AUCKLAND CYCLING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 270, 13 November 1896, Page 4

AUCKLAND CYCLING CLUB.

FIRST ANNUAL CARNIVAL

The Auckland Cycling Club hold their fin* annual carnival to-morrow afternoon en tks Domain Cricket Ground. An excellent programme of cycling events and footr»coi» intanspersed with other attractions, bai been prepared. Although this is only their inaugural meeting, the Club, eridentlj certain of success, has decided to offer bob* £175 in prizes. In the Cycling Club Handicap a pris^e of £10 is being offered for fiw place, £5 for second and £2 10* l°r third. In the Five Mile Scratch_ tl»». open to all comer*, the first prize if" *ia< second £7 10s, and third £i, and in •U «•• other events handsome prize-B are. alio being offered. The cycling eventi ebouia admit) of some excellent contostt, wl"c ° will be well worth seeing. A number« the beet caßb amateur cycliets in " colony have arrived to take part m « meeting, amongst the number being »»c well-known riders as A. 0. Willmott, «£ amateur champion of New Zealand; * 11. Barker, the throe and five mm caah amateur champion :T. Cattanacn, ,i • ten mile champion, and F. HwMaW promising rider, who won several race*» the Wellington Exhibition track meettj only recently). Besides these. B. t.u',; of Chriftchurch, Bell and Lyon o M"? tikei, Tbacker and Hobbs of P*l *B" 1!' North, and Forbes and Wileon, of MaM* will also be amongst the competitor!. The firab event starts punctually a» *•• p.m., when a challenge race *. • Dunater and J. W. Galloway, both of wr mandel, will be run. At 2.25. Mr A«J Kerr will give an exhibitioni r on one wheel, and will attempt to*""\ t world's record for the mile. A» *< b exhibition of trick riding will be *■« £ Meaara Kerr and Kingly, and at «.w A. R. Barker, the three and fin » champion, will give as exbibibion ria> one mile, and will attemptjto puo up , cord for the distance. H* will be P«m« two " Rambler " tandems. t j, The price of admission to «•«»»',, one shilling, including a chance w j" union, the first three prizes «n wnio aiet of bicycles of the value of *»• and £22 respectively. . liß t, On Saturday evening fche ▼»ltaß* ""Lj il will be entertained at a smoke ew' the Prince Arthur Hotel » WJJ ,'li street. The tickets are 2a ffi »" alhleteß are invited to be preseno, At the sports the Artillery E«a wi ir- «t^9rfasc6«