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ride defeated Mr. Lowe's, made on a " safety," in 

 1891 by more than 30 minutes. 



But that was one of the last expiring efforts of the 

 now obsolete and miscalled " ordinary." It was 

 speedily beaten by J. W. Jarvis, September 20, 1892, 

 who put the figures at 15 hrs. 16 mins. 42 sees. — 

 23 mins. 52 sees, better than the previous best. 

 Then came that hardy Brighton Road record-maker, 

 C. G. Wridgway, whose ride of August 2, 1893, put 

 the clocking at 14 hrs, 22 mins. 57 sees. — a wonder- 

 fully heavy lowering of figures. The following year 

 Wridgway established records on both the Brighton 

 and Bath Road within a month ; beating his record 

 here of the previous August by his ride on October 4, 

 when he reduced his own time by the astonishing 

 marofiu of 1 hr. 27 mins. 43 sees. 



Time was now cut so close that wdien W. J. Neasen, 

 of the Anfield Club, essayed the difficult task of 

 lowering it, he only succeeded, on May 11, 1895, in 

 getting inside Wridgway's time by 24 mins. 10 sees., 

 the fio-ures then standino- at 12 hrs. 31 mins. 4 sees. 

 H. C. Horswill, of the Essex Wheelers, then beat 

 Neason's performance, in July, 1897, by 24 mins. 

 34 sees., to be succeeded finally by F. W. Barnes, 

 who on October 30, in the same year, performed the 

 double journey in 11 hrs. 48 mins. 42 sees., and 

 still holds the record. 



Among these records of the Bath Road must be 

 mentioned the various essays made by C. A. Smith, 

 of the Bath Road Club, on tricycles. He rode to 

 Bath anci back on a three-wheeler, July 16, 1891, 

 in 16 hrs. 13 mins. 18 sees., thus establishing a 



