The riding of the Americans was magnificent. They were never once flurried and they were never put out of their stride. They looked for opportunities and seized them in a flash.
Cordy Milne showed his real mettle in his race with Lionel van Praag, the former champion. The American led right to the last bend, where he was caught by Praag.
Praag dived through on the inside but Milne held on and did not provide an opening. The result was that the former champion fell, the first time this has happened to him on his own track this season.
The first ten in the championship were:
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