THE BICYCLE , A SPLENDID RACE, , : [PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.] , AUCKLAND, April 6V At the Domain Cricket Ground to-day the Auckland Amateur Athletic and 81-* cycle Club's meeting was continued; /The* following Is the result of the >' { Race tor the Bicycle Championship of New Zealand; twenty-five- miles.. First 1 prize gold medal, second silver medal j third bronze medal —A. U*. Buchanan_} A« G. Clarke 2, T. J. Giange 3.1?. Boordand Ji A. Stewart also started. Buchanan-and Clarke, who were most fancied for J the race, led during the first five miles, and at this point' Grange was fifteen yards 'be* hind the leader; btewart aud Boord were 100 yards further away. Boord stopped at the sixth mile, and except fO_ this there was no material a—era* tion until ten miles had been* -"a* veiled, here Buchanan and Clarke, who were evidently watching each othetj had gained about 150 yards on Grange, whilst Stewart had lost ground. Buchanan had moved away from Clarke at> tho twelfth mite, but the latter ran up to him again in the next lap, and both men kept their machines onf even terms, until when 14£ miles were recorded Clarke was seized with stitch in the side, and losing his pedals he fell away about 1-uyds, aud lost another second, At fifteen miles Stewart retired from the race. Three-quarters of a mile further on Buchanan, who was : riding in splendid style, steadily increased his lead, and at nineteen miles was 383 ec ahead of Clarke, who at the twenty first mil spurted, and gained 4_sec, but B-chanaxf came again, and at the twenty-third mile had a lead of 43sec. He led by one lap, or a quarter of a mile, for remainder of tho journey, and finished the winner by'tbao distance, Grange being third five lap away. Time, lh 32min 18 sec on the grass track, beating all previous cham* pionship records for the colony. Private) watchea made the time lh Simla SQsec. '

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