North Canterbury News: April 13, 2023
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Good entries for classic<br />
By JOHN COSGROVE<br />
SPORT<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Slowand steady wasthe key to<br />
success for riders competing at<br />
the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Classic<br />
MotorcycleTrials annual Cust<br />
ReunionTrialmeeting held<br />
recently.<br />
Atotal of 44 entries fromall<br />
overthe South Island attended<br />
the onedaymeeting,doingtheir<br />
besttobetter theeight<br />
challengingtrials sections<br />
scattered along the banks of the<br />
CustRiver.<br />
Trials riding requires riders to<br />
slowlynavigate their way<br />
around acoursethat’s narrow<br />
and challengingasitwinds it’s<br />
way in andaround or even<br />
throughtrees,upand down<br />
banks, acrossrocky streams or<br />
throughslippery river beds, all<br />
without losing points by putting<br />
their feet down to steady<br />
themselves. Organiser Peter<br />
Barnett saidclassictrials allows<br />
competitorstouse arange of<br />
bikes all manufacturedprior to<br />
the mid 1990’swhen engine<br />
water coolingwas introduced.<br />
‘‘The earliestclasscaters for<br />
motorcycles manufacturedprior<br />
to 1965, with the oldest bike<br />
competingbeing Scott<br />
Harrison’s 1950’sBritishmade<br />
Excelsior, whichisalso the only<br />
bikewithout any rear<br />
suspension.’’<br />
The Twin shockclass<br />
including bothJapanese and<br />
European bikesfromthe 1970’s<br />
and early 1980’s with another<br />
class forair cooledmonoshock<br />
bikes fromthe 1980s and early<br />
90s.<br />
The ridersoftenmeetfor<br />
events on properties located all<br />
overthe <strong>Canterbury</strong> regionand<br />
tackle courses set thataim to<br />
challenge themachinehandling<br />
skillsand nerves of all<br />
competing.<br />
The winnersofeach classwere:<br />
Pre 65 A–BrentDownes,<br />
On alert ... Simon Jones of<br />
Swannanoa on his Honda TLR200.<br />
Swannanoa, on aBSA Bantam,<br />
Pre65B–ScottHarrison,<br />
Rotherham,onanExcelsior,<br />
Twin Shock A+ John Regan,<br />
Rangiora, on aYamaha TY175,<br />
Twin Shock A–Dave Mardon,<br />
Christchurch, Yamaha TY175,<br />
TwinShock B–Peter Dunn,<br />
Belfast, on aHondaTLR200,<br />
Air Cooled Mono A+ Hamish<br />
Barnett, Christchurch,Yamaha<br />
TY250,<br />
Air Cooled Mono A–Travis<br />
Churchill,Loburn, GasGas Aire<br />
250,<br />
Air Cooled Mono B–Mike<br />
Hennessey, Christchurch,<br />
MontesaCota 310,<br />
Concentration time ... Shirley<br />
McDonald from Swannanoa on her<br />
‘80s era Honda TLM50.<br />
PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
Slow and steady ... Brian<br />
Chambers of Ohoka aboard his<br />
1955 James Trials bike, navigates<br />
his way through the gaps in atrees<br />
branches during one of the eight<br />
trials sections.<br />
Boyle Cup changes hands<br />
GOLF<br />
CheviotLadies successfully<br />
challengedthe Amberley Ladies<br />
Golf team last Tuesday to takethe<br />
Cuphome, winning three of the<br />
fivematches in aclose encounter.<br />
Winners of four of the matches<br />
were found on the 18th hole.<br />
Cheviot,one of the smaller<br />
clubs in<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, last<br />
held the cup in 2003.<br />
Amberley managed to lift the<br />
trophy in June last year, from<br />
CharterisBay, which had held the<br />
cupsince2018.<br />
The BoyleCupwas presented to<br />
theChristchurch Ladies Golf<br />
Club in 1914 and is the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> InterclubMatch Play<br />
challenge trophy.<br />
It is similartothe Ranfurly<br />
Shield as the holder has to host a<br />
minimumofsix challenges at<br />
their homeclub,peryear.<br />
Clubs from all over<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
arechosen by ballot to be the<br />
challengers.<br />
Each team hasfiveplayers who<br />
playindividual matches.<br />
An interesting tradition of the<br />
Boyle Cup is that playersare<br />
allowed to havecaddies, and<br />
spectators are alsoallowed<br />
Cup on the move ... The Cheviot Ladies golf team with the Boyle Cup they<br />
won from Amberley.<br />
PHOTO:SUPPLIED<br />
adding to the excitementofthe<br />
matches.<br />
The winner is the teamwith the<br />
most wins.<br />
The Cheviot teamofPhils<br />
Morris, Ann Le Pine, ValParsons,<br />
Jen LePine and Sue Anderson.<br />
The club only hadsix people to<br />
choose from fortheir fivewomen<br />
teamdue to injury, sickness and<br />
being oneofthe smaller clubs in<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
THIS WEEKS<br />
SENIOR<br />
DIVISION 1COMBINED<br />
KICK OFF 2.45<br />
Hornby v Kaiapoi. ...at Hornby<br />
Saracens vOxford. ....at Saracens<br />
Ashley v Rakaia....at Loburn<br />
West Melton vGlenmark/Cheviot...at West Melton<br />
Hurunui v Southbridge ..at Hurunui<br />
Woodend v Ohoka...at Woodend<br />
DIVISION 2COMBINED<br />
KICK OFF 1.00<br />
Kaiapoi vOxford....at Kaiapoi<br />
Ashley vAmberley. ....atLoburn1<br />
Ashley v Rakaia....at Loburn<br />
Glenmark/Cheviot vKaikoura ..at Glenmark<br />
Hurunui v Ohoka..atHurunui<br />
Woodend v Saracens ...at Woodend<br />
COLTS COMBINED<br />
KICK OFF 1.30<br />
Ashley vOhoka...at Loburn 5<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern-Bye<br />
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