AMATEUR CYCLING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 13

AMATEUR CYCLING

FOOTE SHOWS GOOD FORM

: The second ..meeting of the Port 'Nicholson; itoad .Cycling Club; (Inc.), .affiliated to the. New Zealand Union .of Cyclists, was held last • evening at the' Basin lieserve. The weather was good, although the sky was overcast, and rain fell in the concluding stages.. The track was in excellent order, and some good times were registered; those in the B grade one mile handicap were inclined tobe slow, owing to the' unwillingness'Of riders to do the pace work. ■ ■.-:.- ■•-.- ..-. ■'.-■ . •;.: ' J. Foote, who won" the Wellington provincial champibnship last season,'rode excellently, and won all his races, showing good judgment in the special invitation scratch race. . This rade was the iirst of a series of three, and was run uuder Continental rules. L. Roberts, the ex-Auck-land rider, was disappointing. The twomile A grade points race attracted interest, and the four competitors made tho pace fast. All the riders except Kobevts secured two points each as a result of the lap races, but Foote ran away from the others: in the final quarter-mile. A. Penriington was the best of the B grade riders, and sprinted well in all his races. ..... • Kesults were:- 1- : Half-Mile--- Open Handicap.—First heat: Foote-. (ecr), .1; Khodes (50yds), 2; Blackett (60yds), 3. Won by one-and ahalf lengths in a good finish. Time, jinin 10 l-ssec. Second heat: Roberts (scr), 1; Ulmer (30yds), 2; Holmes (60yds), 3. Won by a wheel. Time,- Irain 7,1-ssec. Third heat: Staveley (30yds), 1; Evans (20yds)i 2; Lawrence (40j'ds), 3. ■ Staveley chal; j lenged at the quarter-mile, and won easily 'by two .:lei:gthß; Time, lmin 7 3-ssee; Final:" Footo; 1; Eoberts,. 2; Staveley, 3i In a fast finish Foote won by half a wheelj ! with -"third man two'lengths awoy. Time; .'lmin- Bsee. . ■ . • - . ~ i. ■ : ■ . Half' Mile' Junior • Handicap -(under 10 [years).—Walker (syds), 1) Grant.(lOyds); 2; Ryan (30yds), 3. Won easily. Time, lmin 18 4-ssec. . , ■'.-. -: ■•■■' -L ; Special Invitation Scratch Race, first o£ a series of three match races. between Ji Foote and ' L. " Roberts;-^Quarter-mile: Foote, 1; Roberts,-2> Roberts broke first with a lead o£loydß,-but ; Foote-caught him. At the 220_.mark_.Foote ."jumped," and holding his .lead, won'by a length. Time; '48see.' ■' '■'• ;.J '-1 ' '■' ' "' - ■"' .'' One Mile B Grade Handicap.-^First iiea't: Ulmer (scr), 1; Holmes (50yds), 2; White (scr) and Blackett (40yds), .dead heat, 3. = Holmes led at the half-mile, with Ulmer close behind; in the third lap Ulmer broke away, and won by two lengths. Time, 2min 34sec. Second heat: Lawrence (10yds); 1; A, Pennington (scr), 2; Dickie (60yds), 3. Dickie led for 3% laps, but was unable to withstand the challenge of the x>]aeed men. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 41 l-ssec. Final: Pennington, 1;' Blackett, 2; Dickie, 3. A slow.race. Time, 2min 35sec. Ulroer and White did not start. . ■Messenger, Boys' Race (quarter-mile).— Sheppard (160 yds), 1; G. Penningtou (20 yds), 2; Barnes (20yds), 3. Won by 30 yards. Time, 35 2-ssec. Two Mile A Grade Points Race (each lap 1 point, last lap 3, 2, and 1 points for placed men). Riders, J. Footp/L. Roberts, D. Evans, and Stayclcy.—Foote (5 points), 1; Staveley (4points), 2; Evans and Roberts (4 points each), -3. A very even race for the first seven; laps, t?ien ensued a tussle between Foote and Roberts. With a great sprint.over the final 220 yds, Foote won by 30yds. Staveley came up fast, beating Roberts by a wheel. Time, smiu 23 2-ssec. ■ Boys' Special Scratch' Race;—Uddle, 1; Walker, 2; G. Pennington, 3. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 23 2-ssec.