Desp.te many falls and inaehiin- and t\io troubles. the AustiaLnu representatives—Don Kirkham and I. H. .Munro 7T " t; .V* r, at ' w "' do France Bicycle hae,-> (Sy Ri m:ft s) are (iiaiiua ly im,;>rnv"'S t.ieir Th-.-irppost.on i:i tho i:e:;erai da<siti« t ;!on at the end <,f I'Hh —lea live more to hi- contested—was Munm lUth and Iv.rkiiarn l.Stii. as against .Munro "ilsl, and Ivirkham 30th at the end of the lilll stai'e. I„ the .-.Juh .-,ta-- l.oth the Australians tiii'shcd up with tho I-adin-4 i>unch. and scored full points tor tho day's rde. Tltys. one ot' the hn-st distance raL-rs in JOurope was leading !>•.- 31 minuUs. when the last l-'temit mail '.eft. An idea ,:i the heavy elimh:njj io he done over tile usmnUi n piiMs can l»e leathered from fact that in oiu* st.l^ 1 tli*"* Austni!. iaiis rode a fjrar of -I'j inches, and then had to L!''t oIF ami walk s-iinc- of tlist.flc.st p;nches. C'. Sue'.'. a numhor of tho team, informs the Dtmlop UtiWt.l- - that tho Australian ridt'rs proposed ieav m; London for Me'hourno on Aii££Ut 14tl»i, hut it- is verv pi> hal>!e iliat tiu- war will haw upsvt their arran:-' >- n.ents. Woods' Great i'epperiniat Cyf», J« &L la __
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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15444, 5 September 1914, Page 9
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