CYCLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22596, 8 December 1936, Page 16

CYCLING

FIRST SCRATCH MEETING GRADING OF COMPETITORS The Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association will hold the first of a series of scratch race meetings at the Papatoetoe Stadium next Saturday. Racing will be commenced at 2.30 p.m. and riders have been graded as follows: A Grade.—Unpaced kilometre, order of starting. C. T. Dwight, A. J. Mclnnarney, R. F. Mclnnarney, C. R. Gooder, L. M. Nicholson, A. G. Patrick, L. H. Dwight, E. L. G. Hughes, G. W. Holland, R. T. Taylor, R. S. Triner. In addition the same 'field will contest two and five miles races B Grade.—Two laps sprint, first heat: T. W. Stites. G. H. Cunningham, G. S. Webster, R. Chappell. Second heat: L. Beuth, E. Johnson, E. G. Mynott, J. Archer. Third heat: R. H. Waterman, O. B. White, J. Ludlam, R. A. Beehre. Fourth heat: C. W. Allan, S. E. Pinfold, J. G. Morris, R. G. Whitley. One Mile.—First heat: L. Beuth, J. G. Morris, T. W. Stites, J. Archer, G. S. Webster, O. B. White, S. E. Pinfold, R. A. Beehre. Second heat: G. H. Cunningham, E. G. Mynott, R. G. Whitley, E. Johnson, R. Chappell, R. H. Waterman, J. Ludlam, C. W. Allan. All 16 riders will contest a five miles race, with points to the leader and second rider every half-mile. C Grade. —Two laps sprint, first heat: K. Elwin, V. Vessey, R. E. Clark, D. Calder, Second heat: R. A- McDonald, S. Winterburn, N. E. Noonan, T. Hema. Third heat: O. Webb, F. Irvine, H. F. Hawke, I. A. White. Fourth heat: K. Ferguson, C. A. Carter, H. R. Baldwin, W. McGhie. Fifth heat: W. H. White, J. R. McKay, W. Ferguson, D. F;. Knight. Sixth heat: P. E. Knight, J. Stewart, R. Gallagher, W. E. Norman. Seventh heat: A. H. Siicock, F. P. Vincent, B. R. Brook, G. Eyre. Eighth heat: J. E. Baldwin, M. H. Pelham, A. T. Vost, D. Arvidson.

One Mile.—First heat: W. Ferguson, K. Elwin, G. Eyre. R. E. Clark. H. F. Hawke, B. R. Brook, R. A. McDonald, J. E. Baldwin, R. Gallagher, W. H. White. Second heat: W. McGhie, M. H. Pdham, T. Hema. I. A. White, D. J3. Knight, F. P. Vincent, C. A. Carter, P. E. Knight, D. Arvidson, J. R. McKay, D. Calder. Third heat: A. Vost, H. R. Baldwin, W. E. Norman, S. Winterburn, N. E. Noonan, J. Stewart, F. Irvine, K. Ferguson, 0. Webb, A. H. Silcock. V. Vessey. Five Miles. —First race: W. Ferguson, F. P. Vincent, D. lE. Knight, I. A. White, T. Hema, M. H. Pelham, W. McGhie, W. H. White, R. Gallagher, J. E. Baldwin. R. A. McDonald, B. It. Brook, H. F. Hawko, R. E. Clark, G. Eyre, K. Elwin. Second race: V. Vessey, A. H. Silcock, O. Webb, K. Ferguson, F. Irvine, .T, Stewart, N. E. Noonan, S. Winterhurn, W. E. Norman, H. R. Baldwin, A. Vost, D. Calder, J. R. McKay, D. Arvidson, P. E. Knight, C. A. Carter. Clubs will bo awarded points as follows: First place, four; second, two; three, one. In the five miles two points will be awarded Ihe club whose member leads at end of each half-mile, and one point to the second rider's club. Clubs will be represented as follows: Papatoetoe, .11 riders; M&uukau, 10; Lynndale, 8.