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Holden close to Isle ohT


JUST over a minute sep­ arated John Holden from^


■ achieving his TT racing dream. The 51ryear-old was


battling in the Sure Mobile Sidecar races at ' this year’s Isle of Man TT Championships. . But he came up agonis­ ingly short, taking a sec-


, ond and a third place to . achieve the silver medal overall. Originally : from


Ciitheroe, Holden and co- ■ driver Andrew Winkle, from Tean in Stafford­ shire, lost out in both, races to home rider Nick


• Crowe and his partner Mark Cox. , ; And it was they who


took top spot overall in a . combined t im e ' of 1:58:57-56, with Holden , and Winkle coming home in 2:00:01-57. • Holden said: “To finish a TT.race is an achieve­


ment in itself, but I can’t help feeling disappointed we didn’t win it. • : -v : “We were only one mile


an. hour slower overall on average, so I’m a bit fed up in that respect; ■ ■ “But when you look


back on i t and realise what you’ve achieved it’s a great feeling to be o n ; the podium again.’’: ■ Holden, who now lives in Garstang, took second


- spot in the opening race, on his LCR Suzuki 600cc bike in a time of 59:42-24, just under 20 seconds


behind Crowe and Cox., ■ However, ; th a t was


despite leading for the first half of the three-lap. race, as they went on to secure the bragging rights as the fastest men on the circuit,'recording 146.8 mph through the Sulby speed trap on the final lap of the 37.73-mile course. And four days later,


they completed the sec­ ond race in 1:00:19-33, with their third spot enough to take second


. place overall. And Holden added:


: “The guy who finished ' first lives on the Isle of Man‘ and drives the, course almost every day. “’The ;TT races are


something that everyone, wants to excel in, becaiuse' they are renowned all over the world. ' “But we will come back '


next year and have anoth­ er crack at it, and hope­ fully go one better.” . . As well ^ the TT races,


Holden and Winkle are the reigning.European Sidecar champions, and are currently leading the British Sidecar ChampU- onships, ahead of the next round at Snetterton on the weekend of June 21st. and 22nd. And the latter is a


series they, will look to winthis. timearound, after being pushed into second place in the final' race of last season due to a mechanical failure.


Top golfers converge on Mytton


SOME of the region’s top golfers,; converged on Mytton Fold in a packed week of competitions.


entered, split into two nine-hole competitions.. „ v.


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■ The East Lancashire Ladies’ ; Golf Association Scratch Trophy :. and Worsley.Trophy vstarted the-: ball rolling.^ Pleasington won the; /


.:. Burnley Aerial’s won the front nine and the Captain’s team won . thebacknine. ■ Saturday saw the men’s ELGA •Scratch Shield and Green Haworth


;r scratch competition while the win­ ners of the-Worsley-Trophy for the;- best nett score were Harwood.;-»/ ■ - Individual.honours'; went'.itor: / Welsh Ladies Closed'Champion^- :


/: Kirsty O’Connor.from Nelson, fol-'; •lowed hy Emm'a'Clegg from Wilp- .; shire who just pipped Chris Stokes /


' from Ciitheroe on a card play-off. ;;:; / .7;; .The following day, Mytton’s ; annual “Sip it and Flip it” charity :' . evening was held with 20 teams.,


. had a clean sweep in the team • ‘ events, winning both gross and nett. honours. •'- - Marcus Armitage - from


, Rossendale shot a five-under par 67, which saw him hot only win the


: individual prize, but also set a new. .course recordi


. ■ .


cv'-Jn second place, from Nelson-; vwith:70 was Danny Nutter.and-/ /third place went to Chris Chadwick from Mytton Fold, with a 71.-. ••. :;


: / And finally, on Sunday it was the' Jubilee Cup which was won by Matt Day ivith 43 points. • • ■ : Second place went to Josh Davis- with 41'points;.'in-form Mark: Green was third with 40 points and; fourth was Danny Green, just one point behind. •' Division One winner was Ray ;


. Standring with 38, points and the :■ Division Two winner;was Gary Ashton also with 38 points. /•


• In the ladies’, section, first'place . went to Maureen Board with'41; points, and second• to Pauline/ -White with 36.'’' -. - s - 'i'.y ' -. i'/ The winner'of the junior prize': was George Matthews with 28/; points.


sport stars honoured


CLITHEROE’S branch of the Royal British Legion enjoyed much success over the course of the year.


' • : And their success was cele­


brated at the club’s annual presentation night. ‘ On'the, football side,'a fourth-placed finish in the


..East Lancashire League Sec­ ond Division was added to b y ; success in the Bob Little Cup. with victoiy over Belvedere. Guy'Waddin^on pick^ up


• the spprtsman-of-the-year prize, arid shared the goal-of-


• the-season honour with Peter 'Aspinivall. Dan Blackburn took the


leading goalscorer gong, while Paul Anthony Clarkson was the player of the year. , ' Elsewhere, the mien’s pool


team enjoyed success, finish­ ing joint’ second in i their


. respective league, as well as . scooping the League Chal- , lenge Cup.. ; Liam Sutcliffe took.the player of the season title, while the equivalent honour for the ladies’, team was taken


by Lois Knowles, in a side ■ that replicated the men by.: taking second spot in the league and liHing th e . League Challenge Cup. Three members of : the ’


ladies’ darts team took the Trebles Knockout, with/ Wendy-.Chipperton voted player of the year. ■ As for the men, the B


; player of the year awards going to Andrew Wash- brook and Mick Mercer. Gemma Lambert took :


.the top prize for the net- . ball side,,with'Jake Chad- •wick doing likewise in a snooker side ,that came through a play-off to take the league’s runners-up herth as well as claim the League Knockout trpphy.


111 i^n iiiiiiivrif^iirini fniirTil'i inriiiiiiiii irf-i frmrilifrii im'iiffir And the final honour of


team finished runhers-up in - the Jphn Dobson Cup, with = the respective A and B team


the night, the Norman Garner Memorial Annual Snooker Knockout Tro­ phy,' went the way of Simon Thompson. : Some of the prizewin­ ners are pictured: Back row (left to right): Wendy Chipperton, Andrew Washbrook, Louis Knowles, Gemma Lam­ bert, Liam Suttcliffe. Front Row: Mick Mercer, Guy Waddington, Simon Thompson, Jake Chad­ wick. (s)


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