Noel Parker First Winner Of Golden Helmet

Chronicle (Levin), 18 January 1949, Page 4

Noel Parker First Winner Of Golden Helmet

The first cycling cohipfetitioil for. the Golden Helmet was decided at" the weekly sports held by the Levin Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club last eveningj and resuited in Noel Parker securing this fihe trophy. Owing ,to the two Otaki riders, D. Smith and. P. Roacne, being detained in Masterton, where they competed in the Wellingtb.n Centre championships on- Saturday, Parker was matched with H. .Watson, of Foxton. . > Ttie piublic attended in very large numbers, which resulted in the record. sum of £7 6s being contributed in the collection. That they were not disappbinted with the evening's entertainment was evidehc,ed by the frequent applause at the finishes of the Var-ious events, which were kept moving at a fast pace. The broad and high jump attracted a large entry and R. Desgrande was successful in winning both. The children's tricycle races^ also attracted very large fields and these youthful performers will b.e interested to learn that the boys of the Levin Training Centre have taken up a collection to provide a trophy for a race, and it will be included in the programme at the open meeting on February 5. Since the last meeting Mr. E. Lycette and the staff of the Levin Borough Council have improved ,the track • on the bend opposite the- baths,. • which had been the "scene of two mishaps this season. The turf bhas been lifted and tapered down to the edge of the cycle track, • with the result that if a rider now ran into it his machine would go • on to the grass. With the commencement of the first of the inter-club nights at Foxton on Thursday, no bus will go to Otaki on Wednesday eveningj but will leave instead for Foxton at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, when a ..large number of competitors and shpporters will be making the trip. Detailed results of last night's events are given below. Athletic Events Boys under 12, 75 yards. — First division: L. Gallagher 1, P. Hornig 2, B. Crighton 3; time, 10 2/5 secs. Second division: M. Maher 1, S. Woollett 2, R. Spicer 3; time, 9 ,'4/5 secs. ; .Girls under ^ .12, 75 yards. — J. Sanson, M. Morgan and M. Foss (dejad, heat) 1. Time, 10 1/5 ?ecs. BoyS, over 12 and under 14, 100 yafds.— G. Milton' 1, S, Churnside 2, W'.' Waitere 3:; Time, 11 4/5 secs. Girls, over 12 and under 14, 100 yards. — N. Tyree 1, P. Sciascia 2, A. Rose 3. -Time, 12 2/5 , secs. , cSeniox ,mep,: 75 . yards,— R. Desgrand 1, C. Walker 2, B. Lind 3. Time, 8 secs. Junior men, 75 yards. — R. Sanson 1, B. Read 2, I. Mudge 3. Time, '8 secs. Seri'ibr girls,. 75 yards. — Misses S. Rose and M. Cameron (dead heatl 1. Time, 9 2/5 secs. Senior men, 100 yards. — B. Lind 1, R. Desgrand 2, C. Walker 3. Ttme,' 10 2/5 secs. . Senior women, 100 yards.— Miss M. Cameron. 1, Miss N. Tyree 2, Miss S. Rose 3. Time, 12 1/5 secs. - ; Junior men, 100 yards. — I. Mudge (Otaki) 1, 'L. Mansell (Otaki) 2, R. Whelan 3. Time, 10 3/5 secs. Mixed relay. — Misses S. Rose and N. McMinn, and Jeffreys and Sanson 1. Time,- 54 3/5 secs. Senior men, 220 yards. — I. Mudge 1, B. Lind 2, L. Mansell 3. Time, 23 3/5 secs. • Junior men, 220 yards. — R. Read 1, Chemery 2, Taratara and Miretana (dead heat) 3. Time, 25 secs. Boys' relay.— ^ R. Cora, W. Waitere, Hapeta and Wii Waitere 1. Time, 1 min. High jump. — R. Desgrand (5 ft. 3 ins.) 1, L. Mansell (5 ft. 2 ins.) 2, L. Sayers (5 ft. 1 in.) 3. Women's open 120 yards. — N. Tyree 1, S. Rose 2, M. Cameron 3. Time, 14 4/5 secs.

Men's 330 yards. — First division: Chemery 1, Dunstell 2, Wells 3. Time, 41 3/5 secs. Second division: C. Walker 1, R. Whelan 2, Jim Goodwin 3. Time, 39 1/5 secs'. Men's relay. — Miretana, Taratara, Smith and Wells 1. Time, 54 secs. Broad jump. — R. Desgrand (19 ft. 5 ins.) 1, Lambert (17 ft. 7 ins.) 2, Sayers (16 ft. 11 ins.) 3. Cycling Events Match races. — L. Evans (Foxton) beat Broadbelt; time, 15£ secs. M. Harper beat R. Hol'nig; time, 17 1/5 secs. For Golden Helmet: N. Parker beat Watson; ; time, 15 secs. • Children's tficyclej 75 yards.— I.j Prebersen 1, J. Gallagher 2, G. Barrfield 3. I Children's tricycle, 100 yards. — | W. Banfield 1, D. Hatfield 2, B. j Elliott • 3. * Half mile junior . " cycle. — L. I Evans 1, Broadbelt 2, P. Elliott 3. Time, 1 min, 2 1/5 secs. Half mile senior cycle. — D. Yeates 1, N. Parker 2, H. Watson 3. Time, 1 min. 4 secs. One mile junior cycle. — S. Bonner and P. Elliott (dead heat) 1, J. Taylor 3. Time, 2 mins. 10 1/5' secs. : One mile senior cycle. — H. Watson 1, M. Harper 2, R. Hornig 3. Time, 2 minS. 19 1/5 secs. Roadster cycle, ■ under 12.— B. Porter 1, Nolan' 2, M. Maher 3. Time, 1 min. 40 3/5 secs. Two mile open cycle. — R. Harper 1, N. Parker 2, S. Bonner 3. Time, 4 mins. 30 secs. • Half mile old timers' cycle. — C. Batten 1, G. Milroy 2, G. King 3. Time, 1 min. 15 secs, Five mile open cycle.— R. Calder .1, N., Parker 2, W. Calder 3. Time, 12 min&. 3 2/5 secs,