The Popular Selection of West Coast Sportsmen— MONTEITH’S ale TIRA STOUT First Choice in any Company
W /n&purt W 4 I 3 No. 82 of a Series. < PHIL O’SHEA | | Phil O’Shea enjoyed a cycling career possibly never | equalled in the annals of N.Z. cycling. In two decades | k of track and road racing, he produced a remarkable | record, both as a sportsman and as a record-breaker. | | Born in Christchurch in 1889, he won his first race—the g 5 Timaru-Christchurch event, in 1909. He raced for the | last time in 1929, then over 40, when he beat H. Opper- | k man, the crack Australian. | . | Fastest time in three consecutive starts in the | i Warrnambool-Melbourne classic and fastest time on six | I occasions in the Timaru-Christchurch event are pointers § i to the capabilities of the “Wizard on Wheels.” | fl FEATURE PRESENTED EACH WEEK SY | /Si FOR 50 YEARS FAMOUS FOR FINE FURNITURE*
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Greymouth Evening Star, 31 March 1950, Page 1 (Supplement)
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