BIG CYCLING GALA

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 271, 6 February 1928, Page 7

BIG CYCLING GALA

SOUTHERNERS GOING TO ENGLAND (From Our Own Correspondent) PAEROA, Saturday. The big cycling gala by the Paeroa Athletic Club to-day, at Paeroa, had a championship flavour about it. There was a large attendance and some exceptionally fine racing was witnessed. w . Mackie, the crack Christchurch cyclist, who intends to sail shortly for England and France to compete in some of the leading cycling events made an appearance, and this fact alone created a deal of interest among the fans. In the twomiles’ handicap he started from 50yds. behind scratch and managed to be with the leaders 200yds. from the finish.

Unfortunately, lie lost a pedal and had to be contented with fourth place. In the five miles event, however, he gave a fine exhibition, and starting from 100) yards behind scratch made up his leeway with remarkable rapidity, winning with a great burst of speed. Again at the 3i miles, Mackie won well from the back mark. The chief results are as follow: One Mile Cycle Handicap. —First heat: \V. Godkin, 180yds, 1; W. Francis, 120yds, 2; C. Chisholm, ISOyds, 3. Second heat: Alexander, 200yds, 1; C. O’Brien, ISOyds, 2; A. Pilkington, 120yds, 3. Third heat: W. Renouf, 135yds, 1; T. Russek, 200yds, 2; O. Stace, 80yds, 3. Final: Alexander, 1; Renouf, 2; Chisholm, 3. Two Miles Handicap. —First heat: J. Harcourt, scr., 1; W. Francis, 180yds, 2; W. Godkin, 260yds, 3. Time, 5.15. Third heat: C. Tippins, 35yds, 1; M. Randrup, 120yds, 2; O. Stace, 120yds, 3. Time, 5.6. Final: Tippins, 1; M. Randrup, 2; Stace, 3. Time. sm. _ Three Miles Handicap. —S. McCann, 60yds bhd, 1; W. Mackie, 70yds bhd, 2; J. Harcourt, scr, 3; C. Tippins, 50yds, 4. Time, 7.35. The four laced men finished within five ards of one another. One Mile Race, boys under 17 years.— M. Rackham and H. Sorensen (dead heat), 1; M. Irwin, 3. Time, 2.47. Five Miles Cycle Handicap. —W. Mackie, 100yds bhd, 1; C. Tippins, 100yds, 2; S. McCann, 80yds bhd, 3. Time, 13.39. Three and a-half Miles Handicap.— Mackie, 80yds bhd, 1; Harcourt, 30yds, 2; McCann, 70yds bhd, 3; Tippins, 60yds, 4. Time, 9.59. The points prize went to Mackie with 13 points, Tippins being second with 8 points. One and a-half Miles Consolation Race. —S. Hayes, 40yds, 1; Godkin, 2; O’Brien,

400Yds, boys under 17 years. —J. Pascoe 1; L. Bramble, 2; J. Cottin, 3. Cycle Race, half mile, for boys under 16.—J. Jesney, 1; D. Hayes, 2; L. Wilson, 3. Time, 1.25 1-5. Girls under 18 years, 75yds.—L. Bye, 1: P. Clark, 2; G. Bain. 3. 440Yds Handicap, for boys under 18.— J. Cotten, 1; A. Young, 2; T. Marshall, 3. One Mile Cycle Handicap, boys under 19. Randrup, 1; Rackham, 2; Hayes, 3. Half Mile Cycle Handicap, boys under 15-—G. Vercoe, 1; P. Barclay, 2. Time, 1.20.