SOUTHERN CYCLISTS EXCEL AT OTOROHANGA
J TWO Christchurch rider., D. j I * More-land and R. Knight, won ■ I , the bulk of the big prize money \ I at the Otorohanga meetings at 1 I I Easter and both proved them- J ! , selves outstanding riders. More- i | ■ land came to the meeting with a ■ I ■ reputation which he fully upheld ! i | —in one race he went round Jack I ! I Wade as if he were standing— • I ■ and won the £35 Derby half an \ j | hour after he had been carried I ■ from the track injured in a fall J I in a previous race. a | ■ Knight is a 17-year-old rider who • i | has recently changed over from | ' I the amateur ranks, and he was ■ j J very impressive. In the Derby J , Moreland and K. Knight, of | j I Auckland, drew right away from • j J the field with 16 laps to go. The J , ■ Southerner scored 57 points I I ■ against Knight's 25 and Wade's ■ ! , 24, figures which emphasise his £ J I class. B
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 92, 19 April 1941, Page 6 (Supplement)
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