CYCLING

Southland Times, Issue 23000, 21 September 1936, Page 11

CYCLING

OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIP

INVERCARGILL RIDER WINS TITLE

C. Robinson, of Invercargill, won the title of Otago champion in the 50-mile Otago road cycling championship, held in Dunedin on Saturday. His was the fastest time for an Otago rider. The race was won by R. Seymour, of the Technical Club, Christchurch, who beat J. Taylor, of the Papanui Club, by half a minute. Taylor, who rode from the scratch mark, registered fastest time.

Record entries and outstanding performances made the race one of the most successful that has yet been staged by the Otago Centre. Seven riders of the Technical Club, Christchurch, competed, while the Papanui Club, also of Christchurch, sent down eight men. The Invercargill Club entered 11 competitors and the Dunedin Club 15. The detailed results are:— R. Seymour (T.), 16min 1 I. Taylor (P.), scr 2 A. Lancaster (P.), 3min 3 K. Bullock (D.), lOmin 4 A. Calder (I.), lOmin 5 A. Tate (D.), 25min 6 D. Patton (I.), 18min 7 C. Robinson (I.), smin 8 Fastest times.—l. Taylor, 2hr smin 47sec; A. Lancaster, 2hr Bmin 47 l-ssec; F. Grose (P.), scr, 2hr lOmin 35sec; C. Robinson, 2hr 12min 58sec. Fastest Otago rider and champion.— C. Robinson (Invercargill). Fastest Otago junior.—K. Bullock (Dunedin), 2hr 16min 20sec.

INVERCARGILL CLUB’S RACE.

R. YOUNG BREAKS RECORD.

In ideal weather the Invercargill Amateur Cycling Club held a 17-mile road race on Saturday afternoon. Good times were put up by most of the 17 riders. R. Young rode a good race, breaking the previous record, held by W. Frame, by nearly a minute. The handicapping was again good, the riders finishing in two bunches. Some fine sprinting was seen at the finish. The limit men, P. Bull, D. Milne and R. Muir, started off well, but Bull had a spill at the Racecourse road. The middle markers made good time to Roslyn Bush, but the scratch man, Frame, who had caught L. Johnson, was riding fast, having made up 45sec. on K. Jones, R. Young and H. Jones. The riders started to bunch at this stage of the race and seven men in the front made the pace a cracker over the last 10 miles. Frame appeared to tire badly over the last few miles.

The placings were:— R. Young (lmin 45sec), 40min 55 4-ssec 1 R. Muir (smin), 44min llsec 2 K. Jones (lmin 45sec), 40min 56 l-ssec 3 C. Orme (3min 30sec), 43min 45sec 4 Fastest time, R. Young, 40min 55 4-ssec (a record); second fastest time, K. Jones, 40min 56 l-ssec. FAIRFAX CLUB. 22-MILE ROAD RACE. The Fairfax Cycling Club held its first road race for the season on Saturday night. Good times were recorded over the 22-mile course for so early in the season. Fastest time was registered by D. Brown, who rode from scratch. The results were:— J. Robertson (9min) 1 G. McFarlane (9min) 2 R. Wilson-Pyne (6rnin) 3

Also started.—J. Herbison (scr), G. Bone (7min), J. Muir (4min), A. Black (4min), C. Paulin (2min) and P. Bone (6min).

MEN’S HOCKEY

CANTERBURY DEFEATS OTAGO.

(United Press Association.)

Christchurch, September 20.

Canterbury beat Otago, in a friendly hockey match, by six goals to five. At the end of the first spell the scores were Canterbury 3, Otago 3, but Canterbury had rather the better of the second spell. The scorers were: Canterbury, Lohrey (3), Wright (2) and Duffield; Otago, Walton, Rhind, Edginton (2) and Aingcr.

HAWKE’S BAY DEFEATS POVERTY BAY.

(United Press Association.)

Hastings, September 20.

In a representative men’s hockey , match played at Hastings yesterday Hawke’s Bay defeated Poverty Bay by five goals to four. It was a good, fast game and it was not until the last minute that Hawke’s Bay scored the winning goal. The Hawke’s Bay juniors beat the Poverty Bay juniors by five goals to two.

CRICKET

RAILWAY CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. At the annual meeting of the Railway Cricket Club twenty-five members were present.

The annual report stated that a team was entered in the junior A competition and one in the junior B. The A team was joint winners with High School. This was considered a very satisfactory performance. The B team, in its second year of existence, while not quite so successful in its grade, put up a creditable performance. It was considered that had this team been able to field its full strength each Saturday it would have finished very near the top. As it happened the arrangement of shifts, together with other happenings, caused changes in the team from Saturday to Saturday. The members of this team were to be congratulated on the showing they put up. The teams upheld the good reputation for sportsmanship which railway cricket teams had earned both on and off the field, and it was desired to record appreciation of the excellent conduct of members. It was with regret that the club had to record the death of one of our original members, the late F. Nolan. He would be missed both on and off the field. As a mark of esteem a wreath was forwarded on behalf of the club. The election of office-bearers re-

suited as follows: Patron, Mr J. A. Lindsay; president, Mr E. E. Patterson; vice-presidents, Messrs F. C. Cullen, S. R. Smith, T. D. Marshall, H. S. Shand, C. Niven, G. S. Dawson, J. Johnstone, J. S. Oughton, McMaster, J. Murray, J. Gunn and H. Reeves; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr T. Henly; committee, Messrs J. Holland, T. Loose, F. Williams and J. Burgess. Opening day was fixed for October 3. It was decided to enter two teams, one in the junior A competition and one in the junior B competition. Several new members were elected.

INDIAN TEAM. TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND IMPROBABLE. (United Press Association.) Christchurch, September 19. It is highly probable that the tour of the Indian cricketers of New Zealand this year will be abandoned, according to advice received to-day by the New Zealand Cricket Council. The captain of the side was to have been the Maharajah of Kawanagar, who was financing the undertaking. K. S. Duleepsinhji was also to have been a member of the side.

WRESTLING McCREADY DRAWS WITH SAVOLDI. (United Press Association.) Auckland, September 20. Probably the most important wrestling bout ever staged in New Zealand was the professional contest between Earl McCready and “Jumping Joe” Savoldi, two of the foremost contenders for the world’s title, which ended in a draw, each securing one fall. It was not until the seventh round that the first fall was registered. McCready, who had his opponent groggy at the end of the sixth round, rushed out of his corner in the seventh, intent on following up his advantage. He roughed his opponent in headlocks, and rolled him with headlock throws, and then picked up his dazed opponent for a heavy dump. McCready had little difficulty in completing the fall with a body press. Savoldi, who was lying on his back in the middle of the ring, received attention from his seconds during the interval, and he managed to reach his corner just before the commencement of the final round.

McCready came out confidently, when the gong sounded, and the contestants’ fingers touched in a perfunctory hand--shake. Savoldi, apparently still dazed, suddenly flew through the air and felled his opponent with a tremendous drop-kick to the jaw, and secured the equalizing fall with a body press.

McCREADY DEFEATS KRUSE.

(United Press Association.)

Whangarci, September 19.

Earl McCready defeated Bob Kruse, on points, in an eight round bout. No falls were registered but McCready was always ahead on points.

PENCHEFF BEATS BLOMFIELD.

(United Press Association.)

Dunedin, September 20.

In the eighth round of a wrestling contest last night, George Pencheff scored a points victory over “Lofty” Blomfield, each man securing a fall. Pencheff, who is a clever wrestler, pinned his opponent in the fifth round with a body press, following a succession of Irish whips, Blomfield taking a submission fall in the seventh round with an octopus clamp.

TWO DRAWN BOUTS AT SYDNEY.

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, September 20. At the Leichardt Stadium George Walker and Billy Meeske drew, each gaining a fall. At the Sydney Stadium Tom Lurich and Mike McGill drew, each gaining a fall.