A WORLD’S RECORD
In the good old days, before the Froth Blowers’ Union was formed, the champion “indoor athlete” of Maoriland was a Wellington waterside worker, who first won the title by despatching twelve “long handles” while the clock struck twelve. This epic feat has been put in the shade by an American, who won the “hot-dog championship” of the United States last month by absorbing 30 of these delicacies in 11 minutes 25 seconds, shattering the previous “world’s” record by 35 seconds, and two “hot dogs.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 56, 28 May 1927, Page 24 (Supplement)
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87A WORLD’S RECORD Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 56, 28 May 1927, Page 24 (Supplement)
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