Yaxley First And Fastest Finisher

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31139, 16 August 1966, Page 6

Yaxley First And Fastest Finisher

Cycling In Canterbury on Saturday had Its quietest day since the season got under way. The absence of the Canterbury riders competing In the Air New Zealand Grand Prix depleted the amateur field, and the cash riders’ longest race this season, the Harry Cations rosebowl. 59 miles, saw the field steadily whittled down. C. D. Yaxley distinguished himself in this race by moving through the field from the break mark of 2imln to take first and fastest. Both the regular scratch riders. K. R. Jeffery and B. W. Yaxley, withdrew during the race but were down on time to the eventual winner when doing so. Yaxley outsprlnted the consistent F. J. Chapman quite easily for first, but the closest flnsh was tn the Papanul club's Allan Morwood memorial, 55 miles. There the scratch riders, J. H. Cleary, B. E. Holland and W. W. Thorpe, threaded steadily through the field, the first two reaching the front after dropping Thorpe. In the sprint, Cleary had to work hard to hold off one of the middle-markers, B. P Whitfield, who headed in Holland comfortably. In the combined Avon-Chrtst-church 50 miles—a reverse Round the Bays—the field was well split on the hills round Lyttelton, and only five finished. The front-marker. G. McGregor (Christchurch) kept the lead to very well on wTien he was caught by R. G. Hogarth (Avon). McGregor, in turn, fought back and caught Hogarth but the younger rider was too strong and won by about 50 yards. In the Malrehau Novice Wheelmen’s 10 miles handicap event, the strong Ranglora rider. P. Brydon, continued his good form to take first and fastest and beat his co marker, A. Pavlell, by lOsec. Results: Malrehau Novice.—lo miles Handicap.—P. Brydon (scr) 1.

P. Slncock (Imin) 2, J. Hood (|min) 3, A. Pavlell (scr) 4. J. Beresford (|min> 5, G. Ireland <2|mln> 6. Fastest time: Brydon. 26:10, 1: Pavlell. 26:20. 2.

Christchurch Cash. Harry Cations rosebowl, 50 miles: c. D. Yaxley (2imin 1. F. J. Chap man <smln> 2, T. C. Gibbs (71 mln) 3. J. R. Williams <7|mln) 4. C. A. Willcox (30min) 5. L. H. Arnst <3omin) 6. Fastest time: Yaxley. Papanul. Allan Morwood memorial, 55 miles: J H. Cleary (scr) 1. B. P. Whitfield (12min) 2. B. E. Holland (scr) 3. T. D. Day (26min) 4. W. W. Thorpe (scr) 5. I. D. McLean (3mln) 6. Fastest lime: Cleary. 2:54:44. 1; Holland. 2:25:45 , 2; Thorpe. 2:29:50.1. 3. Avan-Christchurch—so miles inter-club: R. G. Hogarth (A. 26min>. 1; G. McGregor <C. 56mln>. 2: P. A. Skilling (A. scr). 3: G. R. Sword (A. scr) 4- M. J. Fortune (A, lOmln). 5. Fastest time: Skilling, 2:33:57, 1; Sword, 2:41:29, 2.