ANOTHER MOTOR RECORD.
' *■— ■ — AUCKLAXD TO WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.} WELLINGTON", Thursday. Drenched to the skin and plastered with mud "Wizard"' Smith, the Aus- j tralian motorist, reached Wellington tonight iv an Essex racer, having covered I the 4(18 miles which separate Wellington I and Auckland in 13 hours 19 minutes ' and knocking 73' minutes oil' the record.; He had many mishaps and hard going, and was held up a total of over two j hours. Mr. Campbell, his mechanic, was \ stunned by a falling rock.
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Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 8
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85ANOTHER MOTOR RECORD. Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 8
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