CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 54, 5 March 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

CYCLING.

The A.A.A. and C.C. have placed a special bicycle race for school boys on their programme, the distance being one mile. These boys' races generally provide some capital contests, and it is to be hoped that the Club's thoughtfuliiess Avill be rewarded by a good crop of entries from the various schools.

The A.N.A. Cold Stakes (says a Melbourne Avriter) Avas certainly a line lump of money—£l7o—but to Avin the first prize (£105) the riders were asked to do far too much work, viz., two one mile races, and five, tea, and three mile events. In winning tins one-hundred-guinea prize, Walne certainly proved himself to be the best rider in Australia at the present time. J. Green is bis greatest antagonist. Walne met him in bhe mile bwice, and each time scored decisively. Again, in bhe five mile, when Hunt rushed away, and nearly lapped the field, no one troubled aboub pacing after the New Zealander, so that the real interest lay in the riding of Walne and Green and the others. The Queenslander again came home in front. In the ten-mile event Walne Avas completely blocked in for bhe last half a lap, the wheel, of Kcllow, who Avas riding behind Green, rendering it impossible for Walne to get out of the fix, so he lost. Green Avon, in bhe final — three miles — Walne again fought ib out with Green, and Avon magnificently.

"fbe League of: New Zealand Wheelmen is thoroughly determined that there shall be no loaling in its championships at the March meeting, and riders avlio Avin a long distance event will be required to display a certain amounb of sbaying power as Avell as the sprinting ability required to win a halfmile race. Multicycle pacing has already been tried in scratch races, and Avhile preventing loaling has proved so thoroughly unsatisfactory in other respects that ib is out of the reckoning. The executive has at present under consideration the question of arranging for either single pacing or lap prizes, and it is more than likely that both systems will be used according- as the distance of the race suits. In a mile championship, for instance, lap prizes Avould be useless, and for that distance single pacing should be adopbed, bub in a longer race lap prizes may be the more preferable. K. H. Walne is just now not only tke best man south of the line, but he is the most popular, for everyone admits that he deserves all he Avins (says a ' Referee' Avriter). He takes care of himself, is quieb and unassuming, and goes all he knows Avhenever bhere is a possible hope of victory, in fact he has gone on a few forlorn hopes and come out triumphantly, as he did on Saturday at Adelaide. What amoral the Austral Avas for him on a good track ! Australians Avould like to sec him, fit and Avell, pitted against even the best American or Continental riders. For my part I would not fear much for the result in a series of matches if "Walne had a bib of special training behind pace.

The last has evidently not been heard in connection Avith tbe Dunlop Transcontinental Trip. It Avill be rembered that T. Coleman found himself in such straits that he Avas compelled to cut the overland cable to obtain assistance and relief. Upon the arrival of the overlanders in Adelaide, they Avaited upon Sir Charles Todd and explained bhe incidenb of bhe cable cubting bo his satisfaction. Whilst poor Coleman has been laid up in the Melbourne Hospital suffering from bhe ell'ecbs of a recent operabion, he received an accounb from bhe South Australian CroAvn Solicitor for £49 9s 3d for expenses entailed through the repairing of the cable. The matter now stands in abeyance pending Coleman's convalescence,

Try and consider for a moment the enormous amounb of Avear and tear upon a pair of roadster tyres, the incessant running over loose metal, glass, etc., and you will begin to marvel at the amount of knocking about that a high grade tyre will stand. The life ot a tyre greatly depends upon the nature of the maberial and Avorkmauship in ib. Some byres will lasb a feAv months, and then start falling to pieces. Other tyres last years, viz., Dunlops ; the rider has confidence in them ; the trade have confidence in them, and the manufacturers have confidence in them as is evidenced by their being guaranteed for twelve months.

In purchasing Dunlop tyres (which are the mosb comfortable and reliable tyres on earth) see that they bear the Dunlop trade mark, and refuse any not so branded. —Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co., Ltd. (N.Z. Branch), Litchfield-st,, Christchurch.—(Advt.)