CYCLING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 7

CYCLING NOTES.

BY

“WHEEL.”

Tile New Brighton Novice Cycling Club is to be congratulated on the success of its fixture last Saturday. No fewer than six races were held at New Brighton, each event attracting a fair measure of support. Miss N. Crofts proved her worth in no uncertain manner by winning the half-mile women’s race. She rode from scratch and_ had no difficulty in passing the field. Not only did Miss Crofts uphold the reputation of the Crofts family as racing cyclists, but W. Crofts, sen., W * and H - \ Crofts, also registered a win in the old-timers’ race ht Vlw ee ' star ting from the limit, h TVT® d sl u , VL e way to w in as he liked, c!,Brighton easily accounted for the Sumner riders in the inter-borough ten S!iV°f d a race » K * ®hanks, third, being the first Sumner man to finish. A. Sams, the winner of the interporough race, has been showing steady improvement. H is success has been due in large measure to the valuable assistance given him by his mentor C T the well-known cash rider. D. Murray, second place, has tierformed consistently. He is much better than when he rode as an amateur “ thAvZ, renb n rth (lmin) accounted for the m * le novice race in convincing fashion. He has ridden well and ha? been amongst the placed riders on several occasions. Rice second place, is not riding as Jfyjl as anticipated. At the start of the season he gave promise of developing not° f,.ifi C n^ oh rtan ; but ’ bo lS?. V heASI not fulfilled expectations. Rice was be n e ?-„ by J„ r , el l ber , th in both races. , t,ox, third place, can generally hp hfmseff d ° n t 0 give a good account of cash sweepstake was 3°%; w/ ce + rtai . n extent by Several in t^e e fi r^ e c7rcuft k,nS tbe "' rong road fSm Thn e i„^ e ,eart to flgbt out the sp U rlnt them. S wero unable to separate ArnEt C ’w st T ae f th ° scratch men. C. J. Arnst, yv. J. Lamberton and W Good and e Smith t eJ elV A SeC ?n ds behind Thomas ana farmtlier. A spill caused \rnst to Both 6 Smlt’hL'™ ? in «? fr °m the flnish. smither and Thomas are riding TLfll 11 wol ’ ,d be interesting: to sel tance road°™ce,’ ‘ be next short-ais-fnLthY'KiL 1 "’ Vi" 0 V is *ted P.otoraunga iSu „ , bl ? meeting there at Kaster. met thi tlmi2 lr ® m ° un t of success. He won nacpl n ‘', e han< l' cap an<s fl lled third Place in the two other races. H. Turtill won the two-mile wheel race Hill returned to Christchurch this week —.Tile New Brighton Novice Cvcline Club will hold two road racls wi saturday afternoon, starting and finishing a ‘ tl't Bo ": er Hotel. The thirteen-mil? , op^n to . nov *ce riders, and yetrs ofale r '' ,<3e, ' s under sixteen „ Tbe Bangora R.S.A. Athletic and Cycling Club conducted the amateur country’ club’s championships at Rangier* last Saturday. oAtAi. Brown (Rangiora), who won the half, one and three-mile championships, recorded good times. He rode well and thoroughly deserved his wins The Waikari rider, A. G. Sheridan' was runner-up in the one and threenille; championships. He finished third half-mile event. Sheridan drew attention to himself at Rangiora the previous week, when be rode brilliantly in the handicap events. With a scond in the half-mile championship, K. a. M’Kaskell, the ex-cash rider, scored his first place since his reinstatement as an amateur. As he had done little training he found the longer distances too great for him. G. R. Giles, riding from scratch, again proved himself to he the fastest amateur track rider in Canterbury bv winning the one and three-mile handicaps in fast times. He is having an exceptionally successful season—evidently the result of strenuous training. C. M’Alister won the half-mile handicap from a middle mark. He has had considerable track experience in both' amateur and cash races. M’Alister. however, is more at home in short distance races. T. A. Grose (scr) ride a good race to finish second in the half-mile handicap. The time. 62 4-r*sec. was fast. J. L. Richards, second place, is a most versatile rider. He is capable of riding well in a one-mile track race or a hundred-mile road race. He demonstrated his liking for a short distance bv filling second place in the three-mile eve^t. *.* A fifteen-mile road race will he held at Mairehau on Satnrdav afternoon. T’lie event is open to cash riders. Providing sufficient nominate, the winne- will receive a cash prize of £l. with other prizes in proportion. The race will he held under the polices of the Christchurch Cyclin'” Cl”b. The Marshland Novi-e Cvclin~ Club will hold its club championship on Saturday '■fternoon. over a ten-mile course. race will start at Marshland at 2.30. The Canterbury Amateur Cycling Centre will open tbe road season on Saturday afternoon with a fifteen-mile onen road race. The event will take place at Papan”i, starting at 2.30. There is a movement on foot to form a cycling track at the Bower Hotel. New Brighton. Tt is suggested that a flat grass trac’-- be laid down. The Avon Amateur Cycling Club wi l ! start a series o f three road -aces for noints on Satnrdav. April 21. stalling at the corner of Kelly’s and Hills Tin-ids. Mairehau. On Snuday. April 22. a social mysterv cycle run will be held within a radius of fourteen miles of the city, leaving Victoria Square at 0 The Tinwald Cash Cycling Club held a fifteen-mile sweepstake/ road race last Saturday, .T. A. Metcalfe (Rangi-nta) conceding a limit of 4?min to T. W. Digby, A. Stevenson and L-. FT. Arn.st. Digby and Stevenson teamed well. They kept ahead of the rest of the field. Digbv winning the snrint fairly easily. W. J. Tod (30 sec) finished third and took fastest time. The Methven ridel*. T. Tj. Peach (SOseo) finished fourth and gained second fasten time. S. .T. Samuels, secretary of the Ashburton Cycling and Athletic Club, visited Renwick Town and Kaikoura during Raster and met with a fair amount of success. At Renwick Town the most prominent cyclists were .T. G. Stack, virtual scratch. R. Rodeerson and R Boyce, of Blenheim. Rodgerson caused a surprise by’ sprinting Star-k for first place ip the three-mile hapdicap. The two-mile was won bv Boyce. 3s;muels won the mile handieoo and was second in the two-mile. He also won the mile event at Kaikourn. A noticeable feature at both meetings was the position occupied by the public. The spectators gathered on the inside nr the oval, sideshows, booths, etc., being placed in handy positions on the green. A great d/»M 0 f comment has been made regarding the reinstatement as '•matenrs t „- 0 , ir o. ll ire’’t riders. One. ft is nPegod. stood down for six months, his lo*t rfdo as a e*«h oomnetitor bein~ fn the ohrfstchim-h road ’’ace on was second in Gm Tivnn vU-to-Chr»st-nh'”,ch ayent. end been an active nn the road n~d track sinee. We has also been a prominent cash off’-i-ipt fVith regal’d to the other man. the writer has in his a pro-s-ravnme of a meeting hetd by the Ohristehurch Cy-R-g a"' 1 Moto- Club at "Lancaster Park. The rf 'hr i« ouastir.,-, eomneted at that meeting as a ca«h rider, and has lwen then’ Some rears lpter, "flcr'a Tem’thv h«e k fn the T|.v,pv.vfr,.H>ric.* I ,: l „rph. H« ol«- r , rod« Or» the a t •Vheve tj= .-e Vf tUpt :t = c Cor fAr n m-ofecc-1.0.al to **egain amateur status in any >?her sport.

T. Stoddart, who was seriously injured at Waimate last Monday, was a prominent Timaru cash rider 5 n lecent years. He was very fast over the halfmile. Stoddart was also a prominent racing motor-cyclist. FIXTURES. April 11 Road races, New Brighton. April 14—Cash race. Malrehau. April 14—Club championship. Marshland. April 14—Amateur race, Papanui. •