CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 12017, 19 October 1904, Page 4

CYCLING.

The hill climbing 'competition, which take* place next. Thursday, promises to be a great success. The motor cycle competition, for which tea, entries have been received, will be decided _ng.Mwt time. For .the usual cyclo championMiips good entries have been received, including the Anu* brothers. Tlie-; procession will leave GsthedraJ Square for.the Fprt Hills at 2 p.m., headed by tho agricultural motor, whUh will have a" large drag', attached full of, people. A band will-be in attendance, aiid given fine weather a good afternoon's sport thouldb© Boep7 A collection will be made, which/will be. devoted to improving the road on tho hill*. The Marshland Club held "two races last week. The firet wa» for second-class riderd, the distance being to the tram,line and back, and resulted a* follows I .—J. Richards, 200 yds,. 1 j E. Bjyenton, 200 yds, 2; O. Bryentofi, 260 yds, 3. Tho firstclass race was to Woodend and back, a distance of about 22 mil**. Tho result wao:-—C. Q. Lange («cr) 1, time, llir Smin ssco; C, Arpa (70»ec. 2, time lhr ' 7min 35sec: A. Falconer (45sec) 3, v time, lhr Bmin 15« c. Q. White Avon, the special prize for. tlie fu*t*st trimo *>npaoed, his time being llir.9roiJt 32»«. A protest entered against, the first three for receiving pace from ft motor bicycle will be decided at a committee jiupeting tonight. The officials were:—Judges, M<u»rn Malcolm, A. Lange, and R. Arps; starter and timekeeper, Mr W. J.-Walter.