CYCLING.
I Great preparations are being made in | 1 France for the forthcoming international j i motor car race over the Dieppe Circuit. ! I When the last mail left there were ! I already 57 entries in hand, and more ] were expected. This year's Grand Prix i promises to provide one of the greatest i i motor contests yet held, and some very [ i fast times are anticipated. The sum of [ I £4000 was paid .by the authorities of . Dieppe to have the event held in their ! district. i Some remarkable times were recently i established on the Los Angeles track. : California, during a motor cycle match 1 between the American champion, J. De j Rosier, and W. E. Ha-ha. The following '. , were the times recorded: One mile 39 I I .'Jos. two miles lm 19 2-ss. three miles I [2m 1 3-Ss. and four miles 2m 40 3-os —j all new records. | j
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 101, 27 April 1912, Page 16
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153CYCLING. Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 101, 27 April 1912, Page 16
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