CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 42, 18 February 1905, Page 12

CYCLING.

Rutt won the two lapis dash and {he A.X.A. gold stakes at the Natives' l i* , Koeiation meeting in Melbourne ;?,I&t week, while Andersen, another fdireign rider, won the A.N.A. wheel faee-ql|U.he 110 yards mark. W, G. Farley beat McDonald in a efcil. leiige liiatcli in Melbourne last week, winning the first two heats,- mile and lialf-mile. Farley also won" tfifcnVe miles Australasian championship afc&de: laide in 12m. 10s. The secretary to the Kafuhguijake Cycling Club lias intimated to the %Z. League of Wheelnieh that the is now defunct, owing to most of the , members having left the district on acconnt of scarcity of work. A credit balance of £64? 88 Id .ft '..foV sessed by the New Zealand League of Wheelmen. ''''■■'■.-' The Minister of Justice has given tK* police throughout the colony iristnfctions to make inquiries into the prevalence of bicycle stealing. It M satisfactory to see thftt. -the department has awakened .to <*• gravity of bicycle thefts, wjiich Averc very common, offenders being treat ed too leniently. • One of the cleverest ideas for converting the average ordinary cylc into...V motor bicycle has lately been introduced into Australia. It is called the Jmofoirsachoche, and it seems to work very satisfactorily. The whole mechanism necessary to convert an ordinary' cycle into a petrol-propelled machine can §» hooked off or on at a few Maates' notice. I'he engine is carried ill a saftiskeleton frame together irith. the,petf6l tank, coil, and accumulator. One 61 these recently journeyed' fconi Sydney to Melbourne and did fair tftae. As a light handy machine , a little assistance when mounting et*ej grades it can bo recommended tat'.'eiSy.intending motorist who doe* n'btf.iftuik to ride all hills he comes acrose. White not being suitable to take a traillef or fore car, the extra lightness' arid)c6nipactness. not to speak of the 'geti™' adaptability to the ordinary cycle fd-ifay, will make "the motor outfit popular; In recent trials in France- a machine ef above type mounted hille «f 1 in, 1? grades easily, without assistance, and on the level a speed of 28 miles an how was developed. The Isle of Man will again he tßt scene of the selection trials of the British motor cars to determine which will represent the Old Country in the Gordon Bennett Motor Kace, to be held tW» year in France. The authorities onih* Island are making great preparations for the long series of trials, because i* means much in the way of revenue. Tlie Highway Board is busy metalling the roads, and otherwise improving them* besides carrying out sundry other work| based upon suggestions made as a result of the experience gained in, last year* trials.