SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 11, 11 January 1913, Page 6

SUNDRY SPORTS.

J TENMI3 TEST. THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. The selectors have chosen Brookes, Dunlop, Heath, A. B. Jones, and Bice to practice for the match to be played on January 1 Ttli, 18th, and iiOtii between Australia and the British Isles. The team of four will be chosen from those players. As there is very little opportunity for the selectors to see the Victorians play, they are endeavouring to get the southern players to visit Sydney early and practise on the local courts. brooks and Dunlop are considered certainties lor tho team. CYCLING. jf ABE SIX-DAY RACES INJURIOUS? “i just love these six-day races. I enjoy riding them so much that I’d; like to ride in one every month.” J Thus spoke R. J. McNamara, oC Tcmingley, ’ a little town just outside of Dubbo, in reply to a question as to how be was enjoying himself after be and his team nad boon riding ior nine hours in the six-day race, when it was in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground. And the best rider in Australia to-day—for snob McNamara is —meant every word of it (says the Telegraph). An hour later, when McNamara relieved his partner, tho six-day riders were travelling at 30 miles an hour trying to hold the pace “Mac” and Keefe—another who fairly revels in six-day races —were setting. For 20 minutes McNamara and Keefe tore round the track like two men possessed. When they eased up six of the 17 teams had lost several laps. Six of them retired from the race, and only 11 remained. Whenj the Tominglcy rider goes out to “enjoy” a rapid ton miles, there are laps lost by teams which are not quite first-class. McNamara came oil the track alter ho had been mainly instrumental in extinguishing the chances of half-a-dozen teams. “What did you do that for?” queried the Telegraph man. “Oh, there were too many spills, so 1 thought I’d go out and thin the field out a bit. It’s just nice now—the best eleven teams are left.” “Do yon think six-day races hurt the riders?” “Hurt them! No!! Why, I’ve ridden in three and enjoy them! i’ll tell you what they do for a rider—they improve him anything from 10 to 50 per cent.” , And then “Mac” retired for a short slumber.