ON THE WHEEL

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 539, 18 April 1901, Page 5

ON THE WHEEL

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Cyclos.

The League of N.Z. Wheelmen’s meeting was concluded on Saturday, April 6th, when the weather was splendid, but as was the case on the first day the attendance was only moderate. The results were as follows ; Half-mile Amateur Championship of New Zealand; First heat: H. Amos (Timaru), 1 ; W- Reynolds (Auckland), 2. S. Boyd (Christchurch) also started. Boyd led from Reynolds and Amos in the last round. Two hundred yards from home Amos sprinted, and won by a length, Boyd a similar distance in the rear. Time —Im 10 2-ssec. Second heat: E. B. Kershaw (Sydney), 1 ; T. Whitfield (Christchurch), 2. W. Turnbull (Sydney) also started, and finished first, but was disqualified for interfering with Whitfield. Time —1 min 13 l-ssec. Final heat: H. Amos 1, W. Reynolds 2. Whitfield (Christchurch) and E. B. Kershaw (Sydney) also started. Reynolds led as the bell rang, the other three being close tor gether at his rear wheel. At the quarter mark Kershaw began to move up, and cutting down on Whitfield, these two fell. Amos swerved, and Reynolds gaining a length lead, sprinted for the tape. In the Southern straight Amos unsuccessfully tried to pass, but in the final effort in the last stretch, got on terms, and won by inches. Time— Imin Msec. —Five-Mile Amateur Championship of New Zealand ; —W. Reynolds (Auckland), 1 ; H. Amos (Timaru), 2; T. Oates (Christchurch), 3. W. Turnbull (Sydney) and E. B. Kershaw (Sydney) also started. When the pacers came on Amos led from Reynolds, Oates, Turnbull and Kershaw in that order. Kershaw retired at two miles. With four to go Turnbull fell. Amos led in the sprint home, but in a desperate finish the Aucklander got his wheel in front, and won by a foot, with Oates close up third. Time —llmin 35 l-ssec.—Two-Mile Handicap (Cash) —First heat; A. Ralston, 90yds, 1; G. Metcalf, 160yds, 2; T. Clarkson, 200yds, 3, J. E. Marriott, 240 yds, 4 H. Holland 110yds, A. Pirie 230yds, and F. Sutherland 340yds also started. A close finish. Time—4min 13sec. Second heat: E. J. Ritchie, 245 yds, 1 ; A. Hasten, 170yds, 2 ; G. Bradley, 200yds, 3 ; A. E. Randell, 220yds, 4. E. Burt 380yds also started. J. Connell 145yds, W. E Anderson 200yds, J. Orr 230yds, and F. 0- Williams 235yds were left at the post through not being at their marks in time. Ritchie won easily. Time—4min 35 3-ssec. Final A Ralston, 90yds, 1 ; E. J. Ritchie, 245 yds, 2; A. Huston, 170yds, 3. The riders were together in a lap and a half. Metcalf led at the bell from Ralston and Clarkson. At the 150yds mark the scratch man came with a well-timed run and won by half a length, the others close up. Time —4min 45 2-ssec. —TwoMile Handicap (Amateur) ; —First heat: 8. Boyd, 120yds, 1; R. J. Martin, 180yds 2 ; E. Owen, 235yds, 3; H. Amos, scr, 4. T. H. Oates 30yds, E. G-. Hammon 40yds, and E. Biel 220yds also started. The back trio paced each other well, but could not reach the leaders until 200yds

from home, when Amos dashed out, and just secured fourth place, Boyd having taken first by several lengths. Time—4mm 38 3-ssec. Second heat: W. Turnbull, 40yds, 1 ;8. Frew, 140yds, 2 ; T. E. Whitfield, 40yds 3; W. H. Kellaway, 185yds, 4. H. Lindsay 200yds also started. The field took close order, and a slow race ensued. In the sprint home Turnbull drew out and won by a wheel. Time—smin 16sec. Final: S. Boyd, 120yds, 1 ; S. Frew, 140yds, 2; W. Turnbull, 40yds, 3. The back-markers had not caught the front division when the bell rang. Turnbull shot out in a fine style 300yds from home, but failed to overtake Boyd and Frew, the former winning comfortably by two lengths. &Time —4min 32 3-ssec. —One-Mile Cash Championship of New Zealand G. Sutherland (Christchurch), 1; W. Clarkson (Palmerston North), 2 ; A. Ralston (Dunedin), 3. R. Connell (Temuka) and A. Huston (Ashbuton) also started. Clarkson secured the pacer, followed by Ralston, Sutherland, Huston, and Connell in that order. When the pacer drew off at the quarter mark the positions were unchanged, except that Connell moved up on the outside. Two hundred yards frdm the finish Sutherland “jumped.” Clarkson responded, but was passed in the straight by Sutherland, who won by a length and a half. A great finish between Clarkson and Ralston for second place resulted in favor of the former by inches. Time, 2min 11 2-ssec.

A case of some importance to cycle dealers was beard at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court on April 4 Mr Beetham delivered judgment in the case of E. W. Pidgeon and Co. (Mr Cassidy) v. A. M‘Kay (Mr Izard) This was a case which had occupied the Court several sittings. The facts are these: In July, 1899, Messrs Nind-Ward and Co., the sole New Zealand agents of the Envoy bicycle, gave possession of an Envoy bicycle under hiring agreement to one Rose, of Geraldine. Under this agreement Rose could retain the machine so long as he paid the several instalments of hire, on the terms that the hirer might terminate the hiring by delivering up the bicycle to the owners, he remaining liable for all arrears of hire. Also that if the hirer should pay punctually all the monthly instalments the bicycle should become his absolute property, and that until such full payment the bicycle should remain the sole property of the owners. Rose received the bicycle, paid & ti umber of instalments, and then went to the North Island. The bicycle was next discovered in possession of the defendant, M‘Kay, who asserted he had bought it from Rose and paid for it; and M‘Kay refused to return it. The action was brought by E. W. Pidgeon and Co., Ltd., purchasers of the business of NindWard and Co., against M'Kay. It was contended for the plaintiffs that M‘Kay had obtained no right or title to the machine, such being still the property of the plaintiffs or their predecessors. The Magistrate now gave judgment to the effect that it was clear that the property of the bicycle remained in the plaintiffs. The defendant’s remedy was against the person who sold him the bicycle. He ordered the defendant to return to the plaintiffs forthwith the bicycle, which he valued at £lO, and to pay £1 damages. The defendant was also to pay costs.