DOMINION TITLES.
CYCLING RECORDS BROKEN
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. March 7
The largest gathering to witness a cycle meeting at the Western Springs Stadium attended th New Zealand amateur cycling championships yesterday afternoon and evening. Auckland riders were particularly successful on the banked concrete oval, 517 yards to the lap. The outstanding performer was A. G. Patrick (Auckland), who won the 10 miles paced title in a sensational manner by -over one lap and in a Dominion record time of 20min. 33sec. This is a reduction of 50sec. from the pievious record held by If. It. Dwight.
The sprint title of 100 metres was contested in a final of three match races between R. T. Taylor and J. H. Wade. Taylor gained the decision with wins in two of the heats. The 1000 metres time trial ended remarkably with a triple dead-heat between the. 1930 title-holder G. R. Giles. J. C. Murray (Canterbury) and J. H. Wade (Auckland). All broke M. P. Byrne's Dominion record by a fifth of a second to clock lmin. 10 2-ssec.
In the junior events, J. L. Thomson (Canterbury) was far superior to other contestants and won both with apparent ease.
In the Italian pursuit championship, Auckland, owing to a hriliant effort by Patrick over the final lap, won the title and returned a V'.me 2sec. faster than that of Canterbury. The 1937 champions are : 1000 metres time trial.—J. C. Murray and G. R. Giles (Canterbury) and J. H. Wade (Auckland). 100 metres sprint.—R. T. Taylor (Auckland). 10 miles paced.—A. G. Patrick (Auckland). Half-mile and five-mile junior.—J. L. Thomson (Canterbury).
Champion team. —Auckland (A. G. Patrick, R. S. Triner, C. It. Goodcr and R. T. Taylor). The champion results are: 1000 metres time trial.—Murray and Giles (Canterbury) and Wade (Auckland), dead heat. Time, lmin. 10 2-ssec. (a New Zealand record). 100 metres sprint.—lt- Taylor (Auckland) 1, J. H. Wade (Auckland) 2. Ten miles paced.-—A. G. Patrick (Auckland) 1, E. L. G. Hughes (Auckland) 2, M. P. Byrnes (Auckland) 3. Time, 20min. 33sec. (a New Zealand record).
Half-mile junior final.—G. L. Thomson (Canterbury) 1, R. M. Kidd (Canterbury) 2, H. R. Baldwin 3. Time, lmin. 43sec. •
Five miles junior.-—G. L. Thomson (Canterbury) 1.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 82, 8 March 1937, Page 2
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