CYCLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 2, 3 June 1913, Page 8

CYCLING.

CIRCULAR ROAD RACE. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Circular Road Race was held last night, Mr. Geo. Tabor presiding over a good attendance. The alteration of the date of the race from 'Sept, 4 to Sept. 11, owing to the Auckland-Taranaki football match falling on September 4, was confirmed. .A- George, who was appointed to visit Wellington in connection with the race, reported that he had had a very successful trip, being promised the following donations: E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., Rudge bicycle; J. B. Clarkson & Co., Ltd., genuine factory-built B.S.A. bicycle; Jiiglis Bros.. Rex bicycle; Magnus .Sanderson, Ltd., Mollis bicycle.; A. G. Healing and Co., Coponents bicycle: Cycle and Motor Supplies, £ls 15s cash and set of motor cycle tyres; E. W. Pidgeon, set motor cycle tyres; Dunlop Rubber Company, gold medal valued £5 5s for fastest time; Continental Rubber Co., set motor cycle tyres and set bicycle tyres; Adams Ltd., £1 Is, Arnold George, set of bicycle tyres, and Brown Bros, Birmingham, silver cup valued ±7 10s to fastest Taranaki rider, to be won three times.

pis was considered very satisfactory indeed, as it shows an increase on last prize list to the value of about

Messrs. A. George and E. Whittle were appointed a committee to draw up the programme for the day, to be submitted to tlie meeting of the executive on Friday evening. The Rover Cycle Club are holding a rvcle road race from New Plymouth to Haitara and back, a distance of 20 miles, tins afternoon. Competitors will start from the Red House Hotel at 2.30 oclock.following are the handicaps:— r ' .y lstenson scr., A. White scr., at a ■ f' 1 '" v - Gunson 1 min., A. May 2 min., M. Julian 2 min., L. Beauchamp 2'/. min R. Bell 2% min., D. .Tames .! mm, L. Xippevt 3 min., E. Johnson 4 nun., McGarragle 4 min., W. vl'lntaker 8 min, A. W Robinson 10 min., H ; Hawkins 10 min., C. Bond 10, B. i ippms 15 min. . ) Valtw . J '\ Roebuck, a well-known rider second fastest time in a race of 53 corn-l petitors at Sydney recently. 1