Hastings & St .Leonards Cycling Club Archive

Three members the Hastings and St. Leonards Cycling and Athletic Club set off in the wet and windy conditions on Sunday to ride for 12 hours over Kent roads in a K.C.A. and club trial. B. Kemp retired after covering about 100 miles; R, Downey was soon in trouble with his change gear, but carried on, using only one of the four, to cover about 216 miles; and J. Southerden, delayed twice with punctures, ran out time after about 217 miles.
Tomorrow’s run leaves the King’s Head, Ore, at 6 a.m. Tea at Hawkhurst.

At the Tunbridge Wells A.C.C.’s track meeting last week Terry Baldwin of the Hastings and St. Leonards Cycling and Athletic Club, rode well in good company and won two of the three open events — the 440 yards and 880 yards handicaps.

On Sunday the club’s 100 miles trial was held In conjunction with the E.S.C.A. event and won by J.Southerden, whose time of 4hr. 47 min. 32sec. gave him fourth place and third handicap in the East Sussex trial. B. Kemp was second 4hr. 49min. 23sec., and R. Downey. 5hr. 49min. 15sec., was third. Fastest was C. Robson (Eastbourne), with a new event record of 4hr. 38mln. 12sec.

Tomorrow, members meet at the King’s Head, Ore. at 5.30 a.m. Tea will be at Brookland