Cycling Medals & Awards
Lot 2251 Day 2 Cycling Medals & Awards
Estimate $350
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WBC (WANDERERS' BICYCLE CLUB), 1894, uniface and voided, struck and handcrafted in silver (37x43.5mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1892 by CES (Charles Edward Soloman, Birmingham), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '10 Mile/H.Jacobi/2nd/9-11-94'. Very fine.
The Wanderers' Bicycle Club sports were held on the Recreation Ground at Napier on 9 November 1894. The Ten-mile Race was won by W.R.Jourdain with H.Jacobi second and J.Bissell third. The winning time was 28 min 31 sec.
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Estimate $350
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