Successful Evening Sports
Another entertaining and varied programnie was presented at the. evening sports/ held under the ' auspices of the Otaki Amateur and Cycling Club, at the Otaki Domain on Wednesday. Cycle riders wei'e not as numer-! ous as at the previous meeting, but all events were, nevertheless/ keenly contested; as were all flat taces, ohe of which drew a field of no less than 50 starters. Results: — Small boys' 75 yards. — Leo Barrett 1, Keith McLeayey 2. Junior girls' 75 "yards. — Valerie Larkin 1, Adrienne Cook 2. - Junior boys' 75 yards. — First 'heat: Pat Ludlam 1, Aku Bisnop , '2, Huia Cootes 3. Second heat: Meta Davis' 1, Pat Tetau 2, Cliff Taucher 3. The final resulted in a dea'd heat between Da'vis and, Taucher, with Ludlam third. Boys' half mile cycle race, j roadsters only. — First heat: Geo.i Brunell 1, Bob Seal 2, Leo. Blanche1 3. Second heat: Brian Biils 1, Roni Burgess 2, Lock. Fox 3. Tne final 1 saw Bills romp home 20 lengths in front of Fox, with Blanche 10 lengths away third. Junior half mile cycle. — R. Collis 1, A. Brooks 2, B. Bartosh 3. Won nicely; time, 1.12. Open 100 yards. — I. Mu'dge 1, R. Hakaraia 2, R. Dakin' 3. Won on •the tape; time, 11£ secs. Senior half mile cycle. — E. Mathie 1, D. Hurley 2, W. Wilton 3, Hornig 4. A good finish, Mathie overhauling the pacemaker in the last few yards; time, 1.22. One mile cycle. — D. Smith 1, R. Collis 2, A. Brooks 3. Another good ride home; won by two lengths; time, 2.38. i Girls' 75 yards. — Marea Johnson 1, May Johnson 2 ,May Fielding 3. An easy win; time, 9-£ secs. Open 220 yards. — I. Mudge 1, P.| Meagher 2, J. MacLeod 3. Won on the tape; time, 24 secs. One mile cycle. — C. Wilton 1, D.; Hurley 2, R. Hornig 3. An all the way win; time, 2.37. Boys' 440 yards. — M. Davis 1, P. Tetau 2, B. Moore 3. Time, 55 J secs.; a good race home and a close | finish. Relay, 440 yards. — Otaki 1, Otaki •Railway 2, Kowhai 3. N.| Gordon for Otaki had superior pace at the finish. M:ss an'd out cycle race. — D. Smith 1, I. Mudgway 2. The ' collection amounted to £3 16s 3d.
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 November 1948, Page 2
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