CYCLING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21111, 12 March 1934, Page 6

CYCLING

* HALSWELL CLUB The Halswell Athletic and Cycling; held four cycling events at Halswell on Saturday. The events attracted good entrios and gome good contests were seen. The results -wore:— HALF-MILE HANDICAP First Heat —M. HcCready 1, M. Leitch 2, R. B. Blakeway 3. Time, 63 4-osec. Second Heat —J. Richards 1. J. C. Murray 2 A. V. Blakeway 3. Time, 64 3-ssec. Third Heat—E. O'Neill I, A. A. Brown -\ T. A. Grose 3. T'me, C 5 l-ssec. Final T.e:tth ■■ -- •• 1 O'Neill ■ • •. 2 Ttichsrds . - • • 3 Time, 65 2-ssec. ONE-MILK HANDICAP First Heat—R. B. Blakeway 1. A. J. Ijanciiter 2. A. A- Brown 3. Time, 2min 23sec. Second Heat—J. Richards 1. M. Leitch 12, A. V. Blakeway S. Time, 2miti 18sec. Pinal. Blakeway .. .. .. 1 Richards .. - • • 2 Blakeway . , •. •. 3 Time, 2min 19 2-st£f. AVON CLTJB TWO-MILE HAXDICA? B. Ha skim .. ..1 L. Niell .. .. 2 0. Williams .. 3 Time, Smin 4sec. TWO-MILE HANDICAP R. B. BUkowaJ .. .. J G. R. Giles ■ • »» i: J. Ri'harde «« .. 3 Time, 4min 52see. NEW BRIGHTON CLUB The New Brighton Amateur Cycling Club held a road race from the Bower Hotel, New Brighton, to Kaiapoi and back on Saturday afternoon. There were 23 starters. A. Sams (scr) iecrnred first place and fastest time, covering the course in lhr 4min 55*ee. K. Annat (lmin) made the 'astest time unplaced, lhr 4min 59 S-ssec. The officials were: Starter, Mr A. J. Crew; judge, Mr W. J. Palmer; handicarper. Mr T. Willan. The finish was rery close. 14 riders crossing the line rractically together. When -00 yards from the finish A. Cockle fell an 1 injured a wrist. The placing® were;— A. Sams (scr), lhr 4min 55see 1 W. D. Murray (scr) .. 2 A. G. Vincent (lmin) .. "■ L. Ockwell (2min) 4 >. Trenberth (2min) .. 5 K. Annatt (lmin) 0m 6