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„ „„r,10 perhaps it is somewhat earfcr to
high in yc'bZ "h winners ot the numerous events,
eritcahout M yet done but little.training,
tor some men n i telling how some will shape

tliernther foZeM on the path. For the £200
.Iter another w^ featprCBenti tho generd ©pinion
POP1"; « $V Brown, with 230yardsstart, has
seems to be ,, rLwn |S an English rider, who arrived
a " throwiii; hg ^ Although be
in the co on a > ^ ofl the Melbourne racing,
has several tun s PP ftny thing to bring him into
paths, hoi has not bod ^ ^ jor by ^
pronnnence, bu ||{Lg uodergone. He is a very old

wheeHnu', having Brst ridden a boneshaker
hand..^ , h^in ' weerdates back from 1879, from
'"i, vhVimoupto the present he has raced with more
whl, l cf,races Brown's chances, however, may
or , ™«>od on paper, but when the race comes
look very good with 46 more riders, every
on' nf whonMvill be just as eager to win the prize as

SZ? winner wid have all bis work out out to

ilwrthrough the crowded field.

' flie"dies always admire the parade of

v" ,', piniij arc undergoing special drill for

Se-"1;' I1C young clnb in particular is working

« mirnris? and It ?s to be hoped that the trouble
Jjfe members' of that club are now put to to perfect
themselves in parade evolutions will not go unre

* jTsuegcslion has been made that during the after

■ , »mmde of racing men in full racing costume
"hnuld be held. There is no doubt but that such a
IS would present a very effective appearance, for
KwTbe no mixed colours this time, at there
/> nil the last occasion. The V.C.V. mean to
Sir enforce the colour regulations, as the follow
iVt' llule i bears out:-"Ke coloura-fivery com

must wear long sleeves, plain white kmcker
Ktrs aud black socks, the colours being from
■tore the belt, as in horse-racing. E> ery competitor
handing in a colour not registered In the V.C.U.
hooks will be fined 2s. Od. for each event at the time
oTeiitir Competitors running in oolours other than
those they are advertised to appear in w ill be fined
10« or in default, not allowed to &tart." ■ ,

Ccerctlv damaging a racing machine, prior to a race,
with the object of spoiling a rider's chance of victory,
is an evil which I an) tliankful to say iB almost un
known in this part of the world. Instances have
occurred before new when prime racehorses have
been ruthlessly jioisoned the night before some great
race by blackguards who stick at nothing when eon
Elderiii- their own temporal gains; aud it is not a
matter of improbability that when valuable trophies
are in the scales some " dark'' work might be carried
oat One would scarcely expect such practices to
exist amongst amateur wheelmen, yet, as we ail know,
there are black sheep in every fold, who might place
cmcrv po.vder in wheel hearings, loosen a nut, or in
tome'other way injure a machine in such a manner
u to prevent the rider comjieting. The old saw says,

"To be forewarned is to be forearmed," therefore i1
would remind wheelmen to protect tlieir mounts.

At the last monthly meeting of the Victorian
Qrclbts' Ciiien it wot, announced that the Sandhurst
Cycling Club had withdrawn from the union. It is a
matter for regret that sueh a strong body of wheel
men as the Sandhurst club undoubtedly is should
lave taken such a step. The V.C. U. is the pari a
lnentof wheeling in Victoria, and this Sandhurst club
was in a position to have a strong vote in that parlia
ment. The reason for withdrawal states that the club
receired no benefit from the union. Nov, it is well
known that the union has done all in its power to
keep the two classes of cyclists—amateurs and pro
fessionals—in their right grooves, and in its legis
lation in these nutters Sandhurst has not been over
looked ; and, besides thi«, there is no telling what
may crop up and require the interposition of the
governing body. Hie action pf the Sandhurst club,
therefore, should be condemned, for what would be
the result were other clubs to take similar steps V
Simply this, cycling would go ungovemed, and the
evils which will continuilly arise, being allowed to
run unchecked, would very speedily place cycling
sport in a most undesirable position.

To show the advantages a olub or a rider may reap
from being associated with the V.C.U. attention may
be drawn to the ease of Mr. E. O'Brien. A; a member
of the East Melbourne Bicycle Club, he was riding
his bicycle home from KeUor one Saturday afternoon
a leu months ago, when a man driving a buggy ruth
lessly drove against the machine, upset O'Brien, and
the vehicle running over his chest fractured Ms
vud'S!M7 • w.r' 6 "V .W* d' "» to the

E.H.B.C, laid the case bctoro the V. C. Uni a and
t?c council of tliat body, on behalf of* Mf. O'Brien
brought an action against Fittee,. the driver, suing
bnii for damages. The matter bos just been -setMcd
out of court by Fittes paying Mr. u'Brien £150 and
ateo dclraj ing the heavy expenses in connexion with

the case.

The Melbourne Bicyelc Club took their monthly
tour last Saturday, and it looked' like old"times to see
fiuch u big muster of ** jfreenies " out-for a iour. *The

^ trough Coburg, Ouupbellfield, to
i a£ distance °f *7 wiles, whichthc wheelmen
tiavstsed in four hours and a quarter, the return
borne being made on the following day

J'*"! performance on a tricycle, one which
Mats al) previous records, was made br Q tiate
house at Long Eaton (England! on 26th August, when

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