CYCLING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9386, 12 March 1898, Page 1 (Supplement)

CYCLING.

Notes by "Pay ton."

In the cycling events to be decided at the Hibernian Society's pports at Auckland next Thursday, R. Hendrv won scratch in each of

the four distances, viz. , £, 1, 2, and 3 mile. R. A. Dexter aud A. J. Campbell each have 5, 10, 15 and 20yds, the limits being 80,- 180, 260, and 350 yd f>.

, R. U. Walne is just now not only the best man south of the lint*, but he is the most popular, for everyone admits that he deserves all he wins (says a ' Refereo' writer). He takes care of himself, ia quiet and unassuming, aud goes all he knows whenever there is a possible hope of victory. In fact he has gone on a few forlorn hopes and come out triumphantly, as be did on Saturday at Adelaide. What a moral the Australinn vvaa for him on a good

tiack! Australians would like to see him, fit and well, pitted against evea the best American or Continent tal riders. For my part 1 would not

fear much for the result in a series of matches if VValne had a bit of special training behind pace.

The League cLampionship meeting, which takes place at Dunedin on the 24th and 26ti> of this month, should be a great success. With nuch splendid riders as the two Reynolds, Barker, and Don Walker competing, to say nothing of many other first class men, some brilliant riding may be expected. Bard en the 'English cyclist, says

iiat Walne's sprint in the final of

the Wheel Race at Adelaide was the finest he has ever seen. Walne's

time from scratch \vaa4min 16 l-sth see. Ha has abandoned his proposed trip to America, being under 14 month's engagement in Austra-

lia. Walnets2s years of. age this month. He has not been riding

three years, and his success has been phenomenal. At the Williamstowo (Victoria) Club races on February 26tb, the five miles scratch raos fell to A. C. Forbes, the New Zealander.

The Napier Wanderers' Bicycle Club have joined the League, and probably will be represented at the championship meeting atDunedin. F. Hunt and A. C. Forbes, the New Zealanders, will be amongst the competitors at the New South Wales League's carnival, which takes place on the 26ih March and April 2nd. Don Walker, the Victorian, now

holds all Australasian standing start records up to one mile, the quarter and halt mile world's records. His times are : Quarter, SOseo (world's record) ; balf-mile, 63 1 sth sec (also world's record); three quarters ltain

19aec (three seconds better than PPla tBelts Australasian records); the full mile, lmin 45sec, three seconds better than Bdtts' time. Walker is riding better than be has ever done before.and is expected to reduce even these figures before long. It will be recollected that Walker beat the great Zimmerman in one of his famous sprints.

Tom Linton who has justly earned the title of one of the best riders in the world, has arrived in America for the purpose of competing in the matches arranged for him. French sportsman- are making much of Zimmerman's intended visit to Pariß, where he was to arrive this month.

The prizes in the recent Michael Chase match held in America were fora precentage of the gate receipts, the winner receiving 25 per cent, and loser 15 percent. It ia said that Micheal's Rhnre came to £300 and Chase's £180.