CYCLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 162, 8 January 1912, Page 8

CYCLING.

SIX DAYS' TOURNAMENT. WON IN THE LAST LAP. By Cable—Pross Association—Copyright. Received 7j 5.5 p.m. Sycftfey, January 7. The six days cycling race finished at 10 o'clock last night in the presence of a big and enthusiastic crowd. During the concluding hours many brilliant spurts were made :by the back men to make up lost ground, and by the leaders to gain any advantage, eo the positions altered little. I Entering the last lap, Lawson (AmerI ican), with Goullet (Victorian) in close I attendance, was leading, Grenda (Tasmania) and MacNamara (New South Wales) following. There was a great struggle. Goullet passed Lawson and, finishing fast, won by a couple of lengths from Grenda, with MacNamara third, Lawson fourth, and Kirkham (New South Wales) fifth. Ten teams finished. Goullet and his mate, Heir, won £SOO, Grenda and Walker £2OO, Macnamara and Corry £IOO, Lawson and Mitten £75, and the fifth team £SO. The total distance covered was 2085 miles. All finished strong, and apparently little the worse for their strenuous efforts. j Received 8, 12.5 a.m. ! Sydney, January 7. Fifty-four thousand people witnessed the finish of the six days' cycling race, j Lane is still in the hospital, but there Jis a slight improvement. He is eup--1 posed to be suffering, from internal strain.