Oyster Contests
Some people hna it nard enougn to open an oyster a minute, but W. Burke won the New Zealand oysteropening .title at Invercargill at a rate of an oyster every two and a half seconds. He opened sixty dozen oysters in 30 mins. 11 secs, and was 2£ mins. faster than A. McMurdo, the title-holder, who last year opened sixty dozen in 36 mins. Only one competitor participated in the eating event • associated .wr-h the championship. S. Cole, of Invercargill, retired after consuming fourteen dozen oysters without apparently. extending himself. In 1946, Cole was "pushed" by another entrant and ate sixteen and a half dozen oysters before retiring.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 August 1948, Page 4
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110Oyster Contests Chronicle (Levin), 19 August 1948, Page 4
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