1880 - Hull, Yorkshire - 31 May to 5 June
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Press Cuttings from 19th Century Newspapers
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GREAT SIX-DAYS’ BICYCLE CONTEST The Hull Packet (England) Thursday, 20-May-1880
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The entry for “H Sligham” refers, of course, to Henry Higham.
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SIX-DAYS’ BICYCLE CONTEST IN HULL The Hull Packet (England) Friday, 4-June-1880
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THE BICYCLE TOURNAMENT AT HULL Leeds Mercury (England) Monday, 7-June-1880
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“The six days’ bicycle contest at Hull, promoted by G. Waller, the long-distance champion of the world, came to a close at a quarter to twelve on Saturday night. A large amount of interest was manifest in the running, and on the last day the proceedings were witnessed by an exceedingly large number of people, who testified by cheers their appreciation of the efforts of each of the bicyclists, as he passed by along his apparently never-ending round on...”
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C TERRONT
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860 miles
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5 laps
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2
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H HIGHAM
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854 miles
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6 laps
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3
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F J LEES
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848 miles
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16 laps
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4
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T WALLER
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622 miles
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9 laps
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5
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F ROBERTS
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602 miles
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12 laps
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6
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J R WRIGHT
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524 miles
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7
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W CANN
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retired
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