CYCLING ROUND THE WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 10

CYCLING ROUND THE WORLD.

; Among : . the .-visitors:: to. Wellington . at. •preserit,is.'Mr.'Drahopl'Trawets (Leonard. Stewart-,'wrltteh ; a; young American journalist from 1 Spokane,; Washington, : who',' is - cycling - round ■ the; _Jvorld with the •'.' hope of .'-'winning: 7 tho "priie - 'bf S3ooo'bffered by. CpmmoidatprP S/Frola, Jfayor ;of'Turk, ;Italy;:\wlio, : pur visitor: states ; is desirous of"seeing/the man who: -'can'';''legitimately-: : :tour-'-: :: the-,' world,.:'per': -bicycle, within-a-periodbf fi,ve:-years.'';:Mr. Tfawe'ts';started-y 'his'" toUP": at,,; -Turin,-"biked":-:to;Naples,-;'and :ttiero took ;ship' for yColoinbo'.: ,-He,: toured; India,', and :Cey-lonV-'theni south/.tb. yWesterny: Australia;;'' 1 He;'cycled;across yWcstorii'/Au's■tralia, ''South: Australia; :Tictoria,',and,Tas■iirfaaiia. I :?'FrohiiHobart ho.came' oii,: tortile Bluff,\and 'cycledk ; throughput ;S6uthlaild, tuntil he camo.tb, ; a'full -stop at Milton. : Abont'three-quarters of: a mile before he ' ; in; motor-car,-.'.which -smashed;both.'his'.-ma-I - chine'; and' himself. •;■ i'As.- a; result ■ hej had '.to: in, Milton ybe-: fore': h'e;was i; ablb: : toi.'-put;.foot;.to,;pedal ' again;" days ,';on; ;thp ;:trip 'from -Dunediu'',to Christohu'r'ch, and 'gives' ! thPsorpad-racers;the:.greatest-'credit for being - able tp .'cover the distanco in twelve i;hours , or'.so.:;.::; l ;; 1 ;';,..:;.;,;,„::;,; :;,:'.'.' : ,;;-: '' ; .At :■: Christchiirch'. 'yhe ■;• was 'i-'a'divised ■ ;.to ■tour:the;West;Coast, and. though ho, had s'om"e: irbugh; yexperiences, .;.' the:.'; glorious sceheryy:amply,compensated -for 'anyyinconvenience';he was put. t0... ..He. went |i'as'; far'. south 1 ; as ■'.Glacier i,i:.company-:with. Mr,;,B,arrett, -represen.. took'-;a ■series"of,views.typicalpf.the, West ,Coast'-Mr.-Triwcts.resumed hi's-,bic'yole-for;the: :trip:.i.tp":lfelsbn;;aridxeama::on fromj.that: ■p'ort oii''Tlrnrsday.:;*His routo ,through'; ■ the.'Nbrthvlsland :willbe;from Welling-; ..ton.:tb.'Napi.er;:thence, on 1 to, 'Auckland.: via;.TaupV.:nnu'' : Rbti)rua : ;'t.After;'- leavingNew.■'■Zealand , '.'he'--.-:returns;.to Australia, 1 to 'ride from-Sydney, to Cooktownwhere. .he.'.:wiU;;piclc:;up...a:;steamer,;fbr': Singapbre;:;ChiHa;- and'-'Ja'pan." '"He will;_then cross 1 : to San Francisco,, pay -a'.'visit'-to his 'home. 1 in'. Spokane,:and; will 'then' .tackle.South America, and finally Africa: and, :Enrope.' ; '..v';;:;'",;>'-v ■•■;-;: ;■;:■•;;;■:':': .;'lt, should ! bb,mehtibned .that ;as a .condition 1 -Mr; -TraWets 'had "'to start oh:his jburndy.i.withont ■,money. .Jfe ,raise 3 . his expenses . by;.: lectures,', selling' post-cards, ..writing t'articloS ...about.'.hiS;:„exporiences, and : otherwisb' earning ..the', honest; and: necessary' penny.that' keepsyhim whirling rbund;the..wprld.y;;;;; :y';y; 1 -y: ■"•:, : -.-■ X