AMATEUR CYCLING TITLES

Chronicle (Levin), 10 March 1947, Page 8

AMATEUR CYCLING TITLES

—Press Associazion

TEN MILE EVENT TO TREDREA

By Telegrapn-

Auckland, March 9. . E. T. Tredrea and E. L. G. Hughes, of Auckland, and. the junior, L. P. Loeke, of Canterbury, were easily the outstanding performers in fields of flne quality when the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Championships were held on Saturday at Western Springs Stadium before about 3000 spectators. Each of the three performed magni/ieently. Tredrea won the gruelling 10 iniles senior paced ehampionship by more than three laps in setting a New Zealand record for the event. Hughes, by ridiug second to Tredrea in the raee, broke a string of live successive victories in national ehampionship cycling events iu the last two montlis, and Locke, by win ning the junior half mile unpaced and junior live miles jiaeed championships, aniply demonstrated he is the greatest prospect New Zealand amateur cyeling has seen in many years. D. Yeates, of Palmerston North, who rode for the West Coas't North Island centre, caused an upset by defeating the titleholder, A. W. Htonex, in the 500 metres unpaced ehampionship in unusual circumstances. To decide the titleholder three mateh races between the two were proposed. In the first of them Stqnex was forced to withdraw just after the two had entered upon the last furlong, the only timed' portion oi the race, when Yeates cut across iii front and accidently tore about a dozen spokes from iSfonex's front wheel. Both men stopped ridiug and shook hands but a little later YcHt.es rode across the finishing Hue. Sto'nex entered a protest against Yeates' win 011 the ground that Yea'ts had eut across too sharply, Imt the protest was disallowed. In the second lieat, Btonex's tactics were faulty when he let Yeates get about a length in front approaching the furlong. As Htonex aceelerated Yeates also made a jump and in a verv fasr fmish the Aucklander was narrowlv beaten, In the following results abbreviations used are as follow: (WC) West Coast, (C) Canterbury, (W) Wellington, (A) Auckland. "Results of the ehampionship events 'were: — 500 M^trss, Quarter Finals. First heat: D. Yeates (WC) 1, M. Stewart (A) 2. 'Time 14s. Hecond heat, A. Htonex (A) 1, C. Williams (W) 2' Time 13 4-5s. Third heat: Coker (A) 1, N. Mills (0) 2. Time 13 l-5s. Fourth heat, .T. Areher (A) 1, F. Jones (W) 2. Time 14s.

Semi-tinals. First heat: Htonex 1, Coker 2. Time 13stl.,B/?&.onfL h^at; Yeates 1, ;Arphe.r 2. iTimils 13 4-5. Final — Fi rst race : ». Yehteiiilft Ht^ftx puncturcd in tlie last 220 yards. R'ec ( oi ld race: Yeates 1, Stone x 2. Time 13s. Coker won two of the three mateh races against. Areher for third place. Half Mile Senior Unpaced. Pirst heat: E. L. G. Hughes (A) 1. R. Elliotf. (C) 2. Time 1m 15s. Hecond heat: P. Coker (A) 1, A. Allan (WC) 2. Time 1m" 10 3-5s. Third heat: W Williams (W) 1, A. Htonex (A) 2. Time lm 18 2-5s. Final: Hughes 1, Williams -2, Elliott 3. Time lm 8 l-5s. One Mile Senior Unpaced. First heat: W. Williams (W) 1, J. Areher ( 2. Time 2m 4t)s. Hecond heat: A." Allan (WC) 1, M. Mills (C) 2. Time 2m 49 2-5s. Third heat: F. T. Tredrea (A) 1, D. Yeates 2, Areher 3. Time 2m 33 3-5s.

10 Miles Senior Unpaced. F. T. Tredrea (A) 1, E. L. G. Hughes (A) 2, ,T. Areher (A) 3. Time 20m 17 2-5s — a New Zealand record. 4000 Metres Teams' Pursuit Race, First lieat: Auckland 1, Canterbury 2. Hecond heat: Otago 1, Wellingto.u 2. Final: Auckland (A. W. Htonex, E L. G. Hughes, M. Graliam, .7. Stevens). Timo 5m 20 4-5s. 1, Otago 5m 30 4-5s 2, Junior9 Events. — Half Mile Unpaced. G. Curtis (A) 1, I. Htewart (A) 2-,. Time lm 30s. Hecond heat: L. P.. Lock'e ■(C) 1, E. Teague (A) 2, Time 2m. 5s. Final: Locke 1, Curtis°2, Teague 3. Tijme. lm.18 2-5s. Five Miles Paced. 0 L. P. Locke (C) 1, G. R. Avery (A) 2, N. Castle (A) 3. Time 10m 40 2-5s.