1941-07-09 — Page 47

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 9, 1941

37 TAKE PART IN 25 MILE BICYCLE RACE: SANDBERG FIRST HOME

THE 25-MILE BICYCLE RACE, ORGANISED BY CHINESE Y.M.C.A. AND OPEN TO ALL HONG KONG SCHOOLS, HELD IN TSUN WAN TO- DAY, WAS MORE IN THE NATURE OF A “TIME TRIAL" AS THE 37 COMPETITORS WERE SENT AWAY AT INTERVALS OF 1 MINUTE EACH, SO THAT, IT TOOK NEARLY AN HOUR TO SEND THE FIELD AWAY, MAKING ALLOWANCES FOR FALSE STARTS AND DEFECTS IN MACHINES DISCOVERED AFTER THE START, ETC.

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