CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 290, 6 December 1900, Page 3

CYCLING.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

NAPIER, this day.

The Wanderers' annual bicycle sports diet not attract so many outside competitors as usual. No records were in danger oC being- broken. The one-mile open was won by S.'Draffin (Auckland), 65yds; ona mile provincial championship, C. Burton; two-miles open, Blade (Dannevirke), 140 yds. CHRISTCHURCH. this day. The North Canterbury Centre of that League of New Zealand Wheelmen last night decided to limit the number of competitors who may compete, at the same time in races under its jurisdiction. The scale for Lancaster Park is:—Handicap events: Half-mile, six; one-mile and ona mile and a-half, eight; two miles to fiva miles, 10; scratch events, five starters only; for all distances.

The following- are the handicaps for tha New Zealand Wheel Race, to be run at the Christchurch Cycling- Club's Meeting" on December 15 and 18 (first prize .£SO; second, £20; third, £s):— G. Sutherland' (Christchurch), scratch; J. Plunkett (Wellington), 25yds; E. A. Wall (Christchurch), 40yds: A. R. Barker (Christchurch), 45yds; M. Bennett (Dannevirke), 55yds; M. Randrupp (Wanganui), 70yds; H. Holland (Astiburton), 95yds; C. Burton (Napier), 100 yds; S. Draffln (Auckland), 115 yds; J. Blade (Dannevirke), 115 yds; G. Cushnie (Invercarglll), 120 yds; A. Huston (Ashburton),. 120 yds; R. J. Cooke (Christchurch), 130 yds; C. C. Willis (Ashburton), 140 yds; R. Murie (Invercarg-ill), 145 yds; G. Lewis(Christchurch), 150 yds; W. Clarkson (Palmerston North), 150 yds; G. Bradley: (Christchurch), 170 yds; G. Richardson (Livercargill), 175 yds; R. Conneil (Temuka), 180 yds; W. E. Anderson (Kaiapoi), 180 yds; H. J. Thomas (Whang-arei), 200 yds; W. H. Pag-et (Christchurch), 220 yds; C. Jonea (Christchurch), 220 yds; H. Gunthorpe (Dunedin), 220 yds; A. Pirie (Christchurch), 230 yds; S. Hammond (Kaiapoi), 240yds;1' L.- Porter (Glentunnel), 240 yds; H. L, Williams (Ashburton), 240 yds; T. J. Edwards (Dunedin), 250 yds; J. E. Marriott (Christchurch), 250 yds; J. Campbell (Leeston), 250yu§; J. Clifford (Christchurch), 260 yds; A. Best (Southbridge), 265 yds; A^ Weston (Wanganui), 270 yds; G. Lang* (Marshlands), 270 yds; F. Sutherland (Christchureh). 275 yds.

The following are the number of entries received for the other events at the meeting::—Flying Stakes, 29; Anniversary Handicap, 31; Grand Invitation Scratch Race, S invitations; Canterbury Amateur Wheel Race, IS; Amateur Dash Handicap, 19; Second-class Mile, 36; Second-class T^w* Miles, 35.