CYCLING.
TPek Press Association.] SYDNEY, March 25. The League of Wheelmen’s championship teams’ races between New South Wales and England, last night, resulted in a decided win for the local men. The mile unpaced was won by Payne, with Megson, Green and Edwards in the places. Time —2min 51sec. In the five miles, paced, between Payne (Wales) and Edwards (England) the Welshman,beat the Englishman by forty yards in lOmin 32sec. The five miles, paced, between Megson (Wales) and Green (England) resulted in a splendid finish, Megson winning by three-quarters of a length. Time—llmin Msec.
Lesna, the Frenchman, undertook to break the ten-mile record, but after covering five miles in 9min his machine collapsed.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11227, 26 March 1897, Page 5
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113CYCLING. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11227, 26 March 1897, Page 5
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