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WILLMOTT CUP Riding off the 4i minute mark, F. Waller won the road race held on Saturday. Fastest time went to A. Henshaw, off the imin. mark. Henshaw just beat his co-marker A. Johnston by a wheel. The two scratch men, W. Willmott and G. Jackson, met with a mishap and had to retire from the contest. After the race a presentation was made to M. J. Luke, who has enlisted. The placings in the race were as follows: F. Waller (4min), 40min 21sec .. .. 1 J. Courtney (6min), 42min 29sec .. 2 M. Feely (6min), 43min 43sec .. ..3 J. Parfitt (3min), 40min 35sec .. ..4 Fastest times—A. Henshaw (imin), 39min 20sec, 1; A. Johnston (imin), 39min 20 l-ssec, 2. The results of the last track meeting were:—
Half-Mile—W. Willmott (scr) 1, F. Waller (30yds) 2, A. Johnston 3. Time, 61 4-ssec. One Mile—F. Waller (60yds) 1, G. Jackson (scr) 2, A. Johnston (scr) 3. Time, 2min 12 4-ssec. Two Miles —G. Jackson (scr) 1, A. Johnston (scr) 2, F. Waller (110yds) 3. Time, 4min 35sec.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21559, 23 January 1940, Page 9
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