The first batch of the National Clampionships, formed the chief racing item last Savurd.y. The events held at. Norwich were the less interesting selection of the tro championship meetings, ing the amateur and professional 5.mites events, snd the amateur twenty-five miles race, the shorter events being down for decision, later, at Leeds. The first heats ofo the: five miles' professional race were run in good weather, but the final was interrupted by a terrific hail storm and rerun, result was a win for H. E. Moyeis, the Dutchman, Jack Green second, with F, W. Chinn and C. F. Barden in the other placer, both the last-named sitting up at the last corner on the ground because they feared the treacherous condition of the track. ae The amateur event haa for winners of heats, Ingram, Callaghas, Cherry and Bourke, and the final wss a victory for Ingram, after @ closely contested finish, with Bourke second. The time limit was tet 50 exceedingly easy, b sing at first 15 minutes and let out to 16 minutes, that tha imposition of it was not' particularly irksome, and appeared to plea. te the public, many of whom, no doubt, mistook the agrosd-on exchanges of lead during the race for actual racing, in muck. the sare way as they were quite satisfied with some exhibition tandem riding put on in place of the abandoned tandem championship. ae The twenty-five miles championship a surprise, as the winner, H. W. of the West Roads, though known stayer, was hardly expected to score og. Bourke, Callaghav, Cherry, and thi speedier men. The field, however, failed to reparate, and-the last lap was a choked struggle in which it was anybody's race, the Transvaal representative, Griebenow, for example, being well pocketed behind slower men than himself, and Cherry, the favourite, could not get" clear run for his finishing sprint, although he came round on the outside with a grest rush and ata big disadvantage.
Cycle prades as a means of. raising charitable contributions for hospitals are still a success in some parts of England, although they have never flourished in the Metropolitan t. On Saturday last affair of this kind was organised which will r sult in the handing over of upwards of £400 to the hospital of the Gity. 'There was a decorate' procession, and a fancy dress competition on cycles, bth for Indy riders and men, a special winner in the latter elsss being a rider who adopted tha favourite disguise of a "''ramp Uyclist" and combined with the grotesqueness of his costume @ considerable skill in trick riding.
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