PERAMBULATOR DERBY
MAN WINS FREE HAIRCUTS.
A burlesque on the Beechworth-Mt. Buffalo wheelbarrow contest caused much amusement at Lithgow, New South Wales, recently. A perambulator was substituted for the wheelbarrow, and heavy rain obligingly substituted for the snow, which gave the Victorian contest stage effect. Joseph Kelly, a theatre employee, wagered Dave McSorley, a hairdresser, that he could wheel him in a perambulator fro mthe Royal Hotel, South Bowenfels, to the Royal Theatre, Lithgow, about four miles in an hour. The stakes agreed upon were: If Kelly won, he should receive free haircuts and shaves from McSorley for a period of six months; if he lost, he should treat McSorley to free tickets for the Royal Theatre twice a week for nine months.
Kelly won the wager easily. He completed the course in 33 minutes,_ to the accompaniment of loud cheering from a dense crowd. An ordinary domestic perambulator was used, and its springs were severely tested, as McSorley weighs 13st. Kelly was clad in plus fours and a nurse’s blouse and cap, while McSorley wore a nightdress and a bonnet. In spite of the heavy rain, the pusher was favoured by the grade of the course, which was slightly downhill.
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Southland Times, Issue 25360, 12 August 1935, Page 5
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201PERAMBULATOR DERBY Southland Times, Issue 25360, 12 August 1935, Page 5
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