CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The cycling championship meeting took place on" Saturday in fine weather. Results follow:Half Mile.—Huston 1, Martin 2, Ralston 3. Won by a wheel. Time 1.4 2-5. 220 Yards Flat Race.—Nicholson, 5 yards, 1; Price, 8 yards, 2; O'Kane, 2 yards, 3. Time 24a. One Mile Champlonshop.—W. Martin 1, A. Huston 2, A. Ralston 3. A good finish. Won by half a wheel. Time 2.33. One Mile Handicap—Arnst, 55 yards, 1; E. J. Ritchie, 75 yards, 2; B. Ritchie, 7o yards, 3. Won by a couple of yards. Time 2.16 4-5. 220vds Flat Handicap (amateurs).— <■• Nicholson, sJyds, 1; J. W. Price, Byds, _. Four others started. Won by a yard, lime, 245. Five-mile Motor Handicap.— G. Porter's Khaki Mitchell, 83s. 1; E. H. Clarke's Mitchell special, 85s. 2. "Won by 20 yards. '-Time. 9.50.
One Mile Cash Championship.— W. Martin, 1; A. Huston. 2; A. Ralston, 3. Won by a wheel after a fine spurt. Time, 2.33. Three Mile Cash Chamoionship.—H. Holland (Ashburton). 1; W. Martin, 2; J. Connell. 3. This was a great finish. Martin failed to get up by about a wheel. Connell being about a aead heat with Martin. Time, 7.52. A. Ralston fell after passing the post. Two Mile Cash Handicap.—McGavln, 2.80 yds, 1; Taylor. 2Goyds, 2; McMahon, 290 yds. 3. Won by 10yds. Time, 4.51. 880vds Flat Handicap (amateur).— V. S. Jacobs, scratch, 1; H. S. Reid, Syds, 2; G. W. Lawrence. syds, 3. Won by two feet. Time, 2.6 3-5. Five Mile Cash Championship.—W. Martin, 1: H. Holland, 2; A. Huston, 3. A splendid finish between the three plac.d men. Within 20 yards of the post Holland and Huston bumped twice against each other, and Martin won by a length. Time, 13.11.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 70, 23 March 1903, Page 3
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