CYCLING

Southland Times, Issue 24054, 19 February 1940, Page 6

CYCLING

Track Championships Of New Zealand OTAGO WINS TEAMS’ RACE (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 18. The national track cycle championships were concluded at Petone on Saturday. In the results of the championships W.C. is West Coast, North Island; H. 8., Hawke’s Bay; 0., Otago; A., Auckland; C., Canterbury; W., Wellington. 500 METRE SPRINT NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP.—H. Stewart (W.C.) beat R. Attwood (H. 8. and J. McConnell (O.). Time, 0.16 1-5. C. R. Gooder (A.) beat D. Evans (W.). Time, 0.16 1-5. P. Hansen (C.) beat J. Chalk (W.C.). Time, 0.17 3-5. R. T. Taylor (W.) beat W. Chalmers (O.). Time, 0.16. W. A. Renwick (A.) beat C. Sparkes (W.). Time, 0.22 2-5. W. Williams (H. 8. beat R. M. Kidd (C.). Time, 0.17 2-5. L, Hazelwood (W.C.) beat E. Manning (H. 8. Time, 0.18 3-5. L. Sowerby (W.) beat J. A. Rolton (C.). Time, 0.18. O. Drury (O.) beat S. Hunt (H. 8. Time, 0.17 1-5. J. W. Partridge (A.) beat A. C. Porter (W.C.). Time, 0.16 4-5. A. Pennington (W.) beat A. Allen (W.C.). Time, 0.16 3-5. Second heat; Evans beat McConnell. Time, 0.17. _ Sparkes beat Chalk and Chalmers. * Time, 0.18. Kidd beat Manning. Time, 0.17 2-5. Rolton and Hunt deadheated. Time, 0.20 2-5. Rolton beat Hunt. Time, 0.18 2-5. Allen beat Porter. Time, 0.17 1-5. Eighth finals: Stewart beat Evans. Time, 0.17. Gooder beat Sparkes. Time, 0.17 1-5. Hansen beat Kidd. Time, 0.16 2-5. Taylor beat Rolton. Time, 0.15 4-5. Renwick beat Allen. Time, 0.16 4-5. Williams beat Drury. Time, 0.15 2-5. Partridge beat Hazelwood. Time, 0.15 4-5. Pennington beat Sowerby. Time, 0.16 1-5. Quarter-finals; Gooder beat Stewart. Time, 0.16 1-5. Taylor beat Hansen. Time, 0.15?. Williams beat Renwick. Time, 0.15 1-5. Pennington, beat Partridge. Time, 0.15 2-5. Semi-finals: R. T. Taylor (W.) beat C. R. Gooder (A.). Time, 0.15 4-5. Pennington (W.) beat Williams (H.B:). Time, 0.15 3-5. Final. Best two of three, Taylor beat Pennington. Time, 0.14 3-5. Pennington beat Taylor. Time, 0.14 4-5. Penning-

ton beat Taylor. Time, 0.14 3-5. Match for third place: C. R. Gooder (A.) beat W. Williams (H. 8. Time, 0.14 2-5. NEW ZEALAND MILE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.—J. White (A.) 1, R. H. Knight (C.) 2, P. Parkes (W.) 3. Time, 1.26. M. Harland (A.) finished first, but was disqualified for cutting in. MISS AND OUT.—M. Green (A.) 1, J. Rolton (C.) 2, L. Sowerby (W.) 3. Time, 7.19 2-5. FIVE MILE JUNIOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP.—M. Harland (A.) 1, J. White (A.) 2, R. H. Knight (C.) 3. Time, 12.17. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS’ RACE. Four kilometres — Semi-final: Otago beat Canterbury. Final: Otago beat Wellington. Time, 5.38 2-5. The winning team was: C. Hansen, O. Drury, W. McConnell, W. Chalmers. TEN MILE CHAMPIONSHIP (paced).— L. Sowerby (W.) 1, W. Chalmers (O.) 2, M. Green (A.) 3. Won by a quarter of a wheel. The placed men were the only riders to finish.