BYRNES BEATS GROSE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 265, 30 January 1928, Page 7

BYRNES BEATS GROSE

SPORTS AT HAMILTON CYCLING STARS CLASH ELLIOTT WINS 100 METRES (From Our Oxon Correspondent) HAMILTON, Sunday. The big feature of the sports carnival held by the Hamilton Amateur Athletic Club on Saturday was the meeting of the two cycling champions, F. J. Grose (Canterbury), the New Zealand champion, and M. P. Byrnes (Auckland). The meeting of these two brilliant riders was to some extent marred by an accident to Grose in the first heat of the mile. As a result. Grose did not compete, but reserved himself for the three-mile, which provided the most spectacular event of the day, Byrnes defeating the Dominion champion by half a wheel in a great finish. In the running events, A. J. Elliott (Auckland) won both the 100 metres and 200 metres provincial titles in convincing fashion. I Results: 100 Yards Maiden. —R. G. Speake, 2yds, 1; F. L. Witten, 3yds, 2; J. Whitehead, 2yds, 3. There were five entries. Time, Us. Half-mile Cycle Handicap. —F. C. Henwood, 35yds, 1; J. H. Wade, scr, 2; F. C. Tapper, 40yds, 3. Twelve entries. Time, lm 8 3-ss. 100 Metres Handicap. —First heat: R. Holmes, Byds, 1; A. J. Elliott, scr, 2; J. Moreland, 10yds, 3. Time, 11s. Second heat: G. Blair, 10yds, 1; J. Prisk-, Byds, 2; C. Thompson, syds, 3. Final: Blair. 1; Elliott, 2; Holmes. 3. Time. 11 l-ss. 1,000 Metres Handicap.—R. Sinclair, Te Awamufu), 130yds, 1; W. Jonson, 150yds. 2; W. Watt, 140yds, 3. Half-mile Provincial Cycle Champion-ship.-—First heat: F. J. Grose (Canterbury), 1; F. C. Henwood (Hamilton), 2. Time, lm 12 3-ss. Second heat: J. H. Wade (Auckland), 1; M. P. Byrnes (Auckland), 2. Time, lm 16 2-ss. Final: Byrnes. 1; Wade and Henwood (dead heat), 2. Time, lm 21 2-ss. Grose did not ride in the final. 100 Metres Provincial Championship.— A. J. Elliott, holder (Auckland), 1; C. Thompson (Hamilton), 2; J. Prisk (Hamilton), 3. Time, 11 2-ss. Long Jump Handicap. —C. Thompson (lft), 20ft 31in, 1; J. Johnson (Ift), 19ft Sin, 2; R. G. Speake (Ift), 19ft 2Jin, 3. One Mile Cycle Handicap. —W. Pinker, 75yds, 1; F. C. Tapper, 80yds, 2; H. Alexander, 100yds, 3. Time, 2m 20s. One Mile Handicap. —R. Sinclair, 175yds, 1; W. Jonson, 200yds, 2; F. L. Witten, 150yds, 3. Time, 4m 255. Five Miles Provincial Cycle Championship.—M. P. Byrnes (Auckland), 1; F. J. Grose (Canterbury), 2; J. H. Wade, 3. Time, 13m 365. There were eight starters. 200 Metres Championship. —A J. Elliott, 1: C. Thompson, 2; J. Prisk, 3. Time, 23 4-ss. 75 Yards Ladies' Handicap.— Miss Phyllis Woolford, 1; Miss Norma Smith, 2; Miss Phyllis Sanson. 3. Time, 11 2-ss. 200 Metres Handicap. —G. Blair (Te Awamutu), 21yds, 1; R. Holmes, 17yds, 2; J. Prisk. 17yds, 3. Time, 225. Hop, Step and Jump.— -J. Prisk, 3ft. 43ft S 5 m f 1; J. Moreland, 3ft 6in. 40ft 6in, 2. 440 Yards Handicap. —W. Watt, 25yds, 1: J. Prisk, 16yds, 2. There were three starters. Three Miles Cycle Handicap. —W. Pinker, ISOyds. 1; J. Spence. 280yds, 2; C. Young, 280yds, 3. There were nine starters, but five, including Grose, pulled out. Pinker won by a length after a good r,ace. Time, 7m 45 l-ss. High Jump Handicap. —E. Speake. sft 3in, 1: C. A. Speake, sft 2in, 2. There were four entries.