The Ealing Harriers athletic sports were held at the asylum on September 5th 1885 and included a 2 miles bicycle handicap race, run in four heats. There was a dead-heat in the final between RY Ashbury and F Goodman (time 8 min 5.6 sec). For some reason Goodman refused a re-run or the spin of a coin and Ashbury graciously took second prize. The grass course was staked out at 4 laps to the mile but was described as ‘very rough and uneven, especially for the bicycle races. The prizes for the meeting were on display ‘in the window of Mr Walter, jeweller, The Mall'.
There seems to be no record of bicycle racing after this at the asylum.