CYCLING IN AUSTRALIA.
KERR ITTS UP A HALF-MILE RECORD. Syiinky, October 10. At the Cyclist Union's sports, hel<l on behalf of the hospital, the mile race was won by Cameron, with 10yds start : Simpson (New Zealand), scratch, second ; New, 2">yds, 3. The finish was very exciting, Simpson losing by a quarter of a wheel; time. 2min 13 2-sth sec. In the half-mile race Kerr put up an Australian competition record, covering the distance in lmin 2 4-sth sec. Simpson was badly beaten in his heat. York won the Two-mile Flat Championship in lOmin 2lsec, beating Wigg.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 143, 12 October 1896, Page 3
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96CYCLING IN AUSTRALIA. Hastings Standard, Issue 143, 12 October 1896, Page 3
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