SPORT IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 76, 8 April 1885, Page 3

SPORT IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

BloyoUns.-A Famous ttldo.

Tina is the oge of athletics. Boatinj, running, walking, and bicycling play no insignificant part in tho programme of the y,an.onß,s,P°rtß of this colony. And it'is as foster? d H O> thintJ i8 more ™ hy o exeti, A lK? n IJ llat. wl»<* engenders healthy fndul r« t Phy«cally benefits those who induce therein. Prominent amone tho our principal athletic pursuits referred to bicycling may be said at the present day to" a tont on 6atoSt amOunt of admirers and turn nI /T early m°™ to dewy evo, turn m what direction you will, the biey' nnill^f ° "e°A Pursuing the even and noiseless tonor o his way, not tho observed o o1 observers, but only as a unit in the c owd, who see nothing uncommon PL, «n<;anny in hia appearance. Woe ootulo tho unlucky wheelman who had auomptod a similar means of amueomont W the early part o f tho present century, more especially after night had fallen to the streets, a email red light in tho distance, than suddenly out of the distance- a ligmo shoots by, moving its lower limbs incessantly, and it is gone, only to give fc,' 0 »»»"»" as, like ghostly spectres, ti>oy Hit by ,„ silout procession,- weird but Human. One sight of a bicycle under these circumstances would have lasted our foreftthow to thoir dying day, and many would have boon the tales handed down to the prosout generation of tho night "the deil was abroad." Nowadays, however, the bicycle becomes not only an article of amusement, but an article of sorvico, and in many asos it has superseded the horse, notably so a connection with tho delivery of letters and telegrams, One of the most astonishing touts of the professional bicyclist recently eamo undor our notice, at the Exhibition buildings, when Mr Rolfe, the champion oi the Australian colonies, rode 100 miles against time. In Bhrs. Umins. 4osoca. he accomplished the distance, fulfilling, with a tew soconds to eparo, the conditions of tho match. During the performance it was noticeable that, after a few minutes' retirement from the track, the champion appeared (although he had hurt his knee) to resume his ride with undiminished vigour and increased speed. Note was made of this by more than one of tho spectators, and the great bicyclist was koonly watched every timo ho mountod. Speculation was rife, and many wero tho surmises indulged in as to what the champion utilised as a restorer. Sume suggested a bath, but that «as dismissed on the grounds of time. " What-avoi-honses,"saidonooxcitedspectator, "it's up to tho handlo ; takes no timo, and turns bim out as froahos a two-year-old. I'll find out before I go homo if I get a chance at Kouo. ' However, tho chanco did not como to hand, and tho wislied-for information nas not imparted on the occasion. An

interview with tho champion sot the mutter at rest, and, far from it boing uny secret private preparation that Air Rolfo uses during his performances, it caino out tint it was a well-known German remedy within the reach of everyone. Speaking of the great contest between John Watson, of Australia, and himself for the championship of all the colonies, Mr Rolfe said :—"I desire to add my cheerful endorsement of the good effects I have at all times received from the use of St. Jacob's Oil when in active training and racing. During my recent six days' contest hold in tho .Melbourne Exhibition Building for £500 and the championship of the Australian and adjacent colonios, it was my boon companion. I continually used it before and after each day's performance, and the results simply astonished me. After riding for 8 consecutive hours each day—viz., from halfpast 2 until half-past 10, my limba would become sore and stiff from over exertion, but after boing woll rubbed with the Oil, all muscular pain immediately vanished, and I felt as fresh as ever. As proof positive, after the contest was over, I rode 100 miles against time before a public audience, and I accomplished it in 6 hours 11 minutes 45} seconds. Another application of St. Jacob's Oil was made, anditremovedall feelings of fatigue, and I felt perfectly fit for anothor raco. lam positive it aided me to win the match, and I shall never enter a similar contest without a bicycle and St. Jacob's Oil. I etmnffly advise all ' wheelmen ' and other athletes to give it a trial, and feel fully convinced their experiences will compare favourably with my own." Comment is almost unnecessary when facts aro do significant as to speak for themselves. >.ot only has Mr Rolfe found the benefits of this, the greatest discovery of tho present ige, but there aro numbers—and their name w legion—who can unhesitatingly testify to its miraculous and wonderful curative pro