CYCLING.
,Preea Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ■■•■•■■■■ Sydney, March 25.
The League of Wheelmen's championship team racej between New South Wales and England last night resulted in a decided win for the local men. The mile unpsced was won by Payne, with Megeon, Green, and Edwards in the places. Timu, 2mia 51sec. Iv tbe fiv» miles (paced) between Payne (New Sou* Wales) and Kdwar.is (Kngland), the former beat the Englishman by 40 yardi in lOaiia 32sea. Tha five mile (paced) between Megson (New South Wales) asd Green (Boglana) resulted in a splendid liaisb, Megson winuinif by three-quarters of a lenglh. Time, llmin 14-ieu. Lesna (the Frenchman) undertook to briak th* 10-mile record, but after he had covered &vl miles in 9min 593-103 ec his machine collapsed
The Duaedin Cjcliuff Club hold a run to Outram ta-raorrow afternoon, starting from the rooms. High street, at 2.30 p.m. A Christchnreh telegram states thnt the rionesr Bicycle Club held a meeting at Lancaster P«rk yesteid»y, when about 500 people were present. H. Thompson was barred from contesting, as he had ridden record races paced by cash riders, but at the end of the meeting he essayed (o lower Shorland's mile amateur record—2cßio 11 4-55e0. He was paced bycaih riders on a triplet, and covered the distance in 2min 9 4-sjec. The event creating mojt interest wa-i the two-mile race for multicycles, in which a quadruples, a triplet, snd a tandem competed. The tandem, receiving 180 yds, beat the quadruplet by 30yds. The triplet was far behind
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10760, 26 March 1897, Page 3
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250CYCLING. Otago Daily Times, Issue 10760, 26 March 1897, Page 3
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