The Forthcoming R.A.C. Trials.
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Classified Lists of Routes*; Club Headquarters ; Intermediate Depots.
Class A.
First stage, Monday, gth Sept. (7t miles).—Chiswick, Putney, Kingston, Esher, Ripley, Guildford, Farnham, Odihain, Basingstoke, Sherborne-St.John, Aldermaston, Theale, and Reading.
Second stage, Tuesday, loth Sept. (70 miles).—Reading, Basingstoke, Winchester, Wherwell, Andover, Ludgershall, Burbag,e, Great Bedwyn, and Hungerford.
Third stage, Wednesday, i rth Sept. (71 miles).—Hungerford, West Slidford, Wantage, Fyfield, Faringdon, Lech lade, Fairford, Cirencester, Malmesbury, and Chippenham.
Fourth stage, Thursday, 12th Sept. (70 miles).—Cnippenham, Melksham, Semi ngton, Westbury, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Wells, Cheddar, Axbridge, Churchill, Congresbury, Clevedon, and Bristol.
Fifth stage, Saturday, x4th Sept. (70 miles).—Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Draycot Cerne, Wootton Basset, Putton, Cricklade, Cirencester, round Birdlip, and Gloucester.
Sixth stage, Monday, r6th Sept. (7o miles).—Gloucester, Ross, Hereford, Leominster, Brornyard, and Worcester.
Seventh stage,Tuesday,17th Sept. (7o miles).—Worcester, Pershore, Evesham, Akester, Stratford, Coventry, and Birmingham.
Eighth stage, Thursday, igth Sept. (70 miles).—Birmingham, Wednesbury, Tipton, Sedgley, Wolverhampton, Shifnal, Wellington, Market Drayton, Eccleshall, and Stafford.
Ninth stage, Friday, 20th Sept. (72 miles).--Stafford, Stone, Rugeley, Handsacre, King's Bromley, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent, Tutbury, Uttoxeter, Langton, Stoke-on-Trent, and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Tenth stage, Saturday, 21St Sept. (71 rniles).—Newcastle-under-Lyme, Whitmore, Woore, Nan t wich, Tarporley, Tarvin, Northwich, Altrincham, Cheadle, and Manchester.
Eleventh stage, Monday, 23rd Sept. (7o miles).—Manchester, Cheadle, Monk's Heath, Chelford, Knutsford, Altrincham, Stretford, Manchester, Warrington, Newton-in-Makerfield, St. Helens, Prescot, and Liverpool.
Twelfth stage, Wednesday, 25th Sept. (70 miles).—Route as for the eleventh stage, but in the reverse direction, Thirteenth stage, Friday, 27th Sept.
(71 miles).—Manchester, Middleton,
Rochdale, Littleborough, Todmorden, Halifax, Drig-hlington, Leeds, Wakefield, Sude Hill, and Huddersfield.
Fourteenth stage, Saturday, 28th Sept. (69 miles).—Huddersfield, Holm forth, Barnsley, Marr, North Elnishall, Normanton, Methley, Oulton, Swillington. Whitkirk, and Leeds.
Fifteenth stage, Tuesday, 1st Oct. (71 miles).—Leeds, Oulton, Methley, Pontefract, Shelbrook, Doncaster, Mex
borough, Barnsley, Silkstone, Longsett, Wharncliffe, and Sheffield.
Sixteenth stage, Thursday, 3rd Oct. (7r miles).—Sheffield, Tinsley, Maltby, Tickhill, Worksop, Retford, Newarkon-Trent, Southwell, and Mansfield.
Seventeenth stage, Friday, 4th Oct. (71 miles).—Mansfield, Annesley, Nuthall, Basford, Stapleford, Sawley, Loughborough, Mount Sorrel, Lynston, Melton Mowbray, Plurntree, and Nottingham.
Eighteenth stage, Monday, 7th Oct. (711 miles).—Nottingham, Stapleford, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, (turn to the left before reaching Lichfield), Alrewas, Tamworth, Fazeley, Atherstone, (along Watling Street), Wigston Parva, and Leicester.
Nineteenth stag-e, Tuesday, 8th Oct. (71 miles).—Leicestc, Market Harborough, Kettering, Higham Ferrets, Bedford, Turvey, and Northampton.
Twentieth stage, Wednesday, gth Oct. (71 miles).—NcN,thampton, Newnham, Towcester, Fenny Stratford, Leighton Buzzard, Woburn, Newport Pagnell, Olney, (Northampton and Bedford road), Turvey, and Bedford.
Twenty-first stage, Friday, rith, Oct. (691 miles).—Bedford, Carding-ton, Shefford, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston, Godmanchester, Offord, St. Neots, Eaton Socon, Tempsford, and Biggleswade.
Class B.
First stage, Monday, gth Sept. (6o miles).—Chiswick, Brentford, Hounslow, Staines, Egham, Ba,gshot, Basingstoke, Sherfield, and Reading. Second stage, Tuesday, loth Sept. (6o miles).—Reading, Streatley, Wallingford, Dorchester, Oxford, Wantage, West Shefford, and Hungerford. Third stage, Wednesday, imth Sept. (6o miles).—Hungerford, Marlborough, Burbage, Sidbary Hill, Amesbury, Metheravon, Upavon, Devizes, Rowde, and Chippenham.
Fourth stage, Thursday, 12th Sept. (6o miles).—Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Cheddar, Axbridge, and Bristol.
Fifth stage, Saturday, r4th Sept. (6o miles).—Bristol, Chipping Sodbury, Old Sodbury, Great Sherston, Malmesbury, Crudwell, Cirencester, Colesborne, Cheltenham, and Gloucester. Sixth stage, Monday, 16th Sept. (6o miles).—Gloucester, Ross, Hereford, Ledbury, Eastnor, British Camp, Malvern Wells, and Worcester.
Seventh stage, Tuesday, 17th Sept. (6o miles).—Worcester, Droitwich, Ombersley, Kidderminster, Brornsgrove, near Alcester, and Birmingham. Eighth stage, Thursday, igth Sept. (6 t miles).—Birmingham, Dudley, Hinley, Wolverhampton, Shifnal, Wellington, Newport, and Stafford. Ninth stage, Friday, 20th Sept. (631 miles).—Stafford, Newport, Wellington, Tiodnet, Whitchurch, Audlem, Woore, Blackbrook, Whitmore, and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Tenth stage, Saturday, 21st Sept. (no.
n.iles).—Newcastie-under-Lyme, Sandbach, Middlewich, Winsford, Delamere, Weaverham, Stockton Heath,, Lymm, Altrincharn, Cheadle, and Manchester.
Eleventh stage, Monday, 23rd Sept.
(61 miles).--Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield, Monk's Heath, Knutsford, Latchford, Warrington, Newtonin-Makertield, St. Helens, Prescot, and Liverpool.
Twelfth stage, Wednesday, 25th Sept. (61 miles).--Route as for the eleventh stage, but in the reverse direction.
Thirteenth stage, Friday, 27th Sept.
(62 miles).—Manchester, Middletcn, Rochdale, Littleborough, Tcdmorden, Halifax, near Drightington, Leeds, Wakefield, and Huddersfield.
Fourteenth stage, Saturday, 28th Sept. (601 miles).—Huddersfield, Sude Hill, Barnsley, Marr, North Ehnshall, Wakefield, Oulton, and Leeds.
Fifteenth stage, Tuesday, 1st Oct. (62 miles).—Leeds, Oulton, Methley, Pontefract, Shelbrook, (Doncaster Road), Mart, Barnsley, Silltstone, Penistone, and Sheffield.
Sixteenth stage, Thursday, 3rd Oct. (6o miles).—Sheffield, Worksop, near Retford, near Bawtry, Tickill, Worksop, Warsop, and Mansfield.
Seventeenth stage, Friday, 4th Oct. (62 miles).—Mansfield, Chesterfield, Alfreton, Ripley, Derby, Melbourne, (Ashby-de-la-Zouch road), then to Loughborough, Burnley, and Nottingham.
Eighteenth stage, Monday, 7th Oct. (62 miles).—Nottingham, Lawley, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Measham, Atherstone, Hinckley, and Leicester.
Nineteenth stage, Tuesday, 8th Oct.
(63 miles).—Leicester, Market Har_ borough, Lutterworth, Rugby, Dunchurch, Daventry, Newnham, Towcester, and Northampton.
Twentieth stage, Wednesday, gth Oct. (591 miles).—Northampton, Newport Pagnell, Dunstable, Luton, Bar-. ton, Willshampstead, and Bedford.
Twenty-first stage, Friday, iith Oct. (61 miles).—Bedford, Waterend, Great Barford, Eaton Socon, Little Paxton, Buckden, Huntingdon, Godmanchester, Cambridge, Barton, Comberton, Toft (to junction of Ermine Street, then to the first mile-post), Arrington, Tadlow, Edworth, Denton, and Biggleswade.
Class C.
First stage, Monday, 9th Sept. (55 miles).—Chiswick, Shepherd's Bush, Ealing, Sudbury, Watford, Rickrnans-worth, Uxbridge, Slough, Maidenhead, and Reading. Second stage, Tuesday, xoth Sept. (55 miles).—Reading, Streatley, Wallingford, Culham, Dorchester, Abing
don, East Ilsiey, Newbury, and Hungerford.
Third stage, Wednesday, Lith Sept., (55 miles).—flungerford, Aldbourne, Swindon, Wootton Basset Road (leaving Wootton Basset :on the left), PurLon, Cricklade, Cirencester, Malmo-story, and Chippenham.
Fourth stage, Thursday, 12th Sept. (55 miles).—Chippenharn, Caine, Beckhampton, Devizes, Scamingi•on, Trowbridge Road, Bath, and Bristol . Fifth stage, Saturday, t4L1-1 Sept. (55 in Chipping, Sod bury, Old Sodburv, Tetburv, Cirencester, Stroud, Ouedgley, and Gloucester. Sixth stage, Monday, 16th Sept. (55 miles).Gloucester, Cheltenham, Evesham, Alcester, Droitwich, and Worcester.
Seventh stage, Tuesday, 17th Sept. (56 miles),—Worcester, Pershore, Evesham, Alcester, Stratford, and Birming ham. •
Eighth stage, Thursday, igth Sept. (55 miles).-Birmingham, Kingsbury, Tamworth, Lichfield, Rugeley, Stone, and Stafford.
Ninth stage, Friday, 20th Sept. (55 miles).—Stafford, Newport, Hinstock, Ternhid, Whitchurch, Audlem, Woore, Blackbrook and Newcastle under Lyme.
Tenth stage, Saturday, 2ist Sept. (5o mihis).—Newcastk-under-Lyme, Sandbach, Middlewich, Northwich, Weaversharn, Strotton, Warrington, Salford, and Manchester.
Eleventh stage, Monday, 23rd Sept. (54a miles).-.Manchester, Stockport, Maccle.sfield, Routsford, Latchford, Warrington, Newton-in-Makerfield, St. Helens, Prescot, and Liverpool.
Twelfth stage, Wednesday, 25th Sept. (54miles).—Route as for the eleventh stage, but in the reverse direction.
Thirteenth stage, Friday, 27th Sept. (5'4 miles).—Manehester, Stalvbridge, Woodhead, Barnsley, Cawthorne, Denby Dale, Slide Hid, and Huddersfield.
Fourteenth stage, Saturday, 28th Sept. (56 miles).—Hudderstield, Rastrick, Brighouse, Low Moor, Bradford, 13ingley, Keig-hiey, Skipton, Addington, Utley, 13ranithorpe, Headingley, and Leeds.
Fifteenth stage, Tuesday, ist Oct.
(55 miles).—Leeds, OuIton, Pontefract, Snelbrook, Marr, Barnsley, Ecclesiield, and Sheffield.
Sixteenth stage, Thursday, 3rd Oct.
(56 miles).—Sheffield, Basiow, Bakewell, Matlock Bath, Ambergate, Ripley, Chesterfield, and Mansfield. seventeenth stage, Friday, 4th Oct. (55 miles).—Mansfield, Chesterfield, Kipley, Little Eaton, Derby, Shardlow, Kegworth, Gotham, and Nottingham.
Eighteenth stage, Monday, 7th Oct. (55 miles).—Nottingham, Sawley, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Measham, Atherstone, Hinckley, and Leicester.
Nineteenth stage, Tuesday, 8th Oct. (54 miles).—Leicester, Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Rugby, Dunchurch, Daventry, Weeclon, and Northampton.
wentieth stage, Wednesday, gth Oct. (57 miles).—Northampton, Newport Pag-nell, Dunstable, Luton, Barton, Willshampstead, and Bedford.
Twenty-first stage, Friday, nth Oct. (561 rniles).—Bedford, Waterend, Great Barford, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, Great Poston, Godmanchester, along Ermine Street to Royston, along Icknield Way to Baldock, and along Great North Road to Big-gleswade.
Class D.
First stage, Monday, gth Sept. (49 miles).—Chiswick, Acton, Ealing, Lx_ bridge, Beaconsfield, Slough, Maidenhead, Henley, and Reading.
Second stage, Tuesday, roth Sept. (5o miles).—Reading, Henley, Wallingford, Harwell, East Ilsley, Newbury, and Hungerford.
Third stage, Wednesday, nth Sept. (5o miles).—Hungerford, Aldbourne, Swindon, Brinkworth, Malmesbury, Great Sherston, Acton-Turville, and Chippenham.
Fourth stage, Thursday, 12th Sept. (5o miles).—Chippenham Malmeshury, Tetbury, Widmaston, Dodington Park, Bath, and Bristol.
Fifth stage, Saturday, 14th Sept. (5o miles).—Bristol, Chipping Scdbury, Old Sodbury, Didmarton, Tetbury, Cirencester, round Birdlip (to the right), and Gloucester.
Sixth stage, Monday, i6th Sept. (50 miles).—Gloucester, Cheltenham, Evesham Dennington, Flyford Flavel, and Worcester.
Seventh stage, Tuesday, 17th Sept. (49 miles). —Worcester, Droitwich, Ombersley, Kidderminster, Stewponey, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham.
Eighth stage, Thursday, igth Sept. (5o miles).—Birmingham, Kingsbury, Fazeley, Lichfield, Rug-eley, Stone, and Stafford.
Ninth stage, Friday, 20th Sept. (52 miles).—Stafford, Eccleshall, Market Drayton, Ternhill, Whitchurch, Audtem, Woore, Madeley and Newcastleunder-Lyme. Tenth stage, Saturday, 21st Sept. (50 miles).—Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sandbach, Middlewich, Northwich, Knutsford, Monk's flqath, Wilnislow, Cheadle, Stockport, and Manchester. Eleventh stage, Monday, 23rd Sept. (so miles). — Manchester, Cheadle, Monk's Heath, Chelford, Knutsford, Latchford, Warrington, Newton-inMakerfield, Si. Helens, Prescot, and Liverpool. Twelfth stage, Wednesday, 25th Sept. (5o miles).—Route as for the eleventh stage, but in the reverse direction.
Thirteenth stage, Friday, 27th Sept. (51 miles).—Manchester, Stalybridge, Woodhead, Silkstone, Sude Hill, and Huddersfield.
Fourteenth stage, Saturday, 28th Sept. (5o miles).—Huddersfield, Sude Hill, Barnsley, Wakefield, OuIton, Aberford, and Leeds.
Fifteenth stage, Tuesday, 1st Oct. (5o miles).—Leeds, Oulton, Wakefield, Denby Dale, Barnsley, Silkstone, Langsett (low road), Wfiarncliffe, and Sheffield.
Sixteenth stage, Thursday, 3rd Oct. (5o miles).—Sheffield, Handsworth, Anston, Worksop, °Herten, Newarkon-Trent, Southwell, and Mansfield.
Seventeenth stage, Friday, 4th Oct. (51 miles).—Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashheld, Forest House, Mansfield, Cuckney, I3udby, Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke, and Nottingham.
Eighteenth stage, Monday, 7th Oct. (52 miles). —Nottingham, Boulton, Darby, Burton-on-Trent, Ashby-de-laZouch, and Leicester.
Nineteenth stage, Tuesday, 8th Oct. (5r miles).—Leicester, Lutterworth, Rugby, Dunchurch, Daventry, Newnham, Towcester, and Northampton.
Twentieth stage, . Wednesday, gth Oct. (5o miles).—Northampton, Kettering, Higham Ferrers, Kimbolton to Huntingdon and Bedford Road, RONton, and Bedford.
Twenty-first stage, Friday, 11th Oct. (51 rniles).—Bedford, Carding-ton, Shefford, Clophill, Luton, Great Offley, Hitchin, Shefford, Henlow, to junction of Great North Road, and Biggleswade.
Class E.
First stage, Monday, gth Sept, (4o miles). — Chiswick, Hammersmith, Shepherd's Bush, Chiswick, Brentford, Slough, Maidenhead, and Reading.
Second stage Tuesday, loth Sept. (4o miles).—Reading, Purley, Streatley, Blewbury, \Vantage, West Shefford, and Hungerford.
Third stage, Wednesday, i ith. Sept. (40 miles).—Hungerford, Aldbourne, Swindon, Brinkworth, Malmesbury, and Chippenham.
Fourth stage, Thursday, r2th Sept. (4o miles).—Chippenham, Malmesbury, Great Sherston, Acton-Turville, OldSodbury, Chipping Sodbury, Ridgeway, and Bristol.
Fifth stage, Saturday, 14th Sept. (40 rniles).—Bristol, Chipping Sodbury, Old Sodbury, direct road to within one mile of Stroud, then to the left for Quedgley, and Gloucester.
Sixth stage, Monday, tfith Sept. (40 miles).—Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Ledbury, and Worcester.
Seventh stage, Tuesday, 17th Sept. (40 miles).—Worcester, Droitwich, Alcester, and Birmingham.
Eighth stage, Thursday, rgth Sept. 143 miles).—Birminghain, Wolverhampton, Albrighton, Tong, Newport, and Stafford.
Ninth stage, Friday, 20th Sept. (4o miles).—Stafford, Eccleshall, Woore, Nantwich, Betley, and Newcastleu nder-Lyme.
Tenth stage, Saturday, 21st Sept. (41 nailes).—Newcastle-under-Lyme, Congleton, Monk's Heath, Macclesfield, Stockport, and Manchester.
Eleventh stage, Monday, 23rd Sept. (40 miles).—Manchester, Cheadle, Altrincham, Lynn, Latchford, Warrington, Great Sankey, Prescot, and Liverpool.
Twelfth stage, Wednesday, 25th Sept. (4o miles).—Route as for the eleventh stage, but in the reverse direction.
Thirteenth stage, Friday, 27th Sept. (40 miles).—Manchester, Middleton, Rochdale, Littleborough, Todmorden, Halifax, near Wike, Brighouse, and uddersfield.
Fourteenth stage, Saturday, 28th Sept. (39 miles).—Huddersfield, near Holmfirtit, Sude Hill, Barnsley, Wakefield, Oulton, and Leeds.
Fifteenth stage, Tuesday, ist Oct. (40 miles).-Leeds, Oulton, Wakefield, Denby Dale, Barnsley, Ecclesfield, and Sheffield.
Sixteenth stage, Thursday, 3rd Oct. (45 miles).• Sheffield, Ba.1,o-w, Bakewell, Matlock, Ambergate, Ripley, Alfreton, and Mansfield.
Seventeenth stage, Friday, 4th Oct. (4o miles).Mansfield, Farnsfield, Sou Lb well, N ewark-e n-Trent, East Stoke, and Nottingham.
Eighteenth stage, Monday, 7th Oct. (42 miles).--Nottingham, Stapleford, Derby, Loughborough, and Leicester.
Nineteenth stage, Tuesday, 8th Oct. (30 miles),—Leicester, Market Harborough, Rothwell, Kettering, and Northampton.
Twentieth stage, Wednesday, gth Oct. (40 miles).—Nerthampton, Towrester, Stony Stratford, Newport FagOlney, Turvey, and Bedford. Twenty-first stage, Friday, T Ith Oct. (411 miles). —Bedford, Stagsden„Nst1VGOd, Newport Pagnell, Wavendon, Woburn, Ridgemount, Ampthill, Shefford, iienlow, Langford, and Biggleswade. Classes F, G, and H.
First stage, Monday, 9th Sept. (35 miles).—Chiswick, Brentford, Hounslow, Colnbrook, Maidenhead, and Reading.
Second stage, Tuesday, moth Sept.
(30 miles).--Reading, Purley, Thatchant, Newbury, and IIungerford. Third stage, Wednesday, nth Sept.
(28 miles).—Hungerford, Marlborough, Caine, and Chippenham. Fourth stage, Thursday, 12th Sept. (3t miles).—Chippenham, Melksham, Bradford, Bath, and Bristol.
Fifth stage, Saturday, t4th Sept. (35 miles).—Bristol, Alverston, and Gloucester (direct road).
Sixth stage, Monday, f6th Sespt. (3o miles).—Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Severn Stoke, and Worcester.
Seventh stage, Tuesday, 17th Sept.
(29 miles).—Worcester, Ombersley, Droitwich, Bromsg-rove, and Birmingham.
Eighth stage, Thursday, igth Sept. (29 miles).—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Penkridge, and Stafford, Ninth stage, Friday, 20th Sept. (34 miles).—Stafford, Eccleshall Stone, Blackbrook, Whitmore, and Newcastleunder-Lyme.
Tenth stage, Saturday, 21st Sept. (35 miles).—Newcastle-under-Lyme, Congleton, Monk's Head, Aldedev, Wilmslow, Cheadle, Stockport, and Manchester.
Eleventh stage, Monday, 23rd Sept. (35 miles).—Manchester, Salford, Warrington, Great Sankey, Prescot, and Liverpool. Twelfth stage, Wednesday, 25th Sept. (35 miles).—Route as for the eleventh stage, but in the reverse direc
tion.irteenth stage, Friday, 27th Sept.
(27 miles).—Manchester, Stalybridge, Marsden, and Huddersfield.
Fourteenth stage, Saturday, 28th Sept. (30 miles).—Huddersfield, Sude Hill, Wakefield, and Leeds.
Fifteenth stage, Tuesday, ist Oct. (30 miles).—Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Chapletown, Ecclesfield, and Sheffield.
Sixteenth stage, Thursday, 3rd Oct. (3o miles).—Sheffield, Handsworth, Anston, Worksop, and Mansfield.
Seventeenth stage, Friday, 4th Oct.
(28 miles).—Mansfield, Rainworth, Lowdham, Gunthorpe Bridge, Sasondale, and Nottingham.
Eighteenth stae, Monday, 7th Oct.
(29 miles).— Nottingham, Sawley, Loughborough, Mount Sorrel, and Leicester.
Nineteenth stage, Tuesday, 8th Oct. (3t miles).—Leieester, Tiligston Magna, Welford, Thernby, Kingsthorpe, and Northampton.
Twentieth stage, Wednesday, 9th Oct. (26 miles).—Northampton, pre Park, Horton, Newport Pagnell, and Bedford.
Twenty-first stage, Friday, tith Oct.
(30 miles).Bedford, Cleat Hill, Lower Grange, I3elnhurst, Pertenhall, KimbolIon, Great Staughton, Crosshall, to junction of Great North Road, and Biggleswade.