CYCLING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10263, 4 February 1899, Page 9

CYCLING.

SERIES OF TEST RACES

A tost meeting uncle, the auspices of tho Pioneer Bicycle Club was held at Lancaster Ptrk l**' niabt, to decide as to the best men to ■end to the Wanganui Championship Meeting. The following are the results:: - Half Mile (amateur)—H. Thompson 1, S. C. Baron 2, 3- L. Carl 3. A. Baron, T. Couzina, f Shelton. and T. Oatcs also started. Won by {wo len„tti3 after a good spurt. Time, lmin is ".j'Ji see. One Mile (amateur)—H. Thompson 1, S. C. Baron 2, J- L- Carl 3. The samo meu started i, raeca in the half mile. Thompson led for fcalf tho !a*i h'l'. ani * won °y a length. Time, _mm i~ -*- stu BCC * >Ye Mile (amateur)--A. Shelton 1, S. C. Baron 2. T. Oates, T. 11. Couzins, H. Thomp■on awl •!• *-•• *- arl "■ 3 ° stortcc -> Dut did not finish- The men were paced, and Shelton won by half « lip hi 13min 7_sec. Half Mile (cash)- G. i'orter 1, «. Cooke 2, j \V. Jones 3. Clem. Jone3 also started. Won by a'length. Time, Lmin 26sew. One Mile (cash) —J. W. Jones 1. O. Porter o X Cooko 3. Clem. Jones also started. Won auilv. Time. 2min 32 2-oth sec. Mile «.-ush) —K. Cooke 1, J. W. Jones « G. I'orter, Ciem. Jones, unci W. Kobinson _i»o s'tartfJ. The race was very fast, Cooke's tukint* him along at a t;reat pace. He orentually w"» lj >* nearly half a lap from Jones, who wax the only other man to finish. Time* llniin 5-lsec.

On Thursday evening cycle races in connection with tlte Kaiapoi Club were held, on the lieath road. Inpaced against time for two inili'.v —!•*- V. Grant, 4iiiin 45sec; W. Blackwell, 4min 45-ce; K. Wright, smin 20s?t'. I'npaced iigaiust time, one mile— W. Blackwell, 2min lOsec, a record for New Zetland; \V. Anderson, 2miu 20*>ec; F. Shearsby, 2mm 20see; K. Wright, 2min 25iec; I>. V. Grant, 2min 25set*. Handicap Half-mile R<iad Race—H. Wright, 110 yds, 1; P. Miller, 100 yds, 2; Campbell, 60yds, 3. Fourteen started. The haudicapper put the scratch men out of the race, .here was S large attendance to witness the evei-t«. The j first race was for v medal given by the club, j 4_d the second for a trophy.