MOTOR-CYCLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 155, 14 April 1936, Page 3

MOTOR-CYCLING.

NEW ZEALAND GRAND PRIX. CHRISTCHURCH, April 13. A motor-cycle road race over a 152mile course was held at Oust to-day. The race, which was described as the New Zealand Grand Prix, was won by W. Nelson, riding a 500 c.c. Norton, who covered "the course cit mi sv ei speed of 56.8 miles on hour. He won by nearly three minutes. There were 25 laps, and' the course lay Over undulating roads with several sharp bends. There were several spills but no riders were injured. Twenty-four riders started and 13 finished. The placings were: — W. Nelson, Norton, 2hr 41min 12 3-ssec ... ... ... ... 1 T. W. (Smith, Sunbeam, 2hr 44min 4 4-ssec 2 H. Dunlop, Rudge, 2hr 46min 51 l-ssec ••• 3 E. Rillstone, Velocette, 2hr 49min 4 4-ssec ... ... ... ••• 4 J. Brewer, Rudge, 2hr 50min 17 3-ssec 5

TENNIS.

CANTERBURY HARD-COURT TITLES. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s hard - court championship tournament was continued yesterday. Championship finals were: Women’s Singles—Miss I. Poole beat Miss E. Rudkin 6-4, 6-4. Women’s Doubles—Misses I. Poole and E. Rudkin beat Miss M. Wake and Mrs J. D. Carl, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Men’s Junior Singles—J. Watkins beat R. J. Donkin, b-J, 6-4. WELLINGTON TOURNEY. WELLINGTON, April 13. At the Wellington Tennis Association’s Easter tournament to-day the following final was played: Women’s Doubles —Miss D. Nicholls and Mrs 'Dickson beat Mrs Latham and Miss Fernie, 6-2, 6-3. . TOURNAMENT AT DUNEDINDUNEDIN, April 13. In the women’s singles filial of the South Island and Otago championships, Miss D. Miller (Oamaru) beat Miss T. Poole (Christchurch), 6-1, 6-0. The final of the men’s singles resulted: E. A. Pearce beat S. G. McDougali, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. The women’s doubles was won by

Misses D. Miller and M. Pattison, who beat Mrs C. J. Rawlinson and Miss R. Barton, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. In the veterans’ doubles C. G. White and E. D. Trend beat R. S. and S. N. Brown, 6-1, 6-4.

DAVIS CUP MATCHES. AMERICA DEFEATS MEXICO. NEW YORK, April 13. America easily defeated Mexico in the Davis Cup matches played at Houston (Texas). J. D. Budge beat Daniel Hernandez, 6-1. G-l, 6-3. B. M. Grant beat Esteban Keyes 6-4, 13-11, 6-2.