MOTOR CYCLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 306, 27 December 1929, Page 4

MOTOR CYCLING.

OFOTIKI CLUB'S MEETING.

LONG PROGRAMME DECIDED,

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.); OPOTIKI, this day, The thirteenth annual race meeting of the Opotiki Motor Cycle Racing Club, which was held at the Opotiki Domain yesterday, was most successful, there being a great crowd despite the counter attractions. Good fields came out for most of the events. There were.only two crashes during the meeting and no one was injured. The .track was in beautiful order, enabling fast times to be. made. . • '•' ,; : f ,-■:..: • Following are the results:—; ';. ".-' _ Novice Handicap, five miles.—D. H. Bigwood, 3J h.p. Norton, 20s, 1; H. Mercer,2| h.p. Rex Acme, SOs, 2; P. Fletcher, 23 h.p. Hariey-Davidson, 20s, 3. Time, 5.20. Tradesmen's Handicap, six miles.—S, Roberts, 23 h.p. Rex Acme, 355, 1; D. H. Bigwood, 3& h.p. Norton, 425, 2; L. Sutherland, 23 h.p. Hariey-Davidson, 18s, 8, Time, 5.52. Borough Handicap, six miles.—A. Hatker, 2| h.p. Zenith, 255, 1; H. Mercer, 23 h.p. Rex Acme, 40s* 2; lui Morgan, 23 h.p. Hariey-Davidson, scr, 3. Time, 5.59. Jack Arnott Memorial Handicap, ten miles. —D. H. Bigwood, 3 J h.p. Norton, 50s, ■ 1; Tui Morgan,-23-h. p. Hariey-Davidson, scr, 2; S. Roberts, 23 h.p. Rex Acme, 50s, 3. Time, 9.44. Bay of Plenty Handicap, six miles.— P. Fletcher, 23 h.p. Hariey-Davidson, 10s, 1; S. Gordon, 23 h.p.A.J.S., 30s, 2; A. Harker, 23 h.p. Zenith,! scr, 3. Time, 6.28. Mercer and Harker fell in this race through touching handlebars going out of the straight. Both were uninjured, Barker starting again and securing third place. Mercer's machine had its forks damaged. New Zealand Light-weight Championship, for 350 c.c. machines, eight miles.—Tui Morgan (Wellington), 22 h.p. Harley-David-'son, l; S. Roberts (Opotiki), 2g h.p. Bex Acme, 2; A. Harker (Hastings), 2i h.p. Zenith, 3. Time, 7.21. Morgan took the lead in the first lap and gained steadily. After several laps Roberts started to pull up, doing the seventh lap in 50 15s, whicn was the fastest unofficial time of the day. Morgan obviously had speed to spare on a close finish. . ' , - Bay of Plenty Car Championship, five miles.—Head (Whakatane), Morris Minor, 1; L. Horn (Opotiki), Morris Minor, 2. Counties' Handicap, six miles.—H. w. Tolley, 23 h.p. A.J.S., 20s, 1; S. Roberte, 23 h.p. Rex Acme, scr, 2; A. Harker, 2J h.p. Zenith, ss, 3. Time, 5.54. ■. ■ Waioeka Handicap, six miles.—Tui Mo> gan, 23 h.p. Hariey-Davidson, scr, 1; A. Harker, 23 h.p. Zenith, 10s, 2; S. Gordon, 23 h.p. A.J.S., 70s, 3. Time, 5.41. _ a Domain Handicap, six miles.—A. Barker, 23 h.p. Zenith, 10s 1; D. G. Blgwood, 3J h.p. Norton; scr, 2; H. W. Tolley, 21 h.p. A.J.S., 3. Time, 6.19. „ Farewell Handicap, five • miles.—p. fBigwood,' 3J h.p. Norton, ss, 1; A.■"»««• 23 h.p. Zenith, 10s, 2; H. B. Fletcher, 23 h.p. Rex Acme, 50s, 3. Time, "4.56. Tui Morgan made an official attempt on the track record for 23 h.p. machinesl pat up "by the late Jack Arnott last year, Arnott's time being 525. Morgan reducea this to 51 l-ss, and would have mad s»u better time if he had not been handicapped by the heavy wind which sprang up. ,-.