CYCLING CLUB’S SPORTS

Southland Times, Issue 25549, 18 December 1944, Page 6

CYCLING CLUB’S SPORTS

1 • I PROGRAMME MARRED t BY RAIN i Good entries were received for a sports meeting conducted by the Inver- s cargill Amateur Cycling Club at the c South Invercargill Domain on Saturday, c The programme, unfortunately, was * marred by a heavy fall of rain, but some r good performances were recorded in the I cycling events, although the track was * sticky. There was a good attendance of 3 the public. The Caledonian Pipe Band A was in attendance and a display was J given during the afternoon. ? A feature of the cycling events was 1 the success in the half-mile, one mile < and two mile races of J. Smith. He es- E tablished a good lead in all three races and managed to win fairly easily. * Keen interest was taken in the 100 j yards sprint race between two cyclists and two runners. The two cyclists took J first and second places, the second man j beating one of the runners by inches. I The time was 11 seconds. ' There was good competition in the ' field events and fairly good times were i recorded under difficult conditions. The results are as follows: — Half-Mile Cycle Race. —First heat: J. Smith (80yds) 1, L. Johnson (40) 2, R. McDougall (scr) 3, L. Tall (50) 4. Tmie, 1.14 1-5. Second heat: A. Jones (40) 1, B. Harris (80) 2, T. Catherall (70) 3, R. Hall (60) 4. Time, 1 1.16 3-5. Final: J. Smith 1, R. McDougall 2, ] L. Tall 3. Time, 1.14. ‘ One Mile Cycle Race.—First heat: J. Smith 1 (190yds) 1, M. Winter (190) 2, H. Jones (50) ( 3, L. Johnson (70) and T. Catherall (180) equal 4. Time, 2.57. Second heat: A. Jones (70) 1, R. Smith (50) 2, A. Henderson (150) 3, R. Hall 4. Final: J. Smith 1, A. Jones 2, i R. Hall 3. Time, 2.55. Two Mile Cycle Race (21 starters). —J. Smith (300yds) 1, R. Hall (280) 2, R. McDougall (scr) 3. Time, 6.12. 100 Yards Sprint (Two cyclists and two runners). —A. Jones (cyclist) 1, A. Dawson J (cyclist) 2, J. Ferguson (runner) 3. Time, * Usee. J Slow Cycle Race.—J. Smith 1. I Boys’ 440 Yards Cycle Race.—J. Stone 1, R. Ackhurst 2, C. Cameron 3. * FIELD EVENTS j 440 Yards Amateur.—H. Jones 1, N. Bennett 2, W. Martin 3. Time, 58sec. 1 Shot Putt. —R. Hamilton (33ft 2in) 1, R. J McDougall (32ft Ilin) 2, G. Sutherland (30ft 3in) 3. High Jump.—L. Tall 1, R. Hamilton 2. Height, 4ft 9in. Bandsmen’s And Married Men’s 75 Yards.— W. Morrison 1, C. Officer 2, D. Kelly 3. Time, 7 3-ssec. < 100 Yards Amateur.—R. McDermott 1, N. i Bennett 2, R. Edmonston 3. 1 CHILDREN’S EVENTS Boys* 440 Yards: N. Clark 1, A. Peak 2. ’ Boys 10 and under 12: C. Metzger 1, B. Frost 2, R Frampton 3. Boys under 10: P. Diack 1, R. Wray 2, M. Clark 3. Boys 12 ( and under 14: L. Forbes 1, J. Williams and R. Cowley equal 2. Girls under 10: J. Braxton 1, B. Gerken 2, T. Strang 3. Girls 10 and under 12: R. Peak 1, J. Brydon 2, T. i Wray 3. Girls 12 and under 14: D. Hope and K. Mitchell equal 1, M. Berry 3.