Park track still fast

Press, 12 November 1977, Page 22

Park track still fast

Disused for four years or not, English Park retains its old magic speed for track cycling.

The track surface — be-! fore it became too wet to continue — is probably not a great deal worse than in the days before the 1974 i Commonwealth Games when I it was in regular use. And last evenings meeting! in a stiff easterly breeze —‘ hardly felt because of the; natural shelter — showed i that New Zealand records’ may still fall. In the much-abbreviated! programme, there were brisk! 400 m times from Gavin Sutherland (29.35) and Brent Kircher (30.65) and Craig Adair had a 32.2 s in a B novice event.

He was one of three to have two wins: the others were also novices, Shane Smith and Michael Cummack. Results: — AMATEUR

Scratch. — A grade 1000 m: K. W. Reid 1, R. E. Knight 2, T. R. Horne 3. Time, 1:20.7. B Grade 1000 m: B. Kircher 1. B. Salisbury 2, K. Steele 3, Time, 1:29.0. Open “Devil take the hindmost.” P. A. Jesson 1,

Horne 2, A. J. Strang 3. Time. 6:31.2. Handicap.— B grade 400 m: B. Kircher (sm) 1, B. Salisbury (scr) 2, J. E. Woodley (30m) 3. Time, 30.6. A grade 400 m: G. Sutherland (25m) 1. J. Degamham (25m) 2, M. Steele (25m) 3. Time, 29.3. Open, 2000 m: Reid (scr) 1, Horne, (scr) 2, P. A. Jesson (scr) 3. Time. 2:36.0. NOVICE Scratch.— B grade 400 m: C. Adair 1, S. Woods 2, K. Bishop 3. Time, 32.2. Aces; 400 m: S. M. Smith 1, S. F. Burdon 2, M. Cummack 3. Time, 34.3. Aces promotion: Adair 1. Woods 2, Harvey 3, Time, 34.6. C grade 1200 m: J. Wild 1, M. Childs 2, G. Visser 3. Time, 1:53.6. A grade 1000 m: Cummack 1, M. Sanders 2, Burdon 3. Time, 1:29.1. A grade ‘'Devil' take the hindmost”: Smith 1,1 Sanders 2, V. Harvey 3.| Time, 3:43.4. Handicap.— A grade, 800 m: M. Cummack (60m) 1,; Smith (scr) 2, Burdon (35m) 3. Time, 59.2. C grade 400 m: M. Thompson (55m) 1. Wild (scr) 2, Childs (10m) 3. Time, 32.1. B and C grades 1200 m: J. Cattermole (45m) 1. Wild (70m) 2, B. Hulbert (30m) 3. Time, 1:42.5.