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BALLARAT BICYCLE CLUB’S SPORTS.
A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Tho annual meeting of the Ballarat Bicycle
Clnb was, from all points of view, the most
successful sports gathering that has been hold
in Ballarat for a long time past. The club
wore favored with perfect weathor, and there
being little opposition in the way of rival
entortaiuments, there was an unusually largo
attondanco. The arrangements worked per
fectly—a fact upon which tho eocretary, Mr
M. Franklin, and his popular assistant, Mr C.
Bennett, are to be complimented. The events
were got oil well to time; tho posting of tho
scratchings, names of tbu winners, &c., showed
a great improvement; and tho officials
altogether carried out their dutios oxceodingly
well. Those who assistod wero:—Reforoe,
Mr \V. Bradlord; judgos, Messrs L. Phillips,
B. G. Tucker, B. L. Nicholl; starter, Mr A.
Bennolda; clerk of course, Mr J. C. Dillon;
number stoward, Mr C. Trewartha; umpires,
Messrs W. J. Kiff, W. Morcor, C. 0. Scraker,
J. Fullnrton, E. Swan, I. Cohen, J. Trombath;
timokospors, Mossrs Poach, Lovitt, and Bran
deburg; stewards, the judges, referee, clerk of
conrso, and umpires.
The racing in mo.t instances was good, but
owing to the disinclination of most of the
back-mark men to take a load or "make tho
paco,” many of the events wero simply very
slow uninteresting processions until the last
lap. Then the riders sat down to their work
with a will, and battled out the fini-h amidst
somo excitement. Parsons, the Victorian
champion, made his last appearance in Bal
larat before leaving for England, but although
promiuent in tho racing did not secure a win.
In the International Scratch Race of a mile
the champion would uot make the running
even in the last lap, with the result that
Harris, the English champion, jumped away,
and maintaining a terrible pace to tho fi .isli,
flashed past the post a length to the good.
The ridors wore frequently hooted for their
slow riding in the first laps, but the dashing
finishes pnt the spectators in good hnmor again,
and on the whole the sport was enjoyable. Don.
Walker, the great Melbourne sprinter, won the
Easter Cup from the 10 yards mark, but had
Kirk, Fitzgerald, and Pardons cared to paco
one another up to their field in the first heat
the result might have been different. J.
Anderson had a comfortable win in the Half-
Mile Flutter, and A. Jewell appropriated the
Novice Handicap. Ken. Lewis, the great
New Zealand rider, had the misfortune to snap
the crank of his machine wheu starting in the
Cup, and Bennett, Allender, and D. Jewell
came down while racing, but fortuuately with
out sustaining injury. Appended are the
results:—
Half-mile Flutteb.
£7, £2, and £l.
First Heat.—D. Jewell, 15 yds, I; J. W.
Parsons, scr., 2. Other starters—C. W.
Snowden, 25 yd<; W. E. Sutton, 45 yds; J.
A. MTnnes, 55 yds; G. W. Thompson, 65 yds;
Won comfortably in 1 min. 6 soc.
Second Heat.—A. W. Harris, scr , 1; C.
Bice, 30 yds, 2. Other starters —J. C. Fitz
gerald, 15 yds; W. Stevens, 50 yds; W. B.
Bones, 55 yds; G. F. Walker, 75 yds. Fitz
gerald's mouut went out of order after the
first hundred yards, and ho retired. Harris
spurted 200 yards from home, and fla-hing
through his field, won anyhow in 1 min 5 2-sth
sec.'
Third Heat. —J. Anderson, 60 yds, 1; J. B.
Anderson, 15 yds. 2. Other starters—G. Car
penter, 25 yds; J. A. Griffiths, 65 yds. Won
very easily in 1 min. 5 2-sth sec.
Fourth Ho it. —A. C. Windsor, 60 yds, 1; H.
A. Hourigan, 10 yds, and E. Womyss, 29 yds,
dead heat, 2. Other starters—K. Lewis, scr;
D. J. Kirk, 10 yds; J. W. Brown, 75 yds.
Windsor won by a dozen yards from the dead
heaters, who were closely followed home by
Kirk Lewis, and Brown in the order named.
Time, 1 min. 7 2-5 sec.
Final. —J. Anderson, 1; J. W. Parsons, 2;
Windsor, 3. The eight swept round the ring
at a great rate, Parsons and Harris closely
watching each other. Parsons early in the
race had the good foriune to get on the inside,
while Harris, sitting behind a bunch of them,
vainly endeavored to got through. Meanwhile
Anderson, taking advantage of his big start,
pedalled on in front, and ultimately won from
Parsons by three lengths. Windsor was close
up third, Jewell fourth, Harris fifth, Wemyss
sixth, Hourigan, sevonth, and J. JR. Anderson
last. Time, 1 min. 52-5 sec.
District Novice Race.
One mile. £5, £2, and £l.
First Heat.—C. M'Grath, 20 yds, 1; Chas.
Bennett, scr, 2. Other starter—S. Maidment,
50 yds. A slow race with t£ close finish. Time,
3 min. 47 sec. M’Grath was disqualified for
not being a local man, and Maidment allowod
to stare in the finish.
Second Heat. —A. Jowell, 35 yds, 1; W.
Phillips, 40 yds, 2; H. Allender, 45 yds, 3.
Other starters —B. Cant, 65 yds; C. Mitchell,
80 yds; F. Montgomery, 90 yds; W. Kift,
120 yds. Time, 8 min. 32j see.
Final. —Jewell, 1; Maidment, 2; Phillips, 3.
Won comfortably in 2 min. 46. j eeo. Allender
fell in the last lap and brought down Bennett.
Both men were severely shaken.
Easter Cup.
Two milos. £25, £5, £2.
First Heat.—W. Sutton, 190 yds, 1; O. Rice,
120 yds, 2; J. Gnllen, 220 yds, S. Other
starters—J. W. Parsons, scr; D. J. Kirk,
40 yds; J. C. Fitzgerald, 60 yds. The back
men who would not pace ono another, gave up
before the finish. Time, 4 min. 44 2-sth sec.
Second Heat—G. F. Walker, 300 yards, 1;
D. Jewell, 55 yds, 2. Other starters—A. W.
Harris, 10 yds; E. Womy3s, 70 yards; A. W.
Hill, 110 yds: W. Stephens, 200 yds; W. B.
Bone», 220 yds. . Won by 20 yds, Wemyss
was third. Time. 5 min. 1 eeo.
Third Heat. —J. K. Anderson, 70 yds, 1;
D. J. Walker, 10 yds, 2. Other starters—C.
Carpenter, 10 yds; G. L. Scott, 140 yds; A.
C. Windsor, 240 yds: J. W. Brown, 300 yds.
Scott ran up to the leaders very quickly but
unwisely stopped with then! until the back
markers were close behind. Andorson and
Walker had then no difficulty in gaining
the places. Windsor was third, Carpenter
fourth, Scott fifth, and Brown last.
Fourth Hoat—J. A M’lnnes, 220 yds, 1; C.
A. Clarke, 180 yds, 2. Other starters—B.
Lewis, 10 yds; H. A. Hourigan 40 yds; W.
Brown,, 2SO yds; C. W. Snowden, 110 yds.
Lewis broke his crank at the start and re
tired. Snowden'B saddle slipped, and ha did
likowiao, wbilo Hourigan, who now had no one
to paco him to his field, also gave up. Time,
4 min. 45 sec.
Final —D. Walker, 10 yds, 1; C. Bice, 120
yds, 2; (I. A. Clarke, 180 yde, 3. At the
starting of the second milo G. F. Walkor had
a lead of 20 yds from Minnas, who was
olos"ly followed by Clark and Sutton, with
Anderson, D. Walker, and Bice some 50 yards
in the rear. The field closed up in the last
lap, and Walker, coining through with an
electric spurt, fairly paralysed his fiold, and
won handsomely by four lengths. Bice beat
Clarke by two lengths for sscond place, and
tho last mentioned defeated Sntton for third
money by a few inches. Andor-on was 10
yards away fourth. Time, 4 min. 45 soo.
International Scratch Race.
Ono mile. £lO, £2, £l.
Fir=t Heat.—J. W. Parsons. Other starter
(j. W. Snowden. Snowden made the paco
until 50 yards from homo, when Parsons came
np and beat him by half a wheel. Time, 2
min. 33 sec.
Second Heat. —A. W. Harris, 1; D. Jewell
and D. Carpenter also started. The throe
travelled at a snail’s paco until tho last lap,
when Harris followed by Jewell, dashed away
and won easily. Time, 3 min. 7 sec.
Third Heat. —D. J. Walker. D. J. Kirk,
J. O. Fitzgerald, and C. J. Bice also started.
The spectators hooted the competitors for
their slow riding. The last 300 yards was a
race, bnt Walker had too much foot. Time, 3
min. 13 3-5 see.
Final —Harris, 1; Parsons, 2; Walker, 3.
This was the race of the day. Anderson
took up the lead at the start, with Harris
next and Parsons and Walker close on the
latter’s hind wheel. When a lap from home
Harris dashed away, and Parsons, low down
on his machine and straining every nerve,
forged past tho others in pursuit of him. A
hundred yards from home the little English
man took a look at hi a rival, and without
slackening hia tremendous pace, won amidst
applause by a length. Walker, beaten off, was
six lengths away third, and Anderson last.
Time, 2 min. 49 sec.
Habriers’ Race.
Half mile. £3, £2, and £l.
H. O. Bennett, 32 yds, 1; H. C. Glotz, 45
yds, 2; R. T. Hyman, 45 yds, 3. Won com
fortably from a field of 12.
During the afternoon Front's Band played
the following programme of music from the
grandstand; March, “Second to none;’’
waltz, “Love’s old sweet song;” selection,
“Bohemian Girl;” lancers, “ Uncle Tom;”
fantasia, “On guard;” waltz, “Toreador;”
selection, Maritana;” quadrille, “ Jolly
boys;” gavotte, “Souvenir;” selection,
“Verdi;” march,. “Washington Greys;”
waltz, *’Pepita;” polka (cornet), “Rippling
rills;” fantasia, “The world’s fair;” galop,
“Crescendo;” “ God save the Queen.”
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