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DUNEDIN CYCLING CLUB'S SPORTS.

Duucdin Cycling Ctub was hold in the club rooms, Don-ling street, yesterday, Mr A. J. Sullivan in tlie chair. It was dccidtal that Mr A. Dey be appointed' superintendent of Saturday's sports meeting, and Mr A. J. Suliviin referee. A list of officials was gone through, and the various duties assigned to each. The League of New Zealand Wheelmen will ho represented by Mt W. J, Moore, the present consul (Mr 11. B. Courtis) being on a visit to Australia. The secretary of the Sports Committee reported that'' Eo' entries hail been received for the bicycle races and JO far the motor events, the horse-power ill the latter machines ranging from IS up to 3. It was decided that any competitor who, in the opinion of the referee, shall have been guilty of care'.eas riding in the motor event, or shall have taken undue risks, shall be at once disqualified or fined, at the referee's discretion. The Prcfframnio Committee reported, that it had met with gratifying succcss' in the canvass for advertisements for the sports programme, and the sub-comniiltoo which has in hand the arranging of the motor oar and bicycle submitted its plan of the route to be followed by the machines. It was decided that the sub-committee's recommendation that the motor cars and bicycles start on the lower side of the Octagon, in front of" Mr S. S. Myers's, bo sdoptcd, the slight incline giving the machine's the necessary starting impetus, The parade will then come up into Princes street, and along the main thoroughfare, keeping to the left, and thenco out to the Caledonian Ground. The secretary remarked that from the interest displayed in the motor events and the first-class entries received for the bicycle raves the ensuing sports meeting -gave every promise of being a huge success. Routine business brought a most"' sanguine meeting to a conclusion. , M ord has been received by the secretary of the Dunedin Cycling Cub from the Eight Hon. the Premier and Sir Joseph Ward notifying that there is a probability of both Ministers being in Dunedin on Saturday next, in which case they havo signified their intention of being present at the club's sports. The following handicaps for the two running races to be decided at the sports on Saturday have' been . declared bv Mr W iM'Donaldi-j - 220 yds Handicap.—First heat: A. Hoare scratch, J. T. Haniann 1 yard, T. A. Hilrov 3, It. M'Lennan 5, J. F. Mooney 5, J. W. Prico 7, A. Campbell 10; JT. M'Lennan 12, G. Brown 13. Second heat: J. O'Kane 1 yard, A. C. Palmer % - Knox 3, J. Christie si H. M'Ccrkindale a, H. M"Leod 8, A. Thomson 11, J. M'Cracken 12, H; F. Titchener 12. One-mile.—ll. G. Biirk scratch. A. Melville 70 yards, R. B. Reynolds 85, H. Y. Levden 300, A." Campbell 115. H. F..'Ti!cheDer"l2J, F. B. Morrison 125, F, Jlaci 135.

It tickles the' palate, pleasant and bcneficiat; WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS. ' '

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13209, 16 February 1905, Page 8

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DUNEDIN CYCLING CLUB'S SPORTS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13209, 16 February 1905, Page 8

DUNEDIN CYCLING CLUB'S SPORTS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13209, 16 February 1905, Page 8