CYCLING D. Johnstone Wins Road Cycle Race:
The Greymouth Cycling Club held a six-mile road race bn Saturday, under perfect riding conditions. D. Johnstone rode a well-judged race to round off a series of minor placings with a popular win from D. Clark, junr. K. Morgan w'as close up third. The sprint foi- fastest time developed into an exciting tussle between J. Cooper, a veteran, and E. Patterson. Cooper put an early break on his opponent which he held to the finish. D. Johnstone (21min), time 18min 54 sec, 1; D. Clark, junr. (21min), time 19min 6sec, 2; K. Morgan (11 min), time 17min 32sec, 3. J. Cooper, from the scratch mark, 1 covered the distance in 16min 2sec. to secure fastest time. E. Patterson, from the same mark, recorded 16min 2 l-ssec.
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Grey River Argus, 14 November 1949, Page 7
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