CYCLING VISITORS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22917, 21 December 1937, Page 6

CYCLING VISITORS

THREE AUSTRALIANS PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS RACES IN THE PROVINCE Arrivals bv the: Awatea yesterday morning to take part in professional sports meeting's at Spriujjdale, To Arohn and Morrinsville within the next fortnight, were the Australian professional cycling sprint champion. Jack Fitzgerald. the Queensland champion over live miles, J. Middleton, and the New South Wales road champion and motor-paced champion, it. .Morgan. bince lie competed against New Zealand cyclists last Christmas Fitzgerald Ims added to Ills successes the Australian sprint championship, decided at Melbourne in April, a match race of I <lO, in which he defeated Charles Hitter, of America, and a victory over Cecil Walker, all-round champion of the United States for 10 year*. His last performance of note was his victory in tho Grand Prix at Sydney, in which he heat the Italian champion, Bornari, the New Zealatide?, 11. Turtill, and others. Fitzgerald considers he is now at top form, but thinks the New Zealand riders with whom he will compete have improved considerably, and cannot he taken lightly. Since his win against an all-Australian field in the Queensland five miles race two years ago Middleton has won important five and 10-miles events in Victoria and Tasmania. Now 21 years of age, Middleton has proved himself an outstanding team rider. . , Morgan showed excellent form in the Centenary Thousand, decided over a course of 1105 miles around Victoria, winning inn filial sprint against a field including Opperman, Borsarl. Lamb, Veitrh *nd Mithouard and Paul Chocques, of France. Mtfrgan is niaking his first trip to New Zealand and, with his powerful physique, is expected to do well.

OCEAN YACHT RACES tauranga and whangaroa ARRANGEMENT OF COURSES Ocean races for keel yachts will start from King's Wharf on Friday evening one to Tauranga and the other to "Whangaroa. In addition a race for mullet boats to Whangarei will commence at 7.30 o'clock. The race to Tauranga will start at 7 o'clock, the first prize for which is the Colin Norrls Memorial Cup, miniature and ilO: second prize, AO; third prize, £4. Ihe first boat to cross the finishing line will receive a champion flag presented by Sir Ernest "fhe course in from starting line to the Mount, at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour, finishing between two beacons in line near North Rock and ling on Matakana Island. The handicaps are as follows: —Tawera, scr; Tamatea, 45m; Queenie, Ih 05m; Tangaroa, 2h 15m; Ngahau, '_> h '-Vim. The race to Whangaroa will start at 7.10 o'clock. The first prize is a cup and £7 10s, second £5, third £2 10s. The course is direct to Whangaroa, the finishing line being at the entrance to Whangaroa Harbour. In the event of the race finishing at night the entrance will be marked by a red light on each headland. . Large entries have been received. The handicaps will be declared this evening. Both races will be started on the five-flag system. Owing to insufficient entries the proposed race for mullet boats to Whangaroa lias been canc lied.

TASMANIAN REGATTA WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVE [nv TELEGRAPH —PHEBB AMOCIATIOX] ■WELLINGTON. Monday Wellington will be represented at (Tie T»»mania centenary resratta by the Mft squarebil»« centreboard yacht Impudence. Mr. C. D. a. Hijrhet, who is part-owner, will be the skipper, and the other members of the crew will be Mr. Georsre Fisher and probably Mr. Jock Holme* and Mr. Maurice Stevens. The latter is now in Auckland.

CORNWELL CUP CREW - [by TELEGRAPH OWN correspondent] ' TAURANGA, Monday The Cornweli Cup crow to represent th« port of Taurangfa in the contest at Plimmerton will be Brnre Sneddon (skipper) and Lloyd Stevens (forward hand). AMATEUR ATHLETICS LYNNDALE CLUB'S EVENTS POINTS COMPETITION RESULTS Points for the McLisky Cup competed for by members of the Lynnda'te Amateur Athletic Club stand as follows after the addition of points gained :it Saturday's meeting:—T. Keenan, 19J points; D„ Carew, 17$; G. Bradford, 17; H. Stenberg, l(ij: W. J). Ryall, 16: K. Smith, 15; K. I'riee, M. Boyle, 12; ;T. Morrison, 10i; J. M. I'errett, 10. in the Carew Cup competition the leaders to date are: —G. Bradford, '-'3 j>oints; D. C'arew, W'/ a : K. Smith, 19; T. Keenan. K. Price, I<>; W. D. Ryall. 14; L. Clement, 13; M. Boyle, l'-i; R. G'romptou. 11; J. H. Perrett, IU. >

OLD GRAMMARIAN'S CLUB Following are the handicaps for the seventh points meet inil ,of the Old Grammarians' Amateur Athletic Club:— loiiYds, Junior. —13. Rpbertson, D. G. Crichton, scr; F. E. Bridjrens, X. w. Thom, G. W. Sheehan, C. H. Stewart, 3yds: J. H. It. Beassey, A. S. Cross, Iyds; M. McPhee, R. S. Gardner, J. G. Pring, F. A. Gilmore, C. A. Fenton, <lyds; M, E. ■ Parker, W. Knight, D. 1?. Browne, T. X. Hill, J. D. Roe, Tvds; L. G. Xickles, C. F. McCullough, T. Mcintosh, Byds; F. 0. Cantwell, C. J. Moloughnoy C. K. Carnachan, nyds; \V. Smeetori, 1. Angus, loyds; 1. C. Woolley, S. W. White, T.'yds; J. Yanovirh, 11yds. JsoYds, Senior.—-JP. C'. Kpittal, D. Flctt, F. A. Finlayson, M. h. Hill, scr; A. Brown, T. X. Bush, A. S. Coughlan, 3yds; J. H. Kirk land, L. H. Johnston, syds; J. D. Carnachan, H. E. Parsons, J. B. Grant, (Ivds; B. P. Coleman, K. S. Arkinstail, I?, li. Jones, F. R. Bell-Booth, Byds; V. Connell, I. C. MncCormick, A. 1?. Rovve, 10yds; D. G. Carnachan, K. L. Warburton, H. Ferguson, P. Woolley, liiyds; D.' Stott, S. L. Bradley. A Darroch, J. Spooner, Myds; H. C. Page, Kiyds. Hsovds, Junior. —L. G. Xickles, gcr; J. X. Hill, G. W. Sheehan, 10yds; R. S. Gardner, J. H. R. Brassoy, J. G. Pring, 15yd*; F. A. Gilmore, C. F. McCulloutth, 20yds; M. Parker, W. Knight, C. A. Fenton, '2syds) T. Mcintosh, D. R. Browne, J. G. Molough* ney, F. I). Cantwell, 30yds; J. Anctus, G. E. Murphy, 35yds; I. C. Woolley, 'loyds. BfcoYdf<» Senior.—L. H. Johnston, »cr; S. L. Bradley. 10yds; J. B. Grunt, 15yds; K. S. Arkinstail, A. Darroch, D. Stott-, 'joyds; B. P. Coleman, P. Woolley. K. L. Warburton, I. C. MacCormick, 35vds; V. Connell. H. R. E'erguson, A. R. Rowe, -10 yd*; H. C. Page,. 45yds. Handicaps for the throwing the javelin and hop, step and lump events will be declared on the ground.

MEETING AT PAPAKURA The Papakura Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club's handles ps for to-morrow's meeting, to be held on Urince Edward Park, are as follows: — Senior looyds, 220 yds, one mile: —G. Osborne. Byds, 17ydt', 175 yds; B. Levy, llyds, 10yds, 210ydu; G. Aukett, liyus, 21 yds, '-Moyclti; J. JJunn, 13yds, 21yds, 2auyd«; B. Barnett, 13yds, -'Oyds, 200 yds; W. smith, 14yds, 23yds, 250 yds; A. Cobbald, 14yds, 24yds, lftoydsj R. Aukett, 14yds, 24yds, 23oyds; It. Blanche, 14yds, 27yds, lSßiyds; Harris, 15yds, 20yds, 220 yds; R. Cooper, 10yds, 27yds, 100 yds; D. Blikeyr Ih.wls, 20yds, 100 yds; Bland, 18yds, 3l)yds, 250 yds; \V. K. Francis, 18yds, 2t»yds, 250 yds; R. Cossey, 18yds, 28yds, 200 yds; J. Smith, 18yds, 20yds, 250 yds; 3. Forrest, —. —, 14o.vds. Ladies 50yds. Lloyds.—P. Forrest, 4yd«, Byds; G. Walker, syds, lOyda; G. Wellni, Oyds, 10yds; V. Johns, 7yds. 17yds; R. Landman. Byds,'loyds; J. Bilkey, Oyds, 10yds; J. Gray, Oyds, 10yds; J. Heard, Oyds, 10yds; F. Grioe. Oyds, 17yds; Z. Grice, Oyds, 10yds; B. Appleby, 10yds, 20yds, M. Wade, I oyds, 20yds, N. Wade, I Oyds, 20yds; J. Forrest, loyds, 10yds; E. Wellm, 10yds, 20yds. Junior, looydx, 220j;ds, 880 yds.—C. Spinley, 7yds, 7yds, 55yds; D. Topp, 7yd», Byds, 00yds; M. Middleton, 10yds, 20yds, 00yds; P. Goddard, loyds, 22yds, 00yds: J. Forrest, 10yds, 15yds 20yds; B. Clarke, 13yds, 23yds. 80yds; R. Keats, 13yds, liiyds, lOOydaj W. Rickards, 15yd*, 27yds, OOyde; D. Markham, 15yds, 28yds. 7«.vds; O. Eustace, 15yds, 25yds, 100 yds; G. Rice, 15yd«, '2lyds, Jooyds; R. Irving IQyda, j ?«yds, 60yd;; W. Archibald, Kiyds, 30yds, 100 yds; B. Landman, 18yds, 30yds, 120 yd«; C. W elln), lSydl, 30yd|, 120 yd«.