CYCLING TRIALS AT CHRISTCHURCH

Northern Advocate, 10 January 1938, Page 7

CYCLING TRIALS AT CHRISTCHURCH

iPer Press Association. Copyright.! CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The New Zealand Amateur Cycling championship meeting was continued at English Park on Saturday. The races were also the final trials for selection for the Empire Games team. All the best amateur riders in the Dominion, with the exception of R. T. Taylor, of Auckland, were competing, Taylor injured himself while practising. Results: — 1000 Metres Sprint (holder R, T. Taylor, Auckland).—First heat: L. Sowerby (Wellington) 1, J. H. Gillbanks (Auckland) 2, G. R. Giles (Canterbury) 3. Time Msecs. Second heat; M. U. Byrnes (Auckland) 1. W. S. Chalmers (Otago) 2. Time, 13 4-ssecs. Third heat: A. Pennington (Wellington) 1, G. L. Thomson (Canterbury) 2, C. M. Hansen (Otago) 3. Time, 13 1-5 secs. Fourth heat: H. A. Silvertsen (Otago) 1, A. F. Day (Canterbury) 2. Time, 14 secs. Fifth heat: R. Ulmer (Wellington) 1. W. Silvertsen (Otago) 2. A. G. Patrick (Auckland) 3. Time, 13 3-ssecs. Sixth heat: T. Rae (Wellington) 1, J. C. Murray (Canterbury) 2. C. Gooder (Auckland) 3. Time, 14 2-ssecs.

Repechange Heats.—First heat: J. C. Murray (Canterbury) 1. W. S. Chalmers (Otago) 2. Time, 14 secs. Second heat: C. A. Gooder (Auckland) 1. G. L. Thomson (Canterbury) 2. Time, 13 3-ssecs. Third heat; A. F. Day (Canterbury) 1. C. M. Hansen (Otago) 2. Time, 14 1-5 secs. Fourth heat: J. H. Gillbanks (Auckland) 1, W. S. Silvertsen (Otago) 2. Time. 13 l-ssecs. Fifth heat: G. R. Giles (Canterbury) 1, A. G. Patrick (Auckland) 2. Time, 13 secs. Final: Giles 1, Gooder 2. Time. 14secs. 1000 Metros Championship.—Quar-ter-final: L, Sowerby (Wellington) 1. Time. 14 l-ssecs. Second quarter-final: A. Pennington (Wellington) 1. Time, Msecs. Third quarter-final; G. R. Giles (Canterbury) 1. Time. 13 4-ssecs. Fourth quarter-final; C. Gooder (Auckland) 1. Time. 13 3-ssecs. Five Miles Junior Championship (paced).—Clark (Auckland) 1, Lindley (Canterbury) 2, Baldwin (Auckland) 3. Time. 10.57.