CYCLING SPRINT

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 2

CYCLING SPRINT

WIN FOR A. PENNINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPU CONTESTS (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Sunday The New Zealand cycling championships were concluded at the Peion.e Oval yesterday. The abbreviations used in the results atv as .follow-: We-i Coast. North Island .W.C ~ Hawke's Bay H.B. . Otago io.i, Nuckland A. . Canterbury (C.), Wellington (W.-. Details are:— 500 Metres New Zealand Championship Sprint.—Final, best two of three R. r. aylor *A.». beat A Pennington 5 \V .), in i : 5; Pennington '■•••.it lat lor in 11 4-? s; Pennington heat Taylor m I i 3-ss. In n match for third place c. It. Gooder \., beat W William- M 8... in li 2-s>. New Zealand Half-mile Junior Championship.—J. white A... !; B. It. Knight <C.>, „ . P. Parkes \v. . 3. Time. 1.265. m. Harland A > finished first, but was disuualifled for rutting in. Miss-and-out Race.—M. Green (A.), 1; 3. Rolton (C.), 2, L. Sower!) y (W.;, 3,

Time, 7.in 2-ss. New Zealand Five Mile.s Junior Championship.—M. Harland (A.), i: J. White (A>. 2: R. H. Knight ?<:. ). 3. Time. 12.17 New Zealand Championship Teams’ Bare' lour Kilometre-.—Semi I final Otago heat Canterbury. Final: Otago beat Wellington. Time. 5.38 2-ss. The winning team was: c. Hansen, O. Drury, w. McConnell. W. Chalmers. Ten Mile- Championship. Paced. U. sowerby W. *. 1; w. Chalmers (o.' ?• M Green A.c 3. Won by quarter or a wheel. The placed men were the only riders to finish.