CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20491, 9 March 1932, Page 7

CYCLING.

EVENING MEETING. RACING AT ENGLISH PARK. Keen racing and closo finishes marked the cycling meeting held at Knglish Park lust evening by the- North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic, Cycling, and Axemen's Union. The events for both novice and open riders drew large entries, the results being as follows: QUARTER-MILK NOVICE MATCH RACE. Final. C. McAlister . . t H. Hobson .... 2 'time, ajscc. Won by two lengths. QUA'fITER-.M ILE NOVICE CHALLENGE RACE. Final. W. (juy . . . . 1 H. Hobson . . . . 2. Time, 35 4-ssPe Won by two lengths. HALF-MILK NOVICE HANEiCA P. First Heat—W. Guy (20yds) 1, B. Crew (45yds) 2, W. Miller (85yds) 3. Time, G3 4-ssoc. Second Heat—-G. Coodge (45yds) 1, -S. North (50yds) 2. Time, 61 l oser. Third Heat—L. Farrant. (00yds) 1, H. Hobson (scr) 2. Time, Gssec. Final. Uoodge . . 1 Miller . . . . ".'.2 Farrant Time, 63 2-ssec. Won by three lengths. ONE MILE NOVICE HANDICAP Final. C. McAlister (scr) . . 1 h'. North (80yds) .. ..2 H. Hobson (scr) .. Time, 2min 19 l-sse.e. Won by a length. QUAIiTER-MILE CASH SWEEP. First Heat—A. C. Ritchie (scr) 1, H. A. Jones (25yds) 2. Time, 31 3-ssec. Second Heat—E. A. Fransden (10yds) 1, C. Bright (23yds) and W. Good (35yds) (equal) 2 Time, 31 3-ssec. Third Heat—W. W. Crofts (25yds) 1, L. M. Hartigan (45yds) 2. Time, 31sec. Fourth Heat—l. J. Lester (75yds) 1, A. •R. Hawke (27yds) 2. Time, 30 4-ssec. Final. Crofts . . . . l Lester . . . . 2 Fransden . . . . 3 Time, 31sec. Won by a length. HALF-MILE CASH SWEEP. First Heat—W. Good (75yds) 1, A. R Hawke (70yds) 2. Time, 63sec. Second Heat—T. D. Griffiths (65yds) 1, H. J. Crofts (30yds) 2, W. W. Crofts (65yds) 3. Time, 62sec. Third Heat—ll. A. .Tones (50yds) 1. IJ. Lester (45yds) 2 Time, Msec. Final. Jones . . .. 1 H. J. Crofts . . 2 Hawke . . .. 3 Time, 63 l-ssec. Won by half a length. Mr Tom O'Brien, champion track cyclist, left by last night's ferry for Auckland, wlier.i he will compete at the national championship meeting.