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Fred Wood of England and W. Brown, Lancaster Park

Fred Wood of England and W. Brown, Lancaster Park

Fred Wood of England and W. Brown, Lancaster Park
[ca. 1896]
Preece, A. E. (Alfred Ernest), 1863-1946.
Fred Wood, of Leicester, England (acclaimed world cycling champion), and W. Brown, of the Brixton Ramblers, visited New Zealand in late 1887/early 1888 to compete in international races against local riders. Wood did particularly well, winning many events and making attempts at the half-mile and 10-mile world records, while capturing the 1-mile record (2 min., 50.75 sec.)

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File Reference CCL-KPCD01-0074

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