W.A.A. AND CYCLING CLUB.
TenMeßoad to/V The hflPwroad race, in connection with' p oatponeij from the 'Queen's Birthday,camo off jeeterday the course selected,being from the Maaterton Post Office to the Rdamabunga Bridge and back. A large number of people' gathered to see the start, and several persons in buggies and on horseback followed the race, All the starters (five innumber)looked well and were sent away to time by. Mr F. 0. Lewis, who acted as starter and timekeeper.. A. : Caselberg and W. Jeffries having a start of ten. minutes,, L. Caselberg: seven minutes.and'a half, and Cooper Bmto 28secs. Pearce Btarted at scratch. 'The first to cross the bridge for home'was Cooper.riding easily, and apparently good .for,' a;. loCmore. ; He passed the wneibg po'et'lraVliayipg wfmi
5/ the dißßc(ili4oDli& Jsse^?ejj^, . was next 80«cs behind Cooper," his timo being 87miii ; 25s'eo.'. Jeflries followed, histiinebeing4omin:2sseo; Alf , Caselberg4lmin2osec, and.L, Casol; berg (who gave up the raoe'bd 'oame in at his wise).4Bmin, lOsec. Gren.t interest was taken in the race, which =' plainly demonstrated .Copper to be a. much better man', than a'good many people thought he was.'. >< '0 i i" "i' 11 .mi *
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4434, 2 June 1893, Page 3
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187W.A.A. AND CYCLING CLUB. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4434, 2 June 1893, Page 3
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