1869 The Great Bicycle Race
Run between Chester and Rock Ferry - a distance of thirteen miles. The winner was Henry W. Eaton in 1 hour 27 minutes.
Competitors were:
- George Ball
- A. L. Lane
- J. Moss Bennett
- W. E. Potter
- G. M. Jones
- R. W. Leyland
- W. Long
- J. S. De Wolfe, Junior
- W. H. de Wolfe
- George Scott
- H. Brown
- William Hope
- L. Notara
- Henry W. Eaton
- C. Haddon
- A. S. Pearson
- J. C. Cannon
- F. A. Macdona
- G. H. Wilson
See Also
Sources of Information
Liverpool Mercury etc, Monday, April 5, 1869