MOTOR CAR RACES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 56, 7 March 1921, Page 2

MOTOR CAR RACES.

THE FTRST IN NEW TYIM.AWD. BI<; DAY AT JkITTRIWAT EEACH. The Anckland AntomdMle Association *■ first Tenrure into motor rarias. the first thins of rhe k;nd attetnf'ed in the Dominion, attracted wide pii-Mic attention, aad despite diffii-!iitlp- of travel and access, a rrowd of berwpi'u .VK¥> an<i 60>k> specta-tore fonmi means <>f sertinz to the finishing mark :ir Muriwai Keacii on Saturday. The roads leadins to thp beach haTe not ye* bppn smiled on hr rh<- CSrxyd 'Eoads Asww i-iation. and despite rhe pir-taresque la.ihlr *n thp rwrre. nuTt^ri^tr l cod orbcrs found chp joarnej to rtw daj"'« objerthne rartwr trrins. Tlw ™nr» over whirli the races were hei'l is a natural speedway «i srtn-ooth. Jiard-ponndtii beacS f-wtion the tide Is iowi, overlooked by sand (innpH that made wekxMnte grandstand* for rtw '-row.l that friu>-c-<i the end of rho couTse. As a spe<.ta''lp tie con-te.-?ts vtprc iiTulteil by tbe faft that it wae a sirai^ht:iway conrse. and tire spectator had to makp a <-hr>ire feast inn hie eyes on the Cast flnish. beln? sa.litefiptl vrith the 'brief excitement and tbnndcroos sound of the start, or talcing a Nird's-eysp view of same middle f=e<-tion. Most people chose tbe finish, vrhfre they could see The result and the fliers at top ?pped. There were Klx competition*;, one of Si miles (The Motor Cnj> ram three of live ■m-ile.'. a sprint of a nitle aiid a-haff. ami an arre>ierarlon test of li"O yards. Th-e spertator> «2tv tlie winner of the Motor f'np race eros tfre finisbinff line at Tndlp-: an honr. bat. a*veraped ss mile? an hour for the course. It outstripped its competitors by a mile. It was an S-ryHrnier Cadillac far at ZL.Z R.A.C. horse-powpr. nnd seared to a Tatao of Kj to 1. arrrl ras driven bj 11. Nartrass. of The winner of 12ie 9toefc car race hiiJf a nrfle ahead. aiwi the Ms Ca-dUlac also left the others far behind in rhe sprim; rare, but in the Ford car race (in which the winner pot op 55 miles an .honrk wa? '-loser ffohas. and. vided spectators with, a good flnlsh. The results are: — Neiv Zealaml Motor C\rp. 25 nrftes, open. —H. Xartrass Ol'adiHac. SL2 P..A.C. horaeipoweT>. 1: <>U!ert Motors I/td. CHndaon Super-Pii. 20.4 h.p.>. - J: Ail Chee ami 00. (Hudson. 29.4 h.p.i. .1: E. T. K. C&Tlyon 31. -J h.n.i. 4i. Stock Tar Handicap, five miles.—l?. Johnston iHnd>onl. li Ah Ohe e and 00. <Su<isonK 2; H. A. Mildon (Pwtft). 3. Ford "Race.— "R. Eilwardr:. 1: J. F. .Lambert, jnn. 2: J. K. Stewart. 3. Taxi Drivers' Championship, five miles.— SI. S. Ramsey illudtioni. 1: E. C. Johnston. 2: J. Hejrworth (Bfsg'exl. 3. Sprint Race, one mile and a-oalf. —H. yattrass (Cadillac). 1: -Clrilert Motors. Lad, <Hndeon>. 2: Ah rhee and To. I'HtMfcon), 3: E. T. 'R. OarJynn (CadUlac). 4. Acceleration Test. 2-'>r'.vd«s. open.—'_iA Chee and -To. fHndson). 1: -Giliett Motors, Ltd. fßuickl. 2: E. C. Johirston fHnd«>n), 3. Winner"* time. IS 3-os