DUNEDIN CYCLING SPORTS.
Dunedin, April 17. The cyoling sports, at which the Cycling Alliance's ten mile championship was competed for, came off to-day. There was only a moderate attendance. Tho Mile Maiden Bace was won by Murloy (10 yards) -m 3mia 88*eo. The three-quarter mile handicap by F. A. Outten from scratch m 2minls£. ten' milb championship of new zbaxaitd. F. Webb (Dunedin) ... ... ... 1 C. Beeoe (Pioneer Club, Christchurch) ... 2 F. A. Cutten (Dunedin) 3 S. Kerr was the only other starter. Cutten took the lead at the start, and ;.Kerr passed him once or twice m the first fivo miles, but the order of going until- the fivo miles was covered may bo said .to. havo been—Cutten first, Kerr second, Webb third, Recce. last. There was a good breeze blowing from the north, which prevented good time being made. 18min 83secs was occupied m covering five miles. When eight miles had boen covered Webb took the lead. Kerr also paßßed Cutten, but the old order was soon resumed again. In tho second lap of the last, mile Webb again took the lead, and the jflce became very warm. The'Christckurch regresentativo hero slightly improved his position. On entering on the last round Webb increased his lead, and Becco took second position, tho former ultimately winning by fifteen yards, with Beece second, and Cutton a few feet behind, third. The Five Mile Roadster Race was won by Murley (400 yards) easily, Hobson (Invercargill) 400 yards, second,
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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3604, 19 April 1886, Page 3
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245DUNEDIN CYCLING SPORTS. Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3604, 19 April 1886, Page 3
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