CYCLING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20670, 8 March 1937, Page 11

CYCLING

AMATEUR MEETING THIS YEAR’S CHAMPIONS By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, March 7. The largest gathering to witness a cycle meeting at the Western Springs stadium attended the New Zealand amateur cycling championships yesterday afternoon and evening. Auckland riders were particularly successful on the banked concrete oval of 517 yards to the lap. The outstanding performer was A. G. Patrick (Auckland), who won the 10 miles paced title in sensational manner by more than a lap and in the Dominion record time of 20min 33sec. This is a reduction of 56sec on the previous record held by H. R. Dwight. The sprint title, 100 metres, was contested in the final of three match races between R. T. Taylor and J. H. Wade. Taylor gained the decision with two heats. The thousand metres time trial ended remarkably with a triple dead heat between 1936 title holder, G. R. Giles, J. C. Murray (Canterbury) and J. H. Wade (Auckland). AU broke M. P. Byrne’s Dominion record by a fifth of a second to clock Imin 16 2-ssec. In the junior events J. L. Thomson (Canterbury) was far superior to the other contestants and won both with apparent ease. In the Italian pursuit championship, Canterbury, Wellington and Auckland entered teams. During the afternoon Canterbury defeated Wellington, but did not contest with Auckland. Auckland, owing to a brilliant effort by Patrick over the final lap, won the title and returned a time 2sec faster than that of Canterbury. The 1937 champions are.—

1000 metres time trial. —J. C. Murray and G. R. Giles (Canterbury) and J. H. Wade (Auckland). 100 metres sprint.—R. T. Taylor (Auckland). 10 miles paced—A. G. Patrick (Auckland). Half mile and five mile junior.—J. L. Thomson (Canterbury). Champion team.—Auckland (A. G. Patrick, R. S. Triner, C. R. Gooder and R. T. Taylor). The championships resulted. — 1000 metres time trial.—Murray, riles (Canterbury) and Wade (Auckland) dead heated. Time, Imin 16 2-5 sec, a New Zealand record. 100 metres sprint.—R. Taylor (Auckland) 1, J. H. Wade (Auckland) 2. Time of three match races. —First Wade Imin 12 4-ssec, second Taylor Imin 13 l-ssec. Ten miles paced.—A. G. Patrick (Auckland) 1, E. L. G. Hughes (Auckland) 2, M. P. Byrnes (Auckland) 3. Time. 20mln 33sec, a New Zealand record. Half-mile jjinior final.—G. L. Thomson (Canterbury) 1, R. M. Kidd (Canterbury) 2, H. R. Baldwin 3. Time, Imin 43sec. Five miles junior.—G. L. Thomson (Canterbury) 1. > TIMARU CLUB The Timaru Cycling Club held a track meeting at the Caledonian Grounds on Saturday. There was a good field of riders, and a fair number of spectators. A good deal of interest was taken in the challenge between Peter Hanson and Jack Cremin. over a distance of two miles, the riders starting on opposite sides of the track and unpaced. Hanson proved the winner by about three lengths. The same two riders will make individual attempts on the one mile unpaced New Zealand record at another meeting to be held by the Club on Saturday next in conjunction with the amateur club. Following were the results of the handicap races: One Mile J. Cremin, scr 1 P. Hanson, scr 2 D, Doyle, 95yds 3 One and a Half Miles D. Doyle, 135yds 1 J. Loper, 135yds 2 N. Dale, 135yds 3