Records fall at Denton Park

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34022, 11 December 1975, Page 18

Records fall at Denton Park

Records fell regularly at the 1 Denton Park track-cycling meeting last evening. Jim Tabak. easily the fastest l novice at present in Canterbury, underlined his speed with a Canterbury record time of 13sec,! surely the fastest by an under--16-year-old since Brian Hazeldine nearly 20 years ago. To show it was no fluke. Tabak went 13.3 sec in the final, but; only just held off Shane Smith. The other fast times were all over a kilometre. The national champion at the distance. Jacob Schriek. setting the pace i with a cracking time of Imin ; llsec in his heat. This time was only l.lsec out-* side the New Zealand record

for which Schriek was mainly responsible. and such was his effort, Schriek did not start in tlie final. In another heat. Frank Schaapveld set a Canterbury junior record of Imin 13.7 sec; Kim Reid clipped more than a -ecpnd from this time in the final but I’.is fast finish was onlv for fifth. Schriek was to figure In a disqualification at the end of the eyening when he burrowed through on the concrete verge at tlie finish of the 8000 m. Even so, he failed to head off the consistent Mick Litolff. who added to his long string of ’successes in feature races this season. Results:— AMATEURS Scratch.—Ace 400 m: J. Schriek 1. G. P. Sword 2. M. W. Litolff 3. Time, 30.6. Aoe promotion 400 m P. A. Jesson i. F. M. Schaapveld 2. Time, 31.6. 2000 m teams' pursuit: Scratch team -Schriek, K. IX. Reid, .lesson. C. D. Hawtom. 2:30.8; Canterbury 'Schaapveld. Litolff, T R. Home. I. R. Steele-. 2:31.5. A grade: 20O0rr A. J. Hood 1. P. H. Taylor 2, G. R. Sword 3. Time, 2:44.0. B grade 2100 m point.: P. M. Lewis. 15. 1; G. A. Sibev. 9. 2. G. Cumming. 7. 3. Time. 3:19.3. B grade 2000 m Lewis 1, Sihlev 2. Cumming 3. Time. 2:40.9. Selected riders 8000 m: Litolff 1, Steel 2. Sword 3. Time. 10:56.0. Handicap.—A grade 2000 m groupings: A. J. Hood <lBom- 1, P. S. Flattery 180 mi 2. P H. Taylior <lBoom> 3 Time. 2:21.2 B grade 400 m: J. E. Woodlev 35m' 1. K. Steele <3om> 2. P. M’ Lewis tscri 3. Time, 29.6. Open 1000 m: J._E. Woodley il4om> 1. S. McGirr <lsomi 2. K. Fitzpatrick 140 - 3. Time. 1:11.6. „ NOVICE Scratch.—600 m sprints. A. Strang beat G. R. Monk and A. Duder. 13.5. .1. Tabak beat G. M. Radbumd and J. Home. 13.0 Canterbury record. S. D. Smith beat G. Sutherand and M. Steele 13.9. Final: Tabak beat smith and Strang. 13.3. C gratis 800 m: v. Haney 1, A. Fisher 2. S. Allen 3. Time. 1:15.5. Handicap.— B and ( grade* 1200 m: s. Dawson 130 m I - .Allen -120 m: 2, A Dawson 140 nil r A grade 800 m: S. Findlav <7omi 1. J. Horne 75m> K. Woodie' i7omi 3. Time 58.4. Open 400 m: <;. Sutherland ‘2omi 1. Findlay 25m) 2. Tabair 'sen 3. Time. 28.8. B grad* 800 m: G. Gyde ,65m - 1. M. McGirr >som, 2. W Kt-k 'Bom> 3 Time. 63.6. A grade 2000 m groupings: Woodlav -180 - 1 Horne 'lBom> 2. Findlav 'IROnv 3. Time, 2:34.9.