ATHLETIC AND CYLING MEETING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1713, 2 January 1920, Page 7

ATHLETIC AND CYLING MEETING.

PALMERSTON REPRESENTATIVES

SUCCESSFUL

Per Press. Association. GISBORNE, Jan. 1

" Tho New Zealand athletic, cyclo and motor-cycle championship meeting opened to-day under very favourable weather conditions at the Park racecourse. The attendance was 4000. This is the first championship meeting since the Auckland event in 1913. Competitors were present from ajl parts .of the Dominion. All events were New Zealand championships, unless stated otherwise (ono lap equal to one mile seventy-nine yards). The results were: Motoring.—-New Zealand Heavy-weight CliiifrpioHship (15 laps).—P. Coleman (Palmerstoit .North) 1, G. Powell (Gisboine, 2, L hinntchsta (Palmorston North) 3. Only starters. Won by 400 yds. Time, 14mm Poverty Bay Light-weight Championship-. -11. Jones (Gisborne) 1. W. Davy (Giaborne) came first, but was disqualified on the -round of crossing while turning a cor-, ner. Jones' time was 6mm 30 2 ; sseo. Motorcycle Opoii Handicap, in laps (not championship).-!'. Coleman ■{&].% f. Powell (40sec) 2, K. Hindi (Chnstcliurch) (15sec) 3. Twelve started. Time, 9mm 54 3-ssec. ~ _. ..,„. Cycling Championship, 1 milev-P. O Shea (Chwtchuvch) 1. P. Goodall (Chnstcliurch) 2 P Griffin (Palmorston North) 3. .Nine started. Won easily. Time, 2mm 43 l-ssec. Half-mile Cvc ing Handicap.—P. 0 Shea (10yds 1 G Ciooilull (10yd«) 2, R, Dolman (20vdsl 3. Time, linin 11 4-sscc. President's Cvclfrg &**?«&. 3 , m Tv P. O'Shea (20yds) 1, P. 6"Km (20yds) 2, K. Dolman (175 yds) 3. Time. Bmm 46sec. Two Miles Cycling cniampic.nship.-l. Griffin 1, P. O'Shea 2. G, Goodall 3. I-our started. Time, smin 26sec.