ATHLETICS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19769, 17 February 1927, Page 11

ATHLETICS

’■ WANGANUI CYCLING CLUB NESBITT’S MOTOR-PACED RECORD SPEARS WINS MATCH RACES £ There was a very large attendance at Cook’s Gardens last evening, when ’• the Wanganui Cycling Club staged a . meeting, assisted by (( Rob ’ ’ Spears, one of the world’s finest riders, Ja*ck Henderson, New Zealand track cham- . pion, and H. W. Nesbitt, motor-paced specialist. The meeting was a very ‘ successful one from every point o* view and some fine finishes were wit- - nessed. ’ Features of fhe cycling were the fige riding of Spears in scratch races and r Harcourt in the handicap events, while I in the motor-paced event a new 3 and North Island record was set by f Nesbitt. Spears, a tall and powerful rider, had little difficulty in defeating Jack b Henderson in two straight match races. “ Henderson was indisposed, but he faced his task manfully throughout. » In the handicap events Harcourt, a ’ young rider from Hamilton, won everything he started in. His form was " excellent and he should take a high e place when he gains more experience. Nesbitt gave an exhibition of motor paced cycling —a style of sport rarely seen in Wanganui. Nesbitt, without - going at top speed, covered one mile and 20 yards in 1 min. 45sec. and broke the existing record by five - seconds. Enjoyable music was provided dining the evening by the Queen Alexandra Band. Results:— Open mile handicap—First heat: Harcourt 90yds 1, Henderson (Christchurch) ser. 2, R. Spears scr. 3. Time 2min. 3sec. Second heat: Taylor 180 [. yds. 1, L. Smith 120yds 2, Moles 160 > e yds 3. Time 2min. 9sec. Final: . Harcourt 1, Henderson 2, Taylor 3. Time 2.26'. Spears retired with a puncture. 0 Special match race —First heat: e Spears 1, Henderson 2. Second heat: Spears 1, Henderson 2. ’ Novice scratch race—Loder 1, MoYes 2, Stewart 3. Time 2.28. Girls’ foot race (75yds)—Miss Bishop 1, Miss Davies 2, Miss Williamson •> 3. Open half-mile handicap—First heat 3 —Harcourt 25yds 1, Loder 55yds 2, White 25yds 3. Time Imin. 7sec. '■ Second heat: Henderson scr. 1, Nesbitt '• 20yds 2, Palmc-r 55yds 3. Time Imin. 9sec. Third heat: Davis 25yds 1, Jenning 40yds 2. Final: Harcourt 1, “ Nesbitt 2, Loder 3. Time Imin. lsee. Boys’ tyro race.—Windleburn. 1, Harcourt 2, Dashfield 3. Three miles scratch race—R. Spears i 1, J. Henderson 2, Harcourt 3. THE FINEST FOUND - CALCUTTA, Feb. 7. The most notable among the many fine individual performances in the finials of the- All Indian Olympic sports at , Eden Gardens, Calcutta, was that of ; Hall, who won the quartcr-mile in 51 j 1-10 seconds, beating the Far East re- ( cord of 51.6 seconds. j The meeting represents the culmination of a series of sectionlal competitions held all over India; so that the , winners may be considered India’s finest athletes, from whom will be chosen the teams to represent India at the ninth Olympiad at Amsterdam. It has been decided not to send a team to the Far Eastern championships at Shanghai.