CYCLING.
' Allan C. Duff, of the Melbourne Cycling Club, left Christchurch at 7 am yesterday to put up a record between Christchurch and Dunedin. Be had mapped out the following programme:—Ashburton, 53 miles, 1 p.m., and stop 30min; Winchester, 92 miles, 6 p.m., stop3os)in; Timaru, 110 miles, 8.18 p m.; Studholme Junction, 136 milts, 11.20 p.m.; Oamaru, 166 miles, 2.30 this morning, and stops 30min : Hampden, 190 miles, 6 a.m.; Falmerston, 208 miles, 8 a m., and stops 60min ; Danedin, 245 miles, 12.30. We learn that he passed through Ashburton at 11.5 and Winchester at 3.40, so that he had gained considerably. The roads were fair going, but the wheel of his machine buckled.
A Timaru telegram states that Prichard, of Ashburton, rode from Ashburton to Timaru in 4h sinin. Dunne, who left Christchurch for Dunedin at 7 a.m., passed through Timaru at 3.30 p.m. • At a meeting of the Falmerston Cycling Club it was decided to hold a club road race on Saturday, the distance to be. about sis ,miles, for trophies and medals presented by Messrs S. R. Stedman, T. Edwards, and Dr Hislop.
The Warrington yearlings to be sold on Friday reached town yesterday, and will be on view nntil Friday at Messrs Bacon's stables. A Melbourne cable states that Walwa and The Dauphine have been scratched for the Newmarket Handicap.
The Tahuna Park Trotting Club hold their annual meeting on Friday. First race at 12.30.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9978, 21 February 1894, Page 2
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239CYCLING. Otago Daily Times, Issue 9978, 21 February 1894, Page 2
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