CYCLING CARNIVAL AT SYDNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 5 January 1903, Page 3

CYCLING CARNIVAL AT SYDNEY.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) (Copyright.) SYDNEY, January 4. The Cycling Carnival opened on Saturday in line weather. The fame of +he world's champion, "Major" Taylor, and i..ia t-ypected contests between him and uut\. Waiker, were responsible for a bum-i-er attendance, which is estimated at -. (AjO persons.

T.tyivr li.uut ins Uc-but in thy ;'.iurih i.eat of the Wyaiung Handicap, atatuug uyds belaud scraton, L<ut only managed to j;et third to McLeern with suyds, aad Drinlcwater witn i>u>Us start, ■ healing ivßksch aud several other flrst-eiats men. The enampion had tne misfortune to- slip his peuai just before tne rinisli, but came ttoiud in magnificent style.

Tne spring final resulted:—Walker, 1; Goouson, 2oyds, 2; Boldi, 40yds, 3. The winner was blocked to the last Jap, but came through with a rush, and won by nearly two lengths. The time was 57 3-ss. The Quator-mile International Championship brought out most of the cracks, including Chalmers, who won his heat in 33s In the semi-final Taylor covered the distance in 30 3-ss, and Walker iv 31s, respectively. The final resulted:—Taylor 1, Walker 2, Lewis 3. Taylor went Lo the front, followed by Walker, and the pair watched each other till Lewis shot to the front, when Taylor and Walker went in pursuit, and, leaving Lewis behind, made a great finish, Taylor winning by a clear length. The time was 32 2-ss. The live miles race produced another splendid finish, Walker winning by half a wheel frjm Goodison, with Mutlow third iaylor who was blocked, came fourth, the a ?S, l teSfSrt?'of a mile in the fivemile race was covered in 20 8-60, an Australian record.