The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-05 00:00:00

BICYCLE MEET, AND RACE FOR THE CHAMPION.

BHIP.

Weymouth Bicycle Club had their races on Wed-
needay evening last, in the Cricket Club ground, near
the I sorcheeter-rowl, when there was a grand etruggle
for the championship, followed by • one-mile handl-
rap. The judges were Captain F. Parke, R.N., and
Rs,. F. Mondey, and the course was laid out in proper
style. Very favourable was the bicyclists' usual enemy,
the wind, for it considerably helped them over the
w part of the ground, and the grass track could
not have been in better order, being quite firm. Tho
events were., under :
FM-Cite CHANTIONBRIP. Challentre Can and
at, R. M. I lowdry, MM. ;2nd, T. A. ?looks,
521 n. ; 3rd, W. Marsh, 52in. ; 4tls, J. Bement, 521 n. ;
sth. W. J. Hodges, 521 n. ; 6th, T. G. Bartlett, 50n.
They had to go round the course 31 times in order
to complete the five miles, and the first ten
laps may he disregarded, the competitors not
having even begun to race. After the conclusion of
the tenth lap, Decant wan leading, followed by C mdry
and Fto March in close attendance, while Hodges
and Bartlett, who is a youngster, had begua to feel
the effects ot the course, Cowdry now came to the
front, and kept the lead throughout, Decent keeping
second place for two laps more, when he fell to the
fourth place, Marsh having put himself next to the
leader, while Hodges and Bartlett were beaten more
and more at every lap. For the second place there
were occasional alterations between Flooks and Marsh,
but when only a few laps remained to Inverse,
Flooks shook off Marsh, and challenged Cowdry, when
• very spirited struggle ensued, but the leader was
never reached, and won by two or throe yards, in
21min. I.3seoa Marsh was half a lap behind, Bement
two laps, Hodge, three, and Bartlett four laps in the
rear. . . .

Oira Miii throroLi IlanDlOAT.—First Heat: let,
R. R. Ca•e, 541 n. (scratch) ; Ind, W. G. Randall, 50in.
(170 y(ls.) ; 3rd H. Pitt, 54in. (80 yds.) ; 4th, G.
Dominy, 581 n. (150 yds.).
Second Heat: let. A. T. Floats, 52in. (p yds.)
2nd, G. T. Bartlett, 50in. (300 yds.); 3rd. W. Woo.'"
ward, 50In. (_250 yd..) ; 4th, W. Marsh, 521 n. (60 yds.);
sth. J. F. ReWell, 44m. (180 yds.).
Final Heat: Let, A. T. nooks ; 2nd, Bartlett; 3rd,
CNN. Thne, Ruin. 30sec.
They had to Fro sir times round in each heat.
First Heat: W. Randall, who had 170 Yds. start,
led all the way through ull the last lap, when Case,
who had been Pining (but for four laps did not get
out of his fourth place) gradually dune to the front,
and beat W. Randall by a very short distance in
MAIL 43w+. G. Domlny was second for three laps,
but gradually fell to fourth place/ while P'tt, who
showed second for the fourth and fifth laps, again fell
Into his old position. Care, it was said, was not
riding quite so well tomlght am he does usually, hut
then be had 170 yards against him—enough to make
him anxious and perhaps nervous.
Second Heat : Bartlett, Woodward, Bendel', Flooks,
and Marsh. did not change positions till the third lap,
when Flo :les managed to get before F. 13.-n fell, who
in the next lap dropped to the rear: Flooks next
challenged and defeated Woodward, and in the last he
managed to reduce Rartlett'e 230 yards advantage over
him to nil, when, as they came along nooks put it on,
and came in the winnw by about six yards. Wood-
ward and Marsh, pretty well together, were well
divided from Bartlett. Time 3 min. 40 seal.
Final Rest: Case, Randall, nodes, and Bartlett
went. Fl .oka gradually gained on the others, while
Case, who showed in front for three laps, in the filth
lap suddenly dropped from the first to third place,
Bartlett, Wed by his lon Med. the