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Crofts Memorial To M. Burns M. Burns, riding from the break mark of imin., won the o«fta Memorial race at Halswell on fiat, urday. He went through the bM to be the first man home. Bun. also took fastest time, which ow> him the club championship over a distance was only one second slow* race is also the club championshin The junior title went to M. Wii. dermoth, who rode from toe sama mark as Burns. His time for the distance was only one second slower than that of Burns.
The race was ridden over a block of 15 miles and from the start the one-minute men tamed on the were At the end of the first rircuit ofthe block there were five riders in the leading bunch. They held a lead of 7min over the one-minute riderx Over the second circuit the Imin riders improved greatly to lot un with the leaders Just before toe 8? ish. As the riders neared th* i™ there were six to dispute the maiw platings. In a blanket finite Burns held on well to take the doetami from P. Cook, off the NmtanariL av-sr 0 ™ * Results were:— MW* 2; J. Cummings (imin), ihr 3.4 sec, 3; N. Woodgate (9min) iS 24min 3.Bsec, 4; G. MUnwiimt-, Ihr 18min 32oec, 5; M. WIMeS (Imin), ihr ISmin 4aee, naoUi Senior fastest time: M. Mima a mln). Ihr 16mln 3sec. u Junior fastest time: M. Wilde*, moth (Imin), Ihr ISmin 4oec.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29235, 20 June 1960, Page 18
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