NEARLY A RIOT.
. BIG CYCLE 1 EACB., •■ ', ; WAENING FOE LOAFING.-' (By Tologro,ph.—Press Association.) ■ Sydney, December 31. The,cyclists in the big six-day. teams' Taise covered 732 miles, at the end of 48 hours. The positions of the teams ore unaltered. , Early this morning, owing to, the competitors loafing, and refusing to increase the spood, the referee threatened to end the race, and turned out the track lights. The crowd rushed the oval, hooted riders and official, and threatened- to create a riot. The police cleared the oval, and the light was restored. The teams took the warning, and in-. creased'their pace. . 1 AFTEE 60 HOUESi AM MILES. (Eeo. January 1, 9.46 p.m.) Sydney, January 1. At the end of sixty hours, tha leading cyclists had covered 901 miles—llß behind last'year's race.- , • \
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 6
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130NEARLY A RIOT. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 6
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