CYCLING SPORTS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20334, 26 October 1937, Page 9

CYCLING SPORTS

FIXTURE AT NGARUAWAHIA HEAVY ENTRIES RECEIVED (Special Reporter.) NGARUAWAHIA, Tuesday. Despite the unfavourable weather, good times were registered at Paterson Park, Ngaruawahia, yesterday, when the Horotlu Sports Club’s annual Labour Day cycle meeting was held. The cinder track was In fairly good order and keen racing was wit- , nessed throughout the day. There was a good crowd present. This year’s meeting saw the heaviest entries the club has ever received, and ’with over 70 cyclists from all : parts of the Auckland province taking | part, keen competition was the keynote. Considerable interest oentred in the attempts by R. T. Taylor (Auckj land), the New Zealand sprint champion. and T. Crawford (Hamilton), the Waikato sprint champion, to lower the track record of 38 2-ssees. Taking the track flrst, Taylor set up the good ! time of 36 2-ssecs., but the Hamiltonj istn showed splendid'form to beat him by one-fifth of a, second. However, in I a later effort, Taylor equalled Crawford’s lime of 36 l-ssecs. The results of the events decided during the day were as follows :■» — Half-mile Senior Cycle Race. —First Heat: K. Buchanan (Ngaruawahia), 60yds, 1; T. Wood (Hamilton), 50yds, 2; R. T. Taylor (Hamilton), scr., 3. Time, lm 4 4-ssecs. Second Heat: C. Burr (Hamilton), 35yds, 1; A. Renwick (Papatoetoe), 25yds, 2: B. McKenzie (Te Awamutu), 75yds, 3. j Time, lm 6 2-ssecs. Third Heat: S. . i.Middlemiss (Cambridge), 35yds, d; j C. McOnie (Hamilton), 20yds, 2; T. i Shaw (Taupiri), 40yds, 3. Time, lm 5 l-ssecs. Fourth Heat: J. Rogerson j (Hamilton), 55yds, 1: K. Brown j (Manurewa), 50yds, 2; B. Shaw i (Hamilton), 40yds, 3. Time, lm 5 2-ssecs. Fifth Heat: F. Davies (Hamilton), 55yds, 1; C. Burr (Hamilton), 35yds, 2; V. Shaw (Hamilton), 70yds, |3. Time, lm 5 4-ssecs. Final: F. Davies (Hamilton), 55yds, 1; R. T. Taylor (Auckland), scr., 2; C. McOnie (Hamilton), 20yds, 3. Time, ,1m 5 j 2-ssecs. Boys’ Half-mile Handicap: S. Leong (Hamilton), 85yds 1; J. Rogerson (Hamilton), 55yds, 2; M. Harland (Auckland), 55yds, 3. Time, lmin lOsecs. Teams’ Race. —-First Heat: Papatoetoe B, 1; Hamilton B, 2. Second Heat: Te Awamutu A, 1; Te Awamutu B, 2. Final: Papatoetoe B, 1; Te Awamutu A, 2, Time, 2min 10 2-5 secs. One Mile Senior Handicap.—First Heat: C. Bryant (Huntly), 80yds, 1; j T. Woods (Hamilton), 55yds, 2. Time, I 2 min 18 3-ssecs. Second Heat: W. I Benwick (Papatoetoe), GOyds, 1: T. j Crawford Hamilton), scr.. 2. Time, j 2min 18 4-ssecs. Third Heat: C. Mc- ; Onie (Hamilton), 40vds, 1; S. Middlemiss (Cambridge), 70yds, 2. Time, . 2min 19 4-ssecs. Fourth Heat: H. HawMns (Hamilton), 50yds, 1: I. White Papatoetoe), GOyds, 2. Time, 2 min 22secs. Fifth Heat: A. Reldy (Hamilton), 80yds, 1; G. Forsyth (Hamilton), 110yds, 2. Time, 2min 18 3-ssecs. Final: W. Renwick ''Papatoetoe), GOyds, 1; Wood (Hamilton), 110yds, 2; C. Bryant (Huntly), 80yds, 3. Time, 2mln 16 3-ssecs. Married Ladies’ Running Race, 75 Yards.—Mrs R. Johnstone 1, Mrs T. Eddy 2. One Mile Boys’ Cycle Race.—A. Rogerson (Hamilton), 1: 'M. Rogerson (Hamilton), 2. Time, 2min 36secs. Two-mile Cycle Handicap.—C. McOnie (Hamilton), 60yds, 1; D. E. Knight (Auckland), 100yds, 2; S. Webster (Papatoetoe), 120yds, 3. Time, 4mln 48 2-ssecs. Match Race, Two Laps.—J. Middleton (Papatoetoe), 1; J. Rogerson (Hamilton), 2. One and a-half Mile Junior Cycle Handicap.—First Heat: E. Johnson (Manukau), 90yds, 1; J. Middleton (Papatoetoe), scr., 2; F. Davies (Hamilton), GOyds, 3. Time, 4min 52secs. Second heat: J. Rogerson (Hamilton), GOyds, 1: T. Wood (Hamilton), 60yds, 2: R. Sanderson (Hamilton). 105yds, 3. Time, 3mln issecs. Final: E. Johnson (Manukau'.', 90yds, i; .1. Rogerson (Hamilton). GOyds. 2; T. Wood (Hamilton), GOyds, 3. Time, 3min 55 2-ssecs. One Mile Maiden Handicap.—First Heat: D. Knight (Papatoetoe), GOyds, l: A. Burr (Hamilton), 140yds, 2. Second Heat: K. Buchanan (Ngaruawahia), 100yds, 2; E. Johnson (Manukau'. 130yds, 3. Final: D. Knight ,Papatoetoe), 1; A. Burr (Hamilton), 2. Time, 2min 55secs.