13min)!'1°:'34:25, 3: M. Wildermoth <»min) 1:30:26 4; G. McLeod (17min), 1:38:29, 5. M Fortune (9mln), 1 i 30 . :57 ’ ? Fastest time: T. Tabak (scr). 1:23:51. Novice 8-mile handicap: D Stokes (2Jmin), 21:15, 1; C

Brown <2}min>. 21:16, 2: W. Harwood film in), 29:4", 3. Fast est time: K. Sword tacr.). 20:10

Harrier* v. Cyclists This event was held on a circuit of a little over one mile on Findlay’s farm. It was a rugged course for the cyclists, around the outskirts of a stock yard, across a gully, over a paddock to a rail which they had to hurdle, and then on for another 10 chains to the finish The harriers, C. and D- Reece, led for the first lap. with the cyclist, J. Danielson, close behind.

Gding through the gully for the last time Danielson was sixth and it looked at this stage as if the harriers, especially the Reece brothers, would win easily. However, Danielson gradually improved his position and over the final stage when the ground was much firmer.' Danielson forged ahead to win by Tsec. Abbreviations used in results: harriers iH). cyclists <C): J Danielson <C). 9:28. 1: C. Reece <H>. 9:35. 2; D. Reece (H), 9:41. 3; A. Hughes (H). 4.