Cycling.
A bicycle road race took place on 24th inst. from Papakura to the Parnell firebell. The distance is estimated at slightly over 18 miles. After a good go, in which the distance was covered in record time for this course, the race resulted in a win for G. Henning, the scratch man, his time being ihr Trigg, 2|min start, after receiving a nasty spill through colliding with a cart, finished second in ihr J. Selby, with a similar time allowance, secured third place, his time being ihr zomin. A Melbourne rider named Crisp recently covered 401 miles in a 24 hours bicycle race, which he won.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 201, 31 May 1894, Page 2
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107Cycling. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 201, 31 May 1894, Page 2
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