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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12066, 9 September 1902, Page 6

Mr. Percy Hunter and Mr. T. Heide, secretary of the Federal Cycling Council, are working hard with a. new of getting the American flyer. " Major'' Taylor, out to Australia for next reason's racing. Most readers will hardly credit that, the sum of £1000 has already been offered to Taylor for a series of 'appearances throughout Australian State?, but such is correct. In fact a representative left by the Sonoma with power of attorney to fix up Taylor's Australian tour, and if needs he, extend the figures to £1500. This is a record price yet offered to any cyclist for a racing tour, but the American crack is such a fly or and attraction that it is considered by those best, able to judge that the money would be well spent, and a fair profit made over the Major's'' Australasian appearances. Should alt efforts fail to got the American champion, more than likely Ellogaard, Rutt, and other stars will be imported for tin- big series of meetings to be held next summer, when some £2500 will be distributed at three Sydney meetings, including the big £1000 handicap. For the sake of Australian cycle racing it is to bo hoped that success will attend the representative's efforts, and that a cable will shortly come through from New York announcing that the fastest sprinter in the world will race in Sydney next November. 1 he English and European mile-paced record has been lowered by A. A. Chase (England) on the Crystal Palace track, London Chase's times are: A-quarter, in 21 l-55.: half, in 42 2-55.; three-quarters, in lm. 3 o-5h.; and the mile in lm. 24 3-ss. The Australasian record is lm. 34 1-5*.. standing to the credit of W. Martin. Particulars are to hand of the English record scoring match—l 427 runs for 21 wickets—between Surrey and Sussex, brief reference to which appeared in our cable columns a few weeks since. The world's record for first-class crickel is the 1739 in Stoddart's team v. Now South Wale-, in February 1898. The latter mutch ran into six days. In England the fixtures are, of course, limited to three. Fry and Vine put hi: 238 for the first Sussex wicket, and Hayward and Abel 246 for the first Surrey wicket. Ranjitsinhji obtained 234 not out. Fry 159. Vine 92, and with 705 tor eight wicket- the innings was declared closed. Abel 17!). iJ ttvW!ir( j 144, an Captain Push 122 were the three-figures scores in Surrey's 552. Sussex in the second venture lost four wickets for 170, and the match was drawn. In the second innings of the Colonials v. Kent, Victor Trumpet- established a, new record for aggregate for Australian Elevens, his figures being 1976. Darling previously held the record with 1942. Prior to the Middlesex match 'Plumper required only 2.4 runs for the 2000. mid in his first innings got. well over the coveted figures by scoring 69. This i- truly » marvellous performance, especially during the present very wet sea son.