NEW TRACK OPENED

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 75, 30 March 1931, Page 14

NEW TRACK OPENED

SATURDAY'S MEETING

The weather was not particularly propitious for the opening of the new banked cycling track at the Winter Showgrounds on Saturday, and, no doubt, this had its effect on the attendance. Described as the Wellington Provincial cycling championshii - programme of events was run off by the Wellington Centre, New Zealand Union of Cyclists, in conjunction \ with the Winter Show Association. There I were good fields for most of the events, and some very 'promising performances were registered by B grade and junior riders. Indeed the form shown by the younger riders was the feature of a not very thrilling meeting. L. Roberts rode well during the afternoon, winning the half-mile and' mile time trial championships, and the flying lap. He was also second to J. Foote in the three-mile championship. E. Ulmer took all the B grade events, and a- youngster, G. Pennington, captured the crowd by his game efforts. He. won (mainly through the generosity-of W. Bray) the two mile miss-and-out race, and concluded the afternoon by taking the five-mile handicap . from the 550 yd mark. It w<ts a popular victory. Results:— Half-mile Championship (A grade) .—First heat: J. Foote 1, D. Evans 2, C. Flett 3. Time, lmin IS 2-ssec. Second heat: L. Roberts 1, G. Staveley 2, W. Bray 3. Time, lmin 15 2-5 sec. Final: Roberts 1. Foote 2, Evans, 3. Time, lmin losec. One Mils Championship (B grade).—First heat: R. Ulmer 1, D. Shadwick 2, J. Campbell 3. Time, 2mfn 44sec. Second heat: S. Holmes. 1, A. Dickie 2. P. Blackett 3. Time, 2min 37sec. Third heat: A. Pennington 1, E. Higgs 2, C. Tasker 3. Time, 2min 41sec. Final: Ulmer 1, Holmes 2, Pennington 3. Time, 2mln 34sec. . j Two Milo Miss and Out Race.—G. Pennington 1, W. Bray 2. Time, smin 32 4-ssec. One Mile Time Trial Championship (A grade) —L. Roberts (2min 25sec), 1; W. Bray (2mln 2Gsec), 2; J. Footo (2mln 32sec), 3. Half-niilo Championship (B grade).—First heat: S. Holmes 1, E. Hlggs 2. Time, lmin 18sec. Second heat: R. Ulmer 1, J. Vernon 2. Time, Jmin 15 3-ssec. Third heat: A. i Dickie 1, R. Evans. 2. Time, lmin lflsec. Fourth heat: A. Pennington 1, L. Shepphard, 2. Time,] lmin 23sec. Final: Ulmer I, Holmes ami Pennington, dead heat, 2. Time, lmin 14 2-h sec. x One Mile Championship (17 years and under).—T. Udall 1, R. Risbridge 2. Time, 2min 42 4-ssec. One Lap, Flj'ing Start.—L. Roberts 1, J. Foote 2, D. Evans 3. Time, 26 1-osec. Three Mile Championship (B grade).—First heat: R. Ulmer 1, M. Lawrence 2. Time, Bmln 3 4-ssec. Second heat: A. Pennlngtou 1, A. DlcWe 2. Time, Bmin 44sec. Final: Ulmer 1, Lawrence 2, Pennington 3. Time, Bmin 18 2-ssec. Three Mile Championship (A grade).—J. Foote 1. L. Roberts 2, D. Evans 3. Time, Bmin Bsec. Half-mile Championship (junior).—T. Udall 1, It. Rlsbridge 2, T. Grant 3. Time, lmin 19 sec. Five-mile Handicap.—G. Pennington (550 yds), 1; J. Foote (scr), 2. Time, 13min 20sec.