Hastings & St .Leonards Cycling Club Archive

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

There were over 2,000 people and about 200 competitors at a “Sports Festival” organized by Hastings Warrior C.C. at the Central Ground on Saturday, August 18th.
The main cycle races included the final of the East Sussex individual pursuit Championship, which was won by A. Moorhouse (Club); a 500 metres scratch, won by H. Cooper, Kentish W.; a one mile open handicap, won by W. Lane, Fountain C.C.; and a 5 miles scratch, won by W. Waters, S. London R.C. T. Baldwin (Club), third in the one mile handicap, was the only local rider to win a prize in the open cycle events.