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CYCLING.. -
VICTORIAN CYCLISTS' UNION.
A largely attended meeting of -the Victorian
CveUst' ifninn was held on Satunlay ovctiitic at
the Orient- Hotel; Mr. A; W. Day (exmayor of
Kcw) in the chair. Final arrangements wore con
cluded in connection with ithc Blue Streak race,
which takes place .on the Geeloug-rond over
.liiJraiirv. rtf ftftnon trium tlirt .>vpitl tr» l>t» ilocidnd ;
on 2nd July. Nominatlom for this, event cIogc
on 2oth June. In ciinneetion with the 100. miles,
road race from Bendigvt to Melbourne, for prlrxjs
to the total amount of £200, fiho date has been
fixod for 20th August; ami the secretary was in
atracted to advertise jiarticulara of some. At the
-meeting 74 riding cyclists applied for registration,
and were accepted, nnd a number of other held
The luter-Clnh Cycling AssocHUon held a ten
mile road handicap at Campbell ft eld on
Saturday, when out o.' 55 cntrios. 47 riders com
peted. A considerable reduction ims latc'y taken
place in "the starts given to the limit men. and
thris" is baring the effect, not only of giving In
creased encouragement Ub the fast riders, bin also
at providing closer finishes. The. limit on Satur
day was 2 min. 45 sec., and twenty riders fln'shed
within, ft yards ttf the winner. Thirty-four com-
plotW1 the firat five miles, and 31 finished within
the? time limit. A strong south wind was against
the fidS'l dn the homeward run, and the road was
stow. The places were filled as follow:— C. Hick-
ling (Richmond G.'C.), 1 min. 45 sen., riding time
26 min; 37 sec., 1; W. Slanev (Oohurg C.C.), 1
mia., 2;. H; Jankton (Ooburg G.O.); 3. !, R«
3(unro, who covered the course in 6ft nrin. 35 «ec,,
put up the bes»t time, which wa.i a vej- creditable
performance, for starring from scratchXiy hltnsel'
be- was a tnlnute aWay frorti the nearest man, end
thereforn-'had to mekc'all his own-pace until he
caught -the field.
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