CYCLING.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue XIV, 2 April 1904, Page 22

CYCLING.

CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. The management of the League of Wheelmen s champioubhip meeting on Saturday wus not altogether satisfactory. the officials failing to keep up to time. There was trouble In the five mile cash championship. Sutherland and it. Connell being disqualified for the race, and the day respectively, Connell for boring It. Arnst, and Sutherland for collusion with Connell. Sutherland. Connell. Ainst was the order 150 yards from home, and Arnst made a great effort on the outside. Connell swerved- across and Arnst touched his wheel, falling and breaking his collarbone. The League will investigate the charges. Sutherland was in good form, and wuu on his- -sprinting power. Reynolds, of Wellington, and of Christchurch, were the most successful of the amateurs, making five fine finishes in all events. R. 11. Davis, the only Auckland yr pi ese ntative. was outclassed. The attendance was about two thousand. and the League makes a small profit on the meeting. The following are the results:— Half-mile Cash Championship. — G. Sutherland (Christchurch). 1; It. Connell (Tcmuka). 2; A. Huston (Christchurch). 3. Connell led into the straight, but Sutherland put in a great sprint, winning by a length mid a half. Time. 635. One Mile Amateur Championship.—W. Reynolds (Wellington). 1: T. Oates (Christehurch). 2: D. Rogers (Temuka). 3. Reynolds led into the straight, and won by a clear length. Time, 2.15. Five Mile Motor Championship.—D. J. Mclntyre’s two horse-power Mitchell (driver, J. Taylor). 1; T. G. Williamson’s two horse-power Mitchell (driver. F. Smith) 2. Taylor led all the way, winning easily by 350 yards. Time. 7.44 3-5. Five Milt* Cash Championship.—M. Randrup, 1. Sutherland and Connell finished first and second, bet were disqualified, and the was awarded to Ranprup. Arnst fell. Sutherland’s I hue was 11.30. Half Mile Amateur Championship.—T. Oates (Christchurch), 1; W. Reynolds (Wellington), 2: D. Rogeis Tcmuka). 3. The final sprint was very fast, Gates winning by a foot. Time, 1.14 2-5. Five Mile Amateur Championship.—Reynolds, 1 : Oates, 2 ; Rogeis. 3. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 12.12 1-5. One Mile Cash Championship.—Sutherland. 1: Randrup, 2; Huston, 3. The field was bunched 100 yards from home, but Sutherland came with a rush and won by a length. Time.. 2.15. Three Mile Cash Championship.—Huston, 1; S. Barrow (Manawatu), 2; J. Harman (Hawke’s Bay), 3. Sutherland and Kartell - up were left at the post, not being ready to start when the pistol went. Huston waited HH the stiaight was readied, when he came away and won by a length. Time, 7.2 2-5. Three Mile Amateur Championship.— Oates,* 1: Reynolds, 2; A-. V. Turner (New South Wales). 3. Oates caught Reynolds napping 70 yards from home, and secured a length's lead, which he kept to the finish. Time, 7.15. . A CYCLING INQUIRY. CHRISTCHURCII, Saturday. The North Canterbury centre of the League of Wheelmen held an inquiry into alleged interference with “ Major ” Taylor in the invitation scratch mile race at the Christchurch Club’s meeting on December 19, and after the evidence of Sutherland, R. Arnst. and R. Connell, the other competitors in the race, and the chief consul, who reported as to blocking, had been heard, the centre decided that Taylor had get into a bad position, and was afterwards prevented from getting out, which, however, was justifiable.