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CYCLING.
CLUBS' ROAD RACES.
Keen Finishes at Fremantle.
With the West Australian Amateur
Cyclists' Union and the League of West
Australian Wheelmen to open their sea
sons on May 1, most of the metropolitan
clubs conducted races during the week
end which would enable riders to work
themselves into form for the strenuous
season ahead. In most cases good fields
nominated, and several of the races pro
vided keen finishes, notably those of the
Fremantle amateur club. in senior and
junior grades, and of the Swan Subur
ban amateur club in the senior grade.
The Midland-Bassendean professional
club's 15-mile senior race was fought out
by 48 riders. Details:
MIDLAND-BASSENDEAN CLUB.
As has been the case since the beginning of the
season. large fields competed in the Midland
ilDaendean club's races at Midland Junction or
Saturday, there being 48 starters in the 15-mile
senior race, with W. Pender and W. L. Hutchin
son on scratch, and A. Willshire. W. C. Banks
and D. Fulford on the limit of 4min. 15sec.
After passing the turn the pace was clapped on.
R. Pearson and C. Hepburn leading from Will
shire and Banks, while Pender was hack in a
strung-out'field. Hutchinson and Willshire re
tired through punctures, while B. Fulford fell
A mile from home. Pearson, riding very. strongly,
came away to win easily by about 200 vards
from R. Gloede, with W. Stanton third. Fastost
time went to G. McAlpine off the 30Sec. mark.
Result:
R. PEARSON (hcp.. 3min. 15sec.),
time. min. 50sec. .. ...... I.
R. GLOEDE (1.15). 37.53 .... .. 2.
W. STAXNTON (0.45). 37.23 1-5 .. 3.
Fastest time, G. McAlpine (hep, 30sec.),
time, 37min. 8 1-sec.
W. Hewson was on the scratch mark in a
field of 31 in the junior eight-mile event. A
teSwain and T. McDonough being on the limit
of 3min. 15sec. D. Ellis. off the 20sec. mark.,
won impressively from H. Gardner and J. Grace.
and also recorded fastest time of 20min. 26sec.
The fastest unplaced rider was the scratch man.
W. Hewson, who took 21min. Result:
D. ELLIS (hcp., 20sec.), time, 20min.
25sec ......... 1.
2. GARDNER (1.15). 21 20 2-5 .. :.. .
J. GRACO (0.45). 20.50 3-5 .. 3.
Fastest time. D. Ellis. Fastest unplaced rider,
W. Hewson (scr.), time, 21min.
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