CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1900, Page 3

CYCLING.

AUCKLAND CYCLING CLUB'S

SPOUTS,

Ihe sports meeting held on the North Snore Cricket uroimd by the Auckland Cycling Club yesterday tiitti'imon atiriicttcl an utteudanee oi about lour huiidreti. i lie weather

was iierlect, and the Ua.uk in very iaa

order. A number of championships were decided, the committee's idea being to give the best riders in the Club an opportunity to show their quality in scratch races, in the cash section, the halr-ruile and two mile championships were won by \V. Tier-n..-y, ii. -Reynolds finishing second in each race; while in the mile these two riders tied for iirst place. \Y. Reynolds won both the amateur chain-

pionships—mile and two mile —with

the greatest ease, in the two mile he was the only competitor who finished, three of the live starters falling and the fourth giving up a couple of laps from home. The 100 yds flat handicap was won by C. E. .McCarthy from the 7yds mark; while U. 11. Davis scored an easy win in the three mile bicycle handicap. Hunter's Band was in attendance during the afternoon. The following events were decided after we went to press yesterday: — Half-mile Bicycle Championship of Auckland (cash riders).—W. Tierney 1, B. Reynolds :.'. R. H. Davis '.'>. Also started: C. Curteis, U. ILendry, (!. C. Parker, and IJ.1 J. A. Smith, Reynolds was leading as the field rounded into the straight, but Tierney came through with a strong sprint and catching Reynolds thirty yards from home, passed him and won by about 4 yards. Time, Imin ICsec. One .Mile Bicycle Championship of Auckland (amateurs).—W. Reynolds 1, C. Stewart 2, R. Campbell 3. Also started: W. Hendry and P. H. Wilkinson. Stewart and Hendry set the pace for trie first three laps, but Reynolds who had been lying second to Stewart, sprinted right away from him at the home turn, and won by over twelve yards. Time, 2min 48sec. One Mile Bicycle Championship of Auckland (cash). —E. Reynolds and W. Tierney, dead heat, 1; R. H. Davis, 3. Also started: C. Curteis, R. Hendry, R. H. Davis, P. A. Smith, and S. Draffin. Tierney jumped away with the lead, with Reynolds running second, but early in the second lap Smith dashed to the front and got clear away, leading the field by 50 yards into the third lap. Tierney and Reynolds, however, set sail after the leader and wore him down in the third lap, Smith falling away beaten. In the last lap Tierney and Reynolds contested every inch of the way, and the judges were unable to separate them jat the finish, a.dead heat being declared. Davis finished third, about a dozen yards away. Time, 2min 45sec. | Mile and a-half Handicap (ama- | teur). —F. Hayward, IGOyds, 1; A. j Green, 100 yds,' 2; P. R. Allen, 190 yds, j3. Also started: C. Stewart, scratch; jR. Campbell, 75yds; W. Hendry, 100 | yds; F. IT. Wilkinson, 100 yds; H. Crichton, 175 yds. The three placed men made all the runing. In the sprint home Hayward defeated Green by less than a length, with Allen some distance away third. Time. 4min 1 2-ssee. IOOYds Flat Handicap.—C. E. McCarthy. 7yds, 1; S. Beere, oyds, 2; P. .T. ! Xess, S^yds, 3. The heats resulted; I First heat: A. F.. George, 9yds, 1; S. j Beere. 6yds, 2. "Won by a yard. Time !l0 3-ssec. Second heat: H. Gladding, j6yds, 1; M. Freeney, Biyds, 2. Won by i four yards. Time 10 2-ssec. Third heat: C. E. McCarthy, 7yds, 1; P. J. | Ness, 81yds, 2. Won by a yard. Time ilO 2-ssee. In the final McCarthy won iby a few inches from Beere. Time 10 l-ssec. Three Mile Bicycle Handicap (Cash). —R. IT. Davis, 140 yds, 1; C. Eceles, 2Ooyds, 2; D. L. Allen, 270 yds, 3. Also started : S. Draffin 60yds, R. Hendry 00yds, P. A. Smith 120 yds, C. Curtis 140 yds, G. C. Parker 160 yds, W. Draffin :40yds. Davis caught the limit man, Allen, when half the journey had been completed, and hung to his wheel till the bell rang, with Eceles third. All the rest dropped out. Allen led to the last corner, where Davi3 went ahead and won by five lengths from Eceles, with Allen some distance away. Time . Bm. 51s. j Two Mile Bicycle Championship of ',Auckland (Amateur)'. —W. Reynolds, 1. Also started: C. Stewart. R. Campbell, W. Hendry and F. H. Wilkinson-. j The race was robbed of most of its j interest by a spill in the third lap. IP. A. Smith went on to pace the field, land in shooting- up on the inside to i catch the pace, Campbell collided with j Wilkinson and Hendry, the three com- | ing to the ground. This accident left the race to Reynolds and Stewart, the former hanging to the pacer's wheel, with Stewart close up. Two laps from ! home Allen went on as pacer instead of Smith, and in changing pace EeyI nolds got away from his opponent. | Stewart made no effort to close up the gap, but retired, .leaving Reynolds to ■ finish alone. Time sm. 47 l-ssec. Two Mile Bicycle Championship of | Auckland (Cash'). —TV. Tierney, 1; E. ■Reynolds, 2: G. C. Parker, 3. Also started: C. Curteis, It. ITendry, and P. 'A. Smith. Tierney ' and Reynolds 'paced the field alternately for the first mile, after which Trendnll went on as pacer, followed for the next two laps by Tierney, Reynolds and Curtis, In the seventh lap Smith took the lead, followed by Curtis, but Tierney, with Reynolds in close attendance, displaced him when the belT raug. Tierney held the lead to the finish, beating1 Reynolds by less than a length, with Parker a good third. Time 0 minutes. One-Legged Novelty 'Cycle "Race (220 yards), competitors to pedal with one foot only Eceles, 1: E. Hendry. 2; P. A. Smith, 3, Six started. Won by a wheel. One Mile Consolation Bicycle Handicap (Amateur).—T. R. Allen, 100 yds, 1; A. Green, 75yds, 2; W. Hendry, 50 yds, 3. Also started: C. Stewart, scratch. Allen, who led for most of the journey, won by a length from Green, with Hendry some distance away. Stewart did not finish. Time 2min. 41 2-ssec. One Mile Consolation Bicycle Handicap (Cash).—C. Eceles, COyds. 1; G. C. Parker, scratch, 2; D. *L. Allen, 90yds, 3. Also started: R. Hendry, scratch, C. Curteis 10yds, P. A. Smith 4Cyds. Allen, the limit man, was still leuling when the bell rang, with the field bunched close behind him. Parker lying second. Coming up the straight Eceles took the outside running and got home first by a wheel from Parker, who also passed Alien in llie sprint home. Time 'im. 44 4-5s