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Mr Francis Birtles, who left the Dominion office at 3 a.ru. on Saturday, tQ try to lower the cycling record of 18 hours between Wellington and Napier, succeeded in his attempt. Birtles, who covered the distance in 14 hours 50 minutes, thas reducing '(Mr Thompson’s previous reobrd by 3 hours 10 minutes. The weather was rainy all the morning, and slight head winds were experienced later.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9351, 21 January 1909, Page 4
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66Untitled Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9351, 21 January 1909, Page 4
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