The first sports meeting at the Park was held on 6th July 1891 and bicycle events were included, these were a one mile novices handicap for riders on Morris Brothers machines which were made by Pontypridd Cycle Works) and two and four miles open handicap races. The Bristol Silver City band played "sweet music" and entertainment was provided by trick bicyclists, a contortionist and a group of acrobats. There were two more sports meeting at the ground in 1891, both included bicycle races.
The management of the Park changed in early 1892, and an athletics meeting was held on 2nd May with two bicycle races and a crowd of nearly 2,000. There were several other meetings in 1892 including Whitsun, August and September events. The long distance bicycle race for the championship of South Wales was held there from 22nd August 1892 and ran for four hours per day, for six days, the first prize was £10 and a gold medal. There were five starters, but Tupper fell after 23 miles, injuring his knee and he retired. Tom James of Aberaman and Alf Osborne were evenly matched and headed the field, but the final result was not reported.
Bicycle racing at the Park seemed to decline in 1893, there was only one large sports meeting reported, which was the Foresters sports on Whit Monday. There were two bicycle open handicap races over 1½ and three miles, both of there were won by Tom James of the Mountain Ash club.
Bicycle racing was much less popular in South Wales in the late 1890s, but professional racing continued and in 1897, the NCU issued 188 professional licenses in South Wales. Professional races were held at the Park and a Welsh Professional Union was formed in 1900. There were problems of un-registered meetings in South Wales around this time and Tom James, the leading local rider was caught up in the dispute.
The last bicycle races at the People's Park was in 1894. In the summer of 1900, the Park was occupied by travellers in vans and tents. Pontypridd RFC played at the Park from 1901 until 1908 when they moved to Ynysangharad Grounds. The People's Park seems to have deteriorated after this and it was referred to as the Mill field. The site of the People's Park is now a Lidl supermarket.
** Poole's company invented the Myriorama around 1883, this was a travelling show, before cinemas, which had large moving panoramas of scenes painted on canvas, that moved across the stage on rollers. The scenes were painted by the greatest scenic artists of the day at great cost. In 1897 the company added projected moving film images to their shows with the Cinematographie.