WANGANUI EVENING SPORTS.
GROSE DEFEATS WAKELEY. (Per Uni~ep Press Association.! WANGANUI, January 25. At the Pirate Club’s annual evening meeting to-night F. G. Grose, New Zealand champion cyclist, defeated L. G. Wakeley (West Coast), North Island champion, over half a mile by three-quarters of a length, in 60 2-ssec, both starting off scratch. These two riders found the handicaps too severe in other events, but Grose, off scratch, against four B Grade cyclists, covered five laps to win in 2min 14 3-ssec. Kenny, who was second, also won the two-mile open.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20316, 26 January 1928, Page 10
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