SIX DAYS' CYCLE RACE.

Mataura Ensign, 1 July 1911, Page 5

SIX DAYS' CYCLE RACE.

•; ♦ JET 150 PRIZE MONEY. :t BY T,,:L£CTHIC ItLE GRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. ?■ «BMiNirfcO PKKBS ASSOCIATION. Received Julv 1, 9.10 a.m. SYDNEY, July 1. A g|reat .-fathering of champions is premised for the .six days' cycling meeting cT-immoneing at Sydney on January 1.

A •; ible has been received announcing that ;}he followi?.;!; intend to come:— Major ; Taylor (the- negro cyclist), J. Clarkef, Floyd McFarland, Ivor Lawson, i.Jeliir, Joe Fogler, Walker, Rutt, A. vvor|lletfc. E Collins, J. Moran, W. Finn alnd probably Frank Kramer.

At a- special m :eting of the council of the iLesgue r A Wheelmen at Sydney 01 ry 21 a. letter was received frt i 1 J. I). Williams, applying for 5 iwt i i »o promote a six days' race, to be ' In the Sydney Cricket Ground, (f r>r nie on January 1, 1912. After f J "cation the race was granted SxllK 1 11

n i ; promises to be a big affair, and thfc| prizes are as follows: — lHn>t, £750. Second, £2OO. IjhircJ. £SO.

A .special prize of £IOO will be given in the i event of any Australian team boating? the world's record, and a £SO special |pri/.o to the individual rider covering! the greatest mileage during the race. I

The njomiimtioii-fee is to be £5 5s per team, the i ace. will be open to riders fi?om «>1? P : ' rts of the world. The entry wiili he limited to 40 teams, each to be represented by two riders, and the win iking team will be the one covering thje grea it at mileage. No single rider will be permitted to ride over 12 hours continuously, or to ride more than IS hours out ni the 24. No regulation is: to i)« inado regarding the minimum number of hours. One man may ride tor front one to (2 hours, when his mate mny rofiov-* him according to their mutual agreement. No two. riders in the same team will bo permitted, under any circuiiisiaiices, to be on the track at the , same time. N<> rider in the race will Jbe permitted io enter for any of the ! other races.

In addition to the six days' race tlie following handicap and championship raeos will be I, oid during the evenings of i big event: — Lyric ■ wheel race, 2 miles, £IOO. Or.e mile open handicap, £SO. Tlalf-f-iile opt-is handicap, £SO. One Tfaie championship of New South Wake,, £SO. Tiaii' vii- * championship of New South Wale*, £SO. The of the ground will be open to paxrens viwring the whole six days. If the l«i« fixture is a succesl here a similar fxUire is also to be held in MelhounK'.