The first bicycle racing at Cooper Park was on Wednesday evening 20th July 1931 when Elgin Wheelers CC held a cycle gymkhana event. There were five "speed races", a ladies race, a message boy's race and other children's and novelty races. As the ground was not enclosed, there was "a collection on the field to defray expenses."
The gymkhana meetings continued for a few years and at the Elgin Charity Day on 13th June 1934, there were cycle races including a ladies races, won by local woman Helen Simpson and the North of Scotland 3 miles grass track championship, won by A Macrae of Forres. There were 3,000 spectators at the meeting.
As part of the Elgin Gala, Elgin Wheelers organised a meeting with five bicycle races on 8th September 1938, which was attended by 2,000 people. The highlight of the meeting was the challenge issued by John Riddell, a local runner, to compete against any lady cyclist given a "reasonable" start, Riddell won the race easily. The men's cycle handicap races were over 1, 2 and 3 miles, there was a two laps ladies' race and a message boy's race.
Elgin Wheelers held an evening sports meeting on Wednesday 21st July 1948 with half, one and two miles handicap races and a devil-take-the-hindmost race. There was also a cycle polo match**, advertised as "the first time in North of Scotland." In 1949, the local council allowed Elgin Wheelers to use the hockey pitch at the park to play bicycle polo. There was more cycle racing at the Elgin Gala Week cycle race meeting on 25th July 1950 and a cycle polo match where Elgin lost to Forres CC. This was probably the last cycle racing at Cooper Park.
** Bicycle polo was fairly popular in the 1890s and re-gained some popularity in the 1940s and 50s. There were some matches played throughout the UK, including Northern Scotland, and international matches were played against England.