ELECTRIC LIGHT SPORTS
MEETING ON SATURDAY. An evening of thrilling finishes and excellent races is anticipated for the Saturday night sports meeting, on the Basin Reserve. The gathering will mark the official opening of. thp Wellington Amateur Athletic Centre’s season, nnd most of the prominent runners and cyclists of the city will be competing. Outstanding among the cycle events will be the two miles scratch race (the first of the allround championship series), and the "penny-farthing”' machine race between Ericson, Wellington provincial road champion, and Morris, Hutt Valley champion.' Much interest will centre round the performance of M. Gane, present holder of the Wellington all-round cycle championship. He will be seen in action with ,0. Flett, L. J. Pearce. W. Bray, and other prominent riders. The various items have been judiciously arranged, so as to make for entertaining sport. Sporting enthusiasts look for and enjoy a thrill nt any sports gathering,' and judging from the quality of the cyclists who will be riding on Saturday, the cycle events, apart altogether from the many fine contests the athletes are likely to provide, should fully satisfy all patrons.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 56, 29 November 1929, Page 6
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186ELECTRIC LIGHT SPORTS Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 56, 29 November 1929, Page 6
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