CYCLING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 8, 6 January 1913, Page 5

CYCLING.

THE SIX DAYS’ RACE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Sydney, January 5. Forty thousand people witnessed the finish of the six days’ race. 4 here was splendid sprinting throughout the day. For the last few laps the pace was terrific. The overlapped teams retired just before the close. There was a great fight between the remainder, McNamara eventually beating Spears and Scott by half length, amid great excitement. 4 he distance covered was 1833 miles. The teams finished in the following order:—McNamara and Corry (New South Wales), 1; Spears (New South Wales) and Kirkhain (Victoria), 2; Scott (New South Wales) and Keefe (Tasmania), 3; Crook and Henry (New Zealand), 4. O’Shea and Smith (New Zealand) were sixth. The overlapped teams, including Summers (New Zealand) and Russell (New South Wales) tied for eighth place with 1832 miles two laps. Spears beat McNamara in the sprint to the post from the 1800 miles mark. RECORD OF LOAFING TACTICS. The cyclists’ record is 253 miles behind last year’s, due to loafing when there were hut few spectators and it. two days’ strong adverse winds. Ever since the nominations were received for this endurance test, R. J McNamara and F. P. Corry were regarded as a powerful and experienced combination, and public opinion, whirl has been singularly justified, select ed them with R. E. Spears and D. Kirkham as likely to provide the winners. Kirkham recently put uj: several magnificent performances it long distance racing, whilst Spears if recognised as the topnotch New South Wales sprinter. As a matter of com parison it is worth mentioning thal the Boston six days’ (ten hours a day) race took place between November 4 and 9 inclusive, 13 teams competing. A, J. Clark showed some patches oi fine form, but on the last day bad tc compete against a big combination. Joe Fogler and J. F. Moran won from /E. F. Root and P. Hehir, with J. Bedell and E. A. Pye (a reconstructed team) third, and A. J. Clark ant F. Hill fourth. Distance covered. 1390 miles 1 lap.