CYCLING.
Feilding Sports. The above sports took place on the Oval yesterday in perfect weather.lhere being a fairly large attendance. The secretary (Mr E. H. Fisher) and commitlee worked very hard to ensure the success of the gathering, and everything went off very smoothly. The following are the results :—: — , One Milo Maiden Handicap. J. L. Lowo, 6yds , 1 N. Bray, 15yds 2 G-. Hay bittle, 15yds 3 3 Also started — Mclntyre, Lowin, Hayf bittlo, Scars, Gould, and Anderson. Won all the way. Time, 3min 21 2-sth sec. llalf-Mile Open. W. Beard, 50yds ' 1 E 11. Lyon, 20yds 2 F. Hunt, scr 3 Also started— Hobbs, Lewin, Lewis, and Mingins. Splendid finish. Time, lmin 19 2-sth sec. Quarter-Mile Boys' Tricycle Eace Handicap. f.Daycy 1 P. Curtis 2 1 Two Mile Open Handicap. W, Beard, ] 70yds ... 1 F. Hunt, scr 2 H. Lyon, 80yds 3 Also started— Thackcr, Hobbs, Bray, Kitchen, Mingms, Trov^na, Morphy, and Gould. Good race between Hunt 1 and Beard. Most exciting finish. Time smin '13seo, Half-Milo Ladies' JJaco Handicap. Mrs F.Powles (Peilding), 20yds ... 1 1 Miss A Quartermain (Eangitikei), scr 2 Great interest was taken in this race. Time, 2min 13jsec. One Mile Handicap (Local). N. Bray, 135 yds .... . % G. Haybittle, 135 yds Z 2 A. Anderson, 145 yds ,', 3 Also started — Mingins, Trevena, Valentine, Morphy, Sears, Gould, Haybittle, and Mclutyre. Time, 3min ssec Hurry Scurry, one mile. J. Coombes, 20yds „, 1 G. Stratford, 15yds ... 2 H. C. Gapper, 20yds 3 Also started— Milson, MacKenzie, and Eichardson. One Milo Open Handicap. j F. Hunt, sch ... 1 W. Lewin, 180 yds ,2 H. Lyon, 4.oyds 3 Also started— Thacker, Hobbs, Lowo, Kitchen, Beard, Trevena, Valentine, Morpby, Mclntyre, Sears, and Hay. bittJe. Time, 2min 51 3 sth sec, Consolation. Thaclcer, sei 11111 1 P. Morphy, 160 yds 2 A.E. Hobbs, 20yds 3 Eire others started.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8826, 16 April 1896, Page 4
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305CYCLING. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8826, 16 April 1896, Page 4
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