CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 244, 16 October 1886, Page 4

CYCLING.

Tho first club run of the Waitemata B.C. is to be held on the oth prox.

Young Willmott, of the North Canterbury B C, ia credited with having covored the mile in 3miu 13sop. -"Now Zealand lUfereo,"

Tho 25 miles bicycle record was recently brokon by J. E. Fenton, who rode the dia tanco in lhour 3Ssec, which beats Con Dwyer'a record by 23 2.5a0c.

It will be a matter of soma difficulty to 6elcct a good finishing straight for tho bicycle races at tho meeting on the 30th. Last year's looks far too lumpy.

Tho largest machine in uso in Now South Wales is a Gsin. bioyclo. Tho rider of this "jumbo" ia a professional named Gordon who stands Oft. Sin. They say that Gordon is the coming man on the wheel.

I understand that the Christchureh Club will ask tho Waitemata (Auckland) to exchange championships. It will be remembered the ten mile was held in Auckland last your, so that tho oxchango ehould bo a decided advantago to all concerned. —"New Zealand Reforee."

At tho annual meeting of tho Cycling's Al'.ianco held on October 4th at Christchurch, it was decidod to hold five Championship races as under:—One mile, to bo held by North Canterbury Club ; three miloa Pioneer Club ; five miles,Christchureh Club ; ten miles, Waitemata Club, and twenty-five miles by Invorcargill Club. Tho championships wore allotted to the Clubs by ballot, tho Clubs having permission to exchange tho races if desirablo