SPEED RECORDS
SIX DAY CYCLE CONTEST United Press Association—By Electric Tel egrapb —Copyr Igh t (Received September 23, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 23. In the course of a six day cycle race at Wembley, in which representatives of eleven nations are competing, Pecqueux (France) established a world’s record for an unpaced measured mile. His time was 2min 2sec. MOTOR CYCLE RACING NOTABLE BRITISH SUCCESSES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 23, 6.30 p.m.) BERLIN, September 22. TJie British team, consisting of Britain (riding a Norton), Waycott (Velocette) and Rowley (A.J.S.) won the 1400 miles six day trial without losing a single mark. They defeated the German, Czecho-Slovakian, French and Italian teams. In addition, the British Rudge team, namely MacGregor, McLeslie and Edwards, won the vase trophy run concurrently with the big race.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20531, 24 September 1936, Page 9
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133SPEED RECORDS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20531, 24 September 1936, Page 9
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