ENGLISH PARK STADIUM.
A cycle race meeting was held at the English Park Stadium last night. A novel event was the teams' pursuit race, in which two teams, each of two riders, started off different marks and raced for five minutes, the team mates pacing each other. The team which covered the greater distance in the set time was adjudged the winner, -tte-Tkree-quarter milo open handicap—First heat: A. Marra (80yds) 1, A. T. George (35yds) 2, A. E. Gobbe (75yds) 3. Time, lmin 43sec. Second heat: L. J. Scuffies (75yds> 1, P. O'Shea. (sor) 2, J. H. Silvester (100 yds) 3. Time, lm 41sec. Third heat: J. Henderson (10yds) 1, S. A. Jordan (100 yds) 3, C. Austin (75yds) 3. Time, lm 39 4-bs. sec. Fourth heat: K. Lango (55yds) 1, A. Forsyth (130 yds) 2, D. G. Silvester (100 yds) 3 Time, lm 43 3-ss. Fifth heat: J. Bearman (30yds) 1, G- W. Probble (75yds) 2 H. C. Lovell (130 yds) 3. Time, lm 455. lurst semi-final: Henderson 1, Scuffies 2, Jordan 3, Marra 4. Time, lm 41 2-ss. Second semifinal: O'Shea 1, Silvester ,2, Prebble 3. Time, lmin 42sec. Final: O'Shea 1, Henderson 2. Jordan 3. Time, lm 46 1-Ssec. Half-mile second-class handicap—First heat- K. Langa (10yds) 1, P. F. Saunders (scr) 2, A. Marra (20yds) 3. Time, lmin Ssec. Second heat: R. Cant (15yds) 1, G. W. Prebblo (25yds) 2, H. C. Lovell (6oyds) 3. Time lmin 6sec. Third boat: L. J. Scuffles (20yds) 1, J- H. Silvester (40yds) 2, A. Forsyth (55yds) 3. Time, lmin 9sec. Fourth heat: A. A. Morwood (30yds) 1, D. G. Silvester (35yds) 2, C. Bright <3oyds) 3. Time, lmin 8 3-ssec. First semi-final: Forsyth 1, Lange 2, Lovell 3. Time, lmin 5 3-sscc. Second semi-final: Scuffies 1, Silvester 2, Morwood 3. Time, lmin 6 3-ssec. Scuffies 1. Silvester 2, Morwood 3. Time, lmin 5 l-ssec.
Teams' Pursuit Race—First heat: J. Henderson &nS E. Marra, defeated W. Mackio and P- F. Saunders. Second heat: P. O'Shea and K. Lange defeated A. Bonis and A. T. George. Bonis could not stand the pace and his team-mate went on four laps alone, after which he. pulled out. Final: Henderson and Marra beat O'Shea and Lange. Henderson finishd alone. Half-mile amateur handicap—H. A. Stevens (50yds) 1, J. H. Price (30yds) 2, J. Falcon (40yds) 3. Time, lmin 7sec.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18231, 15 November 1924, Page 16
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