N.Z. LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9397, 25 March 1898, Page 2

N.Z. LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN.

Championship Meeting at Dunedin.

(Per United Press Association.)

Doeedin, March 14.

The weather was superb, and there was a large attendance at the League of Wheelmen's championship meeting on the Caledonian Grounds. Some capital racing was witnessed. Results : Mile Handicap— First heat: Graham 1, Blade 2, Wallis 3. Second heat : Stanley 1, McMillan 2, Dunn 3. Third heat ; Lawson 1, Mawry 2, Stewart 3. Fourth heat : Derry 1, W. Clarkson 2, Gnthorp 3. Final: MoMillan (Dunedin), 130 yds, 1; Graham (Adckland), 110 yds, 2 ; Dunn (Timaru), 45yds, 3. Time, 2min 18 4-sth sec. H\LF-MILE AMATEBB CHAMPIONSHIP OP N.Z.— J. S. White (Otago) 1, H. Thompson (Canterbury) 2, J. Simpson (Southland), 3. Four others competed. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 9 l-sth sec. Half-mile Cass Championship— First heati Barker 1, Wall 2, Maxwell 3. Second heat : E. Reynolds 1, Walker 2, Sutherland 3. Final; B. Reynolds (Auckland), 1; A. R. Barker (ChristchurcW, 2 ; G. Sutherland (Christohurch), 3. 3 Mile Amatecb Championship: li. Lloyd 7, J. White 2, J.Simpson 3. Eleven started. Time, Bmm 9 l-sth seo. 1J Mile Amateur Handicap: Gueraon, 95yds, 1; Crow, 150 yds, 2; ToDkinson, 150 yds, 3. Nine started. Time, 3min 40 l-sth sec. 3 Moe Championship: G. Maxwell 1, A. Barker 2, E. Reynolds 3. Eleven started. Time, Bmin 5 3-sth sec. 10 Mile Cash AmateCb Championship : G. Sutherland 1, B. Beynolds 2, A. RatetoD 3. Fifteen started. Won by half a wheel. Time, 25min 5 3-sth sec. 10 Mile Amatedb Championship : J. S. White 1, H. Thompson 2, J. Simpson 3. Eight started. Won easily. Time, 29min 25 2-sth seo. 1 Mile Flat : T. Bonnet, 20yds, 1 ; J. McLean, 60yds, 2. Four started. Time, 4min 56seo, 440 Yards Flat : J. McLean, 25yds, I J J. W. Price, 33yds, 2; E. J. Macassey, 25yds, 3. Time, 52 jsoo.