A remarkable walking match was recently witnessed in Heywood by an immense crowd of spectators. The contestants were a man with one leg and a crutch and a man with a cork leg. The distance was one mile, and the wager «£ID a-eide. The cork leg easily won.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5311, 24 June 1904, Page 7
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48Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5311, 24 June 1904, Page 7
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