Cycling.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2087, 30 July 1901, Page 2

Cycling.

The Dunlop Tyre Co. are in receipt of the following cablegram from their Berlin representative: — " Berlin, Bth July, 1901. "The World's 100 Kilometres (62 LBth miles) professional chain pionship was run on the Friedenau track yesterday, and won by tu<; German rideri Kobl." The Dunlop Tyre Co. are in re ceipt of the following cablegram from their English representative under date: ! "' " London, 3rd July, 1901. beat hour worlds cycle record at Leipzig—riding 40 miie&, 1,2t>0 yards in 60 minutes." As we predicted last week, the return match between ' Major' I'aylor and Lis recent vanquisbei, Jacquelin, has resulted id t-h< American darky turning the tablet, on the iTiench champion. When the Yankee flyer was beaten in mil hrst match he admitted tha„ Jacquelin was the best man on th< dayi but stated that the cold weather was all against him, and given warmer weather he still thought he coud beat the fastest man hj. Europe. The weather in the it venge match was warm, and itt effect on the "Major" was veiy maiked. for he had little difficult in defeating Jacquelin in bou. heats Both men navenovv a i\.c. each to their credit. The deoidin, match will more than likeiy, hj held in tne United states. Fivefhundred volunteer cyc'ia i sailed tiom England for ciou , Aiiica 4 by the ss; Canada iu> monih» Lord Kitchener is a gro believer in the efficiency of tn cycle for use on the South Afiic. veldt, and he backed up his opinio by putting a big force of so kin. cyclists mto the fieid to tight an checkmate the wily Boerslhe League of Victorian whee men will i»ay iheir haniucappt £l-jU per annum. a ppiieitiion were invited ironi competent gen ilemen, aud liau to ne m the nauc. of Mr T. Heide, ne-igue tfecreu-n; befoie Hie eveuing ox iiie Ibihinsi/