CYCLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1938, Page 3

CYCLING

DUFFY’S TWO WINS [FEB FBESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, April 17. The Cust Spoils Club held its annual sports meeting at Higgins Park on Saturday. Part of the track leading out of the straight proved a severe obstacle to competitors in the cycling events. In spite of the heaviness of the track the times recorded were good. There, was a. fair attendance. The one and a-half miles grass track cycling championship was held, and Mrs. P. Rowe presented the winner, Duffy, with the blue ribbon. The following were the cycling results: —- One Mile 'Handicap—V. Henderson (120 yds.) 1: J. Henderson (100yds.) 2, Molone 3. Won by a length in a closcly-con tested 11 n ish.

Two Miles Cost Wheel Race —Duffy (scr.) 1. A. Clemence (30yds.) 2; J, Archer (160 yds.) 3. Only eight cyclists faced' the starter for this event, which was the main cycling event of the day. ’.rhe scratch men were soon in their stride, but. the limit men made a good pace and were bunched coming into the straight for the first time) The second lap saw them stringing out, but the scratch men were gaining steadily. V. Henderson led the. field out of the straight for the third -Jap and lie went away on his own. At the end of this lap the backmarkers were close at hand and they caught .the limit men halfway round and then puffing on the pace made the race too hard. Only four finished. A length ahd. a-half separated the placed men. One and, a Half Miles Grass Track Championship—Duffy 1, A. Clemence 2, J... Archer 3. Ten competitors faced the 'starter, but the event was not a good one, the pace being. slow, and there seemed to be a certain reluctance on the part of some to take a lap. In the last lap the pace increased and in the sprint home Duffy got there: a length ahead of Clemence. G. R. GILES AS PRO. The New Zealand Olympic and Empire Games cyclist, G.. R. piles, of Chi’istchurch, has. decided to .turn professional, according to information given to “The 'Press” hist evening by his father. He made the journey to Otorohanga, in Auckland, at'the weekend to compete at a professional meeting there. ,