CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12, 14 January 1905, Page 12

CYCLING.

Cycle race promoting is evidently a paying investment in West AustraliaDuring the Christmas and New Years holidays the large sum of £1050 ,w> given away in prizes. Oi this amount £600 was'distributed at the two days Westral mooting at Coolgardie. English tiles to hand state that Breey. the. French pace-follower, w"> met with a bud smash, was still in* dangerous condition in the r.oucicaot Hospital. The others in the affair we« Bertin, the pacemaker. who i»s now aj right: Lanfraaifhi. the motor cyclist) ami Hoffman, who are doing wellA marvellous performance by a n*" tor evole is recorded from France. 4* the recent French hill-climbing contest up the Gaillon mountain road, a t*°_ cylinder Peugeot motor cycle weigh" , * only IOSIb covered a. flying kilometre (1094 yds) at the a.stouiidimj SP 7~>h miles per hour. The fastest Spe«? accomplished b\- powerful racing c* l3 wa,s at the rate of 77 miles per hour. Floyd Maofarl;u)d opened his winn"* account for this season by annexing' ll five miles scratch race at the Westrai Wheel TJaco Meeting at Coolgardie U«? week. He defeated Morgan and JWjj who were second and third res P ec^|! eC i and ten others. The Westral Wne« Race of two miles, was secured bY Campion, the New Zealand rider (-"" yds), who beat C. R. Reid f 2^o a fook, with J. Boyland (250 yds) W" 0, It was a magnificent fiaieh. - '