Cycling Notes.

Cromwell Argus, 13 March 1905, Page 3

Cycling Notes.

It is suggested that (he .National Touring which has done valuable work for ths pastime sine*, its formatian, should in future be called the ' Touring and Good Roids Association.' At the annual meeting it was affirmed tbat the construction and maintenance of cycle paths were not as important as the betterment of the roads—a subject not hinted at in the present name. As funds are needed to cany out the objects of the Association, it in desitat'le that every touring cyciitit fchould become v> member., and thuii strengthen tbo hands of the riliciaK Mr. George Bcaadbant, 320 Collins St, will be glad to supply "a! 3 information aa to the objects advantages ol tuc-mhirtihij), and Luc subscript. tiou is the nominal omj of live shillings annually.

1 hat Victoria ha.u a ohampiou A J. Clarke ueoui;, odUia when ihe Sydney atid Adt-i'ida ji'itfformaneea oi : tho yctmg Austral winner aire .ssoauEed. tit; iiau shown exceptional pti\yor, coibblued wiih coolnet4 and Lriuvv b.ula vyi hj tbu iuipuiicil :■:• {'aiiicijinly was tbix ihec«';-j •'. Adclaidu on tin iiLb iuM, wJLyu L!i'. lad' b.«l Lawsou acd Ell guuid !.■«[ two mlnn in the AdolatdoWhet'! id.ee, Marling fr. m sixty yarn'ii , mid wo'd tho Run Handicap fiom 10 yards in a urle an la half In ib«i big ruce O'avko >j)i;^;,' >f i LOO yards inn mile an I a uuif item the tape and fniily beit Lbc tv ) stara in a finub. , bfl eubsf quently i oc«i v- d an ovation from the big crowd present.

'Kati] >' Patterson, ilia well known Australian writer, took more tbau a passing interest in the Dunlop Motor Contest. He was ucoiid Mr. J. N. Anott'u 20 bp. Itnfs car, and in>» tended being in the rqiddJe of the fan from Sydney to Melbourne.

Another" distinguished mofcoriug vV.to? to Victoria is the Count diQrouello. utui uf ihf. fowoders of ih«

famous 4 b'ial/ woiks at-Turin, Italy, ftnivp Iby J .h? 1 ifl! mail .'-tsanitr from Li*Ji.. The Count competed ia the recent Ke'i'iijilUy'fest between Delhi and Bombay, dimut: Ida 16 hj. p. Fiat, wuli il.eiHNuJt (In 1 he wrts awaided the cup iiiveu t.y the Rajah of Ratnpur f r th« mos' I ear in thecomas'. ' Fiat, "bj' the way, is an ao* c< atio iurcned.by the initial lexers of the treat Italian firm - Fabrica Itiliaoo a Tur co. The Count is described by 'he ltaiiau p p;-is hs hu exceedingly good spoiunnn.