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1879 - Islington, London - 28 April to 3 May
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Press Cuttings from 19th Century Newspapers
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 THE RACE ILLUSTRATION
The Penny Illustrated (London, England) Saturday, 10-May-1879
No photographs from that time - so they had to draw the action!
A transcription of the race report is to follow ...
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The illustration provides the distances covered:-
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G W WALLER
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1,172 miles
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2
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C TERRONT
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1,128 miles
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3
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F J LEES
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1,102 miles
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5 laps
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4
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D STANTON
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1,100 miles
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5
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H HIGHAM
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1,030 miles
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5 laps
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6
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T ANDREWS
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1,010 miles
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7
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A EVANS
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956 miles
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5 laps
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8
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F WHITE
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870 miles
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