LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1652, 21 July 1883, Page 19

LAND AND WATER.

CYCLING.

NOTES BY PEDALPIN. Hardly anything being done at present though I see some energetic men riding continually, and the Club poney is in constant requisition. We must turn to our files to see signs of activity in the cycling line.

Several new machines have arrived in town notably some new tricycles, which I had the pleasure of inspecting the other day. The pattern is the Royal Ptemier, a front-steer-ing double-driving, after the Salvo pattern, but made by the firm of Hillinan, Herbert, and Cooper. The tricycles looked very neat, and were light, and easily driven, though' the wheels were 50 inches high, rather much for our hilly roads. Messrs Cutten, by whose courtesy I saw the machines, informed me that a number of machines, both bicycles and tricycles, are nearly due from England, and that they are making up a good number of machines themselves for local and other New Zealand riders.

In America the last event of importance was the League meet at New York, at which 723 riders were present, including moat of the Eastern Club. The largest musters were those of the New York Club, 26 men (including two double and one single tricycle); Massachusets, 29 men; Albany, 23; Citizens N.Y 40 ; Kings County wheelmen, 43 ; and many other clubs with smaller musters: I append a fuller account of the parade taken from the Bicycling World :— " We stationed" ourself on the west drive, and got a very good view of the parade as it swung around one of the turns in the roadway. After the commander, with his staff of cycling lights among which we noticed Papa WesW the genial colonel (of the Pope Manufacturing Company), ex-President Miller, A. A Hathaway, and others, came the New York Club, under command ef Howard Conkling looking very neat in their grey uniform, which by the way, were uniforms, and not of all shades and various cuts to suit to the individual taste of its members. In our opinion though in favour of dark uniforms, we think the New York Club made the best appearance of any club in the parade. Next came swinging around the turn Captain Clafßn/with wellfilled ranks. Here we notioed Corey, of hillclimbing fame, and the genial Colonel (of the Cunningham Company), and others. We next noticed the rhiladelphians riding extremely well. Then came Johnson, of racing celebrity, and the Germantown Club . in their neat suits of green, and the Connecticut Club, with Secretary Davis on an Overman tricycle. The next noticeable club was the Albany, under com mand of Captain Scattergood," well dressed, and riding in good form. The Scran tons'passed us with its good-looking captain, followed by the famous Springfield Club, with its neat black uniform. The Hudson Club, Captain Bryan ; the Boston Ramblers, with a long attachment ; the Citizens', with 40 men in dark blue velvet and white helmets, presented an imposing appearance. It was followed closely by .the Ixions. The American Star Club were an innovation, and looked very well indeed as they spun by us with their little wheels in front. The dead (?) Lennox and the Pennsylvania. The Capital Club headed the second division, riding in the best form of any club as they went by. Club after olub passed us; the Kings County Wheelmen, with 43 members, having the largest turnout ; and finally, the great unattached, not a very attractive feature it is true, but helping to swell the numbers, Karl Kron being the most noticeable individual. Space forbids us to mention each club as we would like, but suffice it to say that there was a great improvement in the appearance of the clubs over former parades, they being better dressed and riding better. The line of march was down Fifth avenue to 59th street, then counter-marched up the avenue to 116 th streeth, to Seventh avenue, to Central Park, through the west drive of the park to 59th street, back to 72nd street to Riverside drive, where the parade stacked wheels and were photographed on Mount Tom. The parade then disbanded."

COURSING.

THE WATERLOO.

ChRISTOHUROH, July 18. At the Waterloo coursing meeting to-day the attendance numbered over 500. Two rounds for the Cup were got through, and 41 courses and six undecided were run in about four hours. The trials, with the exception of one or two, were excellent, but moat of the hares

were killed. Moat of the favourites have run, and are out of it. Of those left m for the third round in addition the local contingent are Surmau's Hop Bitters and Hurlinßhain, Blaokham's Harpsichord, Marshall s Myrtle and Mistletoe, Black's itookvvood, Dalgleish s Sea Foam, Connolly's Queen, M'Donald's Azalea, and Crawshaw's Bed o Stone. THE WATERLOO CUP, For 64 ali-aged dogs, at £12 10s each, the property of members of any recognised Club, the subsuriptinu to which is not less than £1 per annum Winner jJiOQ and plate (value £50), ruuner-up £100, third and fourth £25 each, fifth, sixth, and seventh £16 each, eight winners of two course* tlO each, sixteen winners of cno course £5 each. Fifty-three subscribers. The results of the day's running are as follow:— Mr Kerr's Bannerman beat Mr Hurse'a Zulu Mr Porter's Parmesan beat Mr Willesden'H Vivottc Mr Howe's Taraban beat Mr Bell's Sir Qeorgo Mr M'Donald's Azalea beat Mr Ccu.nibcs' Gent Mr Deacon's Clio beat Mr Addison's Bella Lor iuwr Mr Cutts' Security beat Mr Keid'a Pixio Mrßutler'B Bridegroom biat Mr Morton'd Belisariua Mr Marshall^ Mistletoo beat Mr Deacon's Seadrifb Mr Hale'u Wainui beat Mr Crowe's Maggie Mr Black's Rockwood beat Mr Hale's Alchemi-t Mr Surman'a Hop Bitters beat Mr Dalgleish's Solvray Mr Blackham'a Harpsichord beat Mr Clepg's Spot MAuley Bros' Miranda beat Mr Biackham'd Tease Mr Campbell's Bessie Bell beat Mr Tayloi's Aunie Stewart Mr Haskett's Flora M'lvor beat Mr M'Connell's FJyInz Scud Mr Marshall's Myrtle beat Mv Thomson's Bonnie So3tland MrlWillesden's Box beat Mr Turnbull's Star Mr Fartell's Rosy beat Mr M'C'onncli's Lauristina Mr Hills Bordeaux beat Mr Sandfotd'fl Seafitld Mr Crawshaw » Bsd o' Stone beat Messw Ko:s and Basaett's Jiran-u-Wail Messra MAuley Bros' Mermaid beat [Mr Hale's Lucretia Mr O'Brien's Obstacle beat Mr Wilf on's Virginia Mr Wild's Coomassie beat Mr Gunnell's Psycho Mr Suraan's Hurlingham beat Mr Lawrie's Van Diemen Mr Dalgleish's Sea Foam beat Mr Thomson's Queen Of Scots. Mr Connellj'a Queen beat Mr Coombea' Jack's the Lad Mr M/Donald'n Araucaria ran a bye. SECOND COURSES. Bannermau beat Parmesan Azalea beat Taraban Olio beat Security Mietlctoe beat Bridegroom Rockwood beat Wainui Hop Enters beat Miranda Harpsichord beat Bessie Bell Myrtle beat Flora M'lvor Box beat Rosy Bed o* Stone|beat Bordeaux 'Obstacle beat Mermaid Hurlingham beat Coomassie Sea Foam beat Arau aria Queen ran a bye. (Continued, on page 21.)