Cycle Race Without Cycles
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A NATIVE bicycle race at Houailou, New Caledonia. There are several competitors, but only one bicycle. The distance is two miles, and the start takes place every 15 minutes. The competitor leaps upon the cycle, pedals one mile out and one mile back, and is timed. The
village has neither chronometer nor stop watch, so the time is taken by a native, who regularly strikes a resounding blow upon an empty case. His blows are counted; and the competitor who com pletes the journey with the least number of blows is the winner. The photo, (by Paul Mercier) shows the winner.