SPORTS MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 139, 9 December 1935, Page 17

SPORTS MEETING

J. WILSON RIDES WELL

LAYKOLD CUP RACE

A CLOSE FINISH

• There was a rather disappointing * crowd present at'the Petone Eecrea- ( tion Ground on Saturday afternoon 5 ■when the first major athjetic and f cycling meeting of the season was con- i ducted by the Petone Amateur Athletic ( and Cycling Club.; ;The conditions, despite a- somewhat troublesome wind,; I were.. very .pleasant, and in view ;of 1 this a much larger attendance might £ well have? been; expected. ■ Although several of the track events* j did riot draw-1 large fields, there, were: one or two exciting finishes, particularly in.the cycle races, .which always ; create no little interest at Petone. i j PRINCIPAL EVENT. \ x The'principal event ; on' 'the .pro-: ] gramme;'.,\yap:the five miles cycle han-; . dicap ,f or. t .the Laykoid Cup. The con- , test for the trophy, l which was first, ' presented-fQr competition, in 1929, has,! A in the'past r .usually attracted some '.of: < the best talent "from'other centres, but. I this year's .race was disappointing in: J this respect, the entrants being drawn ; \ wholly .from local clubs. There were; ] 21 starters,.''and. the scratch' men, T. * Roe and;'R. Ulmer; "were seta severe task, 'particularly with the nearest rider oh' 90yds, hv giving away han- ' dicaps to 400 yds. In fact, it was an 1 impossible one; Roeand Ulmer1 making: 1 no impression whatever on the bulk of; < the field. • ■ . . ' . ■. \ In any race it is usually the middle: , markers who prove the most difficult to' . defeat, and Saturday's contest was no ' exception. The winner, J. Wilson, from the 180 yds mark, was, after two J miles had been covered, always well » placed, the second and third men,, P. 1 Roe and A. Sowerby, also being promi- i nent for the greater part of the race, i Wilson led Roe' and Sowerby at the commencement of the final lap, and the i order remained unchanged throughout, Wilson' winning in an exciting finish ] by half; a length from Roe, with Sower- ; by a similar distance away third. It was a' splendid performance on the ' part of the winner. i Other cyclists to do well were R. ( Dutton,' who was successful in the one mile handicap, and finished second in . the half-mile, and Len Sowerby, win- ' ncr of the* -two miles and second man ' home in the one. mile. , • ' WILSON IN FORM. . The best performance among the run- i ners was recorded by A. R. Wilson, the , Wellington provincial mile champion, ' who won the 880 yds handicap, from scratch.. Wilson, who has not been in : training, long, showed form which augured well for a successful season. He admittedly "broke" very badly, but this did not affect the result of the race. Some stirring ' contests should, result between him and the New Zea- ' land mile ; champion,.E.. Forrie, who is! now in Wellington.: •; ■ • ; ; J. Kiddi ran to . \vin the. 100 yds handicap from the 6yds mark,' while E. N. Taylor, 65yds, made no , race of the mile handicap, winning by some 40yds in 4min 27 l-ssec. Taylor, who is only a youngster, has shaped promisingly during the last season or so, and may well develop into a really good distance runner. '•^/ GREAT'ASSET." ' ■: The Laykoid Cup was presented to J.: Wilson by the 'Minister of .Finance,; the Hon. W.'Nash,-who congratulated! him upon his fine effort. Mr. Nash stated that he had seen the last four or five Laykoid Cup meetings, and was always pleased to be of any service to the sport. He urged the public of Petone to support the work which was being done by the Petone Club in fostering.clean, healthy outdoor activity. You have a great asset," he said, which contributes largely towards .not. • only the..physical but also the moral' development of the young people of ;this town." THE RESULTS. The results were as follows, the abbreviations of the competitors' clubs being given in parentheses:— Half-mile Cycle Handicap.—First heat: C. McGurk (P.), 90yds, 1- L Sowerby (A.), 60yds. 2; G. Amey (Pon.), 70yds, 3. Time, 64 4-ssec. Second heat: C. Biggs (P.), SSyds, 4!;! H Huston (D.), 60yds, 2; K. Wilsohi (A.), 30yds, 3. Time, 63 3-ssec. Third1 heat: R. Dutton (Pon.), 90yds, 1; A. Sovyerby (A.), 30yds, 2; W. Keighley (P.), 95yds, 3. Time, 61 l-ssec. Final: McGurk, 1; Dutton, 2; Wilson, 3. Time, 62 l-ssec. 75yds Ladies' Handicap.—First heat: M. Nicholas (P.), Bsyds, 1; C. Woodhouse (W.) ( 9yds, 2; — Tyrall (K.) 7yds, 3. Time, 8 4-ssec. Second* heat: — Crampton (P.), 10yds, 1; T. Greenfield (P.), Byds, 2; O. Tr.shier (A.), 4yds, 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. Final: Crampton, 1; Nicholas, 2; Greenfield, 3. Time, S 3-ssec. 100 yds Handicap.—First heat: J. Phillips (H.), 3Jyds, 1; R. Jackson (P.), Byds, 2; A. Welply (W.), 4yds, 3. lime, 10 l-ssec. Second heat: J. Kidd ,i.W.), 6yds, 1; A. Wareham (K.), Byds, 2; T. Timmins (W.), Byds, 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Final: Kidd, 1; Phillips, 2; Wareham, 3. Kidd, "running strongly, won by a yard..' Time, 10 l-ssec. 880 yds Handicap.—A. R. Wilson (W.), scr, 1;-M. O'Connor (V.), 3Cyds, 2; V. Mayne (S.), 10yds, 3. Wilson, the provincial mile champion, tiiough he beat the gun, ran splendidly t t t win easily by five yards. W. Ogg, tr,e provincial .half-mile title holder, v.-ho was on five yards, for no apparent reason did not leave his mark, lame, 2min 2 3-ssec.

Two Miles Junior Cycle Handicap.— «. Stevens (P.), scr, 1; M. Scott (P.), TOyds, 2; H. Biggs (P.), 100 yds, 3. Itine, smin 1 2-ssec.

In this event two cycles tangled after passing the line, and K. McLeod, who w»s thrown heavily against a post, r.ireived head injuries, which necessitated first-aid treatment..

100 yds Ladies' Handicap.—First heat: I M. Nicholas (P.), 9£yds, 1; C. WoodhQuse (W.), 10yds, 2; Tyrall (K.), tods, 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. Second heat: T. Greenfield (P.)', 9yds, 1; D. Turner (if.), 7yds, 2; D. .Woodhouse (W.), 7,-Jds, 3. Time, 11 Msec. Final: Greenfield, 1; Nicholas; 2; Woodhouse, 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. 220 yds Handicap.—J. Phillips (H.), Byds, 1; A. Selwood (P.), 19yds, 2; A; Wsiply (W.), 9yds,-3. Time, 23 3-ssec.

.Half-mile Boys' Cycle Handicap.— F. Perry, scr, 1; M. Tate, scr, 2; H. Sr>erks, scr, 3. jjfive Miles Laykold Cup Cycle Han-

dily.—J. Wilson (A.), 18yds, 1; P. Roe (£.), 220 yds, 2; A. Sowerby (A.), 190 yds,

Sifter two miles had been covered the middle and long handicap riders were ■iiij» bunch, with the scratch men, T. Kpe and Ulmer, 220 yards away, hav-i 'tag made no impression whatever on tjjjie bulk of the field. The relative positions of the riders changed little during the next two and a half miles, , J. Wilson, P. Roe, and A. Sowerby, the ultimate place-fillers, being always prominent. At the bell, "Wilson, who was leading Roe and Sowerby, "jumped" and secured' an advantage, which enabled him to stall off the above men, who finished very determinedly to take second and third places respectively. A length and a half covered the three men. Roe and Ulmer were set an impossible task, the latter falling out of the race with a mile to go, leaving Roe to continue alone. He made a spirited bid, but was well back at the finish. Time, llmin 49 4-ssec.

Boya' Race.—Stanley McKeich, 1; Jimmy Logan, 2; Maurice Tate, 3.

Girls' Race.—"Curly" McKeich, 1; Patty Collins, 2; Loma Page, 3.

Neil (Ladies') Cup (most points in 75yds and 100 yds).—M. Nicholas, 1; T. Greenfield, 2.

Misses Nicholas and Greenfield having tied for the cup with six points each, it was necessary to run a deciding race over 100 yards. This resulted in a dead-heat, and a further contest was decided upon over the same distance. Miss Nicholas eventually winning very narrowly. One Mile Cycle Handicap.—First heat: R. Dutton (Pon.l, 170 yds, 1; P. Roe IP.), 45yds, 2; A. Sowerby (A.), 45yds, j;3. Time, 2min 16 l-ssec. Second heat;