CYCLING NOTES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9089, 27 April 1895, Page 9

CYCLING NOTES.

By Velos

" Weekly Press and Referee."

J. O. Shorland made an unsuccessful -itternp' to reduce his ten miles record of 26.nin 22-jic at Invercargill on April 16;h,

•>ui he only rode the dittance ia 26min 49 ec

A couple of days later Shorland made another attempt to beat Saunders' Inver cargill Dunedin record and he did the in one minute under the record. Shorland now holds the record to and from Dunedin and luvercarifill.

On Thursday la«t W. Begg. captain of the Otago Cycling Club, succeeded in lowering the record between Oamaru and Duoediii to 6hrs 4>nin. T!ie previous record wi- 6hrs am in by W. Robertson, of Middlena-«rch.

Six Dunedin cyclists made a tour to InTereargi!! and back on their machine* during the Easier holidays and although the weather was not all that could be wished they are reported to ha*re bad an enjoyable time.

The B*tclutha Cycling Club held their inauiiiiral race meeting on E titer Monday when N *\burne (40? d-) w.n the One Miir M >vice R-.ce; Micnell (175yd-i) the Five Mil Roadster Handicap ; he same ridrr nso woti thf One Mile *nd Three Mile Handicap-*, having 20yds start in the former, and being scratch in the latter; Broom!- (90yds) vs-o rlw Mil aud a Halt Handicap; Stni h (750ydi) the Ten Miles Handicap; and L<tti-nore (100yd--) the Consolation (two miles). W idle at Ci-o'gardie recently Mr.T. Greg<, vice-president of the Victoiia League of Whi-rliiißii, came acro-saMr Bi;nneit, an old Victorian rider, who is rapidly making a fortuue by delivering mail matter inet«cen Coolgardie -md Dunda3 on a bicycle. Thi-i cnterpri-ing and plucky rider com pletes tha fOind journey, a di tance of about '280 miles, once a week, starting from Coolgardie every Friday. He charge-, la each for th- c >rr>age of letteru, 5■ f r » telegram, and 5%, for the safe delivery of sums of money under .£SO, npecial airangementa being made in respect to remit! over that amount. Some Dundas miners pay a regular fee of 2» per week, for which m! 1 leferj* addressed to them are regularly delivered. I' is not surprising >beu that r.iie occupation i rao t lucrative. Mr Bennett ride-< a "New R*piu " R.ads'er, iuj'ieiiiou'.ly fitted up wiih a receiver, wliicli projects- behind the -.addle, viidou vhich a remarkatily larg- number of new*. papers are carried. A water bat; is sluog leneath the main upper tube of tun frame, another bulky-locking parcel it generally tied on the haudl'* oar>i, and ou ■,tart my liit journey the cycll-st always has two or throe other bundles thrown across hit back. Ati ached to hi* belt are a revolver and sheath-knife, a« well as a li' tie leather pouch in which letters and telegram* are ptic.-d. Thus equipped, ho star*!* off from Coolgardie about noon on Fridays, and covers over Qfty milr* b.-fore reaching the minion camp, which affords him shelter for r benight. The racu, of course, i« not good, except for oue stretch of ten milrs. Tais in the bed of a large dry lake, and tin■urface is juat a cjclim's ideal, hard, level, md smooth, resembling concrete. Ho vie* over 6hi* portion of the journey in an incredibly short -pace of time, and week after week Keeps well up to time.

Joseph Mogson, who has been so successful on the acing path in Australia uuri >r rhe past season, was born at Pyrmont (N.S. W.) and has been cycle riding * little over five year*. His excellent performances soon brought hira into prominence, and for thY last two years he has been on scratch ia all his races, and soma havf | boen woo through sheer determination and pluck. Amoncofc hi* numerous performances are the- Speedwell Club road race, which he won, and then ran third in the Sydney Club road race; won three miles Sydney Grammar School; second in two miles Sydney Club sports ; second in three miles Sydney Club sports; third in five railos November 9 h 18D2; won one and three miles at Lilliu Bridze, and second in two miles; won one mile and a. half -cratch raco at Mslbournn, November 9th, 1893; won one mile M Ibourne Club *portn ; won first heat of h« Austral two miles. He also won the N wcasttle Wheel Race, and the Aye miles ch<mpionahip of the colony it Newcastle on June 9ih last, and the half and two miles on the.Association Cricket Ground in July last oi: the name afternoon. Thi-< season he has been almost invincible and has won numerous championships, his latest tmcctmHes being gained in the Half Mile and Five Milet Champion-hips at Sydney on March 30rh and April 6th respectively. The Invercarsill Cycling Club held a race meeting on Easier Monday, when the weathor wa* wet and the track heavy. Reaultn :—One Mile Maiden Handicap—P. Muir, 15yd«, 1; J. B. Jone% scr, 2; J. A. Wesney, 55yd--, 3. Four other** mariod. Three Mile Roadntor X mdicap—E. R. God ward, scr, 1; A. B. Edmonds, 35yds, 2; P. Muir, 125 yds, 3. Five other-- started. A close finish. Time, Brcin 54 2-sth sec. One Mile Bicycle Handicap VV. A. Masters, 35yd*, 1; D. Macphorson, 40yd*, 2j; K. R. Godward, scr, 3. Four o hers started. Wen easily. Time, 2min 34sec. Five Miles Bicycle Handicap—E. R. Godward, «cr. 1; A. B. Edmonds, 50jd«, 2. P. Muir, 150 yds, al*'» started, but did not finish. Time, 15 niu 39 2 - sth sec. Ten Mile Championship of Southland —S. R. Godward, 1; D. Mtcph«-rson, 2. W. A. Masters also started, but fell. Won easily. Time, 29min 22nec. The programme was made up by several athletic events.

J. Boyd, (he Now Zealander was givsn 30yds ntart in the Metropolian Handicap, the first prize for which wan 100»ovs, at Sydney on April 6tb and he won Ids heat iv 2min 24 4-sth see, which is 1 3 sth ec faster than any of heothrr b.«at« was won in. F. Srackelbsrg (90-fdi) was second to Boyd, N. Matberc „> (100 yds) third ntid A. F. Chapman (89yds) and R. Morton (140 yds) werea.dead heat for fourtb. The final was won by Chapman with H. S. Cusack (I2syd«) *t?cond W. C. Freeman (75ydo) third and Morton fourth, none of the back mark mpn being in at the finis-*. Time 2min 28 3-oth sec. H. A. Soanes, another New Zealander, f-dk'd to get a place in his heat from the 40yds mark and with 100 yd« ti'art he failed to attract the judge's! attention in the Three Miles Open Handicap, beside* which he was beaten out of a place in the Five Miles Championship.