Cycling Notes.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 130, 27 December 1902, Page 7

Cycling Notes.

Mr. R. Lehr, the advance agent and business manager for the two Continental cracks, Robl and Dickeiitmann arrived in Melbourne by the s.s. Barbarossas on the 3rd instant. The above ■champions, together with a number ol pacing experts, and a big supply at pacinsr artallerv, will arrive in Melbourne by the 9.5. Croeser Kurfurst, towards the end of the present month. It is the present intention of the team t,o remain in the Commonwealth for about three months, during which time thtw will give exhibitions of paced riding -throughout the States and meet any Australian riders who are game enough to meet either of the formidable pair in a paced match. Robl has d™*? issued, through his manager a challenge to race any rider m Austalia a naced match for £1000. It would be interesting to hear what "Bill" Martin has to say in respect to I&bl's challenge^ M art m has a big £uld give Robl good man as he Ground or the Adelaide Oval ; T ,++l« bv little ...e world's hour paced *»i«lrf quarter a ™"J?£™; tl?tbm J. Michael's previous best. track, Paris. . M -Cricket Ground next month. Dearance in Australia i« e ° p ion Wheel Race, a mile handicap. petitors, and further that he J^ tt^ Si n . Affidavits were also submitted from Morgan, Walne and Aunger denying any col'usion between them and W g alker y After a lengthy the Board decided to uphold the dw qutufioation which was regarded as being justifiable on the grounds of Walker's inconsistent riding. "It is putting it mildly to state that the above decision has caused much astonishment and dissatisfaction amongst patrons of cycle racing, few of whom !reamt that the Ar^al Board would pWpetrate one of the worst Sunders associated with the history xrf cycle racing Does a man's character and good name, extending over a period of thirteen years' racing, go for nothincP Walker has the reputation ot being the straightest rider on the track and, until tfrs Austral meeting, it lias never been impugned As for mconconsistent riding. Walker has always been affected this way, hut, because a man rides inconsistently, it dees not follow that he is riding 'stiff.' As the matter now stands, Walker is sacrificed, and must, stand down for a month

To enable the public to make full use of the holidays, the Bailway Department has arranged to run a tram each way between Wellington and Napier by way of the Wairarapa, on Sunday, 28tn December, and Sunday. 4th 3*™*™! leaving Te Aro and Napier at 12.40 and 1 10 p.m respectively, and arnvrns at its destination shortly after midnight.