CYCLING ROAD RACE
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Dunedin, last night. Tho Oiogo sub-test road racß, run on Saturday from Honley Ferry Bridge to L.Vdli’d Flat and back, a distince of 4l£ miles, was won by the limit man, E. Straiten (15 minutes). The actual riding t'tna was 2 hours i minute 15 seconds.
Roxburgh (14 minutes), 2 hours 1G seconds wus second, and Cockorill 1 hour 59 minutes lG.j- seconds, third. W. Withey, 5 minutes (Palmerston put up the fastest time, 1 hour 55 rrruutae, a d intends to compote in tho Titna-u Race. Tbore were 26 starters. Tho fast time is accounted for by the road being in j splendid order and (ha absence of wind, Owing (o the Christchurch hsudicapper having somewhat overestimated the Otago l-ideis’ abilities, Withey and his brother and Carnegie are the only probable starters in the Northern raoe.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1844, 27 August 1906, Page 2
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142CYCLING ROAD RACE Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1844, 27 August 1906, Page 2
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