Cycling Notes.

Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 25, 16 September 1893, Page 12

Cycling Notes.

(By Safety.) The beautifully fine weather of Wednesday brought out considerably over a thou-and to witness the opening run of the newlyorganised Cycling Club. The fact that there were to be several lady riders in the procession, and that musical selections w?re to be given by the Garrison Band from the Rotunda lent additional interest to the occasion-# The Crescent and the corner of Dee and Tay streets was the assembling ground, and for nearly half-an-bour the cyclists pedalled in from different parts, until over forty were together. Four young ladies—one like a little schoolgirl—graced the ranks and rode apparently with as much ease and confidence as any on parade. They were, Misses Mitchell (2) of Gore, and Jones and Burgess of Invercargill, and their graceful riding elicited remarks of admiration on all sides The safeties appear to have quite superseded the ordinary bicycles now, and the few tall machines amongst the number looked rather odd than otherwise. Several of the former seemed rather loose in the head is the machines, not the riders) and jumped about as if they had the St. Vitus dance. A number of evolutions, figure-eighths, etc., having been performed in the t reseent, the riders glided off, and passing along Gala street, Elies Road, Tay and Dee streets, had a spin out to Wallaetown. The two ladies from Gore, who accompanied the party as far as the Junction, were heartily cheered on arriving there, and alter a pleasant ride, home was reached in good time lor tea. The large attendam e and the enthusiasm displayed augurs well for a successful season, and is in no small measure due to the manner in which the new officers have worked to keep the interest in cycling matters alive. A large number of the machines were very costly, and an approximate idea of the total value of those on parade may he pretty correctly arrived at by taking the average value at £is, which would give £6OO, most of the safeties having been purchased during the last twelvemonths.