TOURIST TROPHY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 13

TOURIST TROPHY.

PERRY CRASHES PRACTISING. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 1. The New Zealander. L. Perry, riding a Veloeette. crashed while practising on the Tourist Trophy motor cycling course at the Isle of Man and will be unable to take part in the race. L. Perry is an Aucklander. and is a member of the staff of Skeates a»d White. Ltd.. Fort Street. Ho left about six weeks ago with the intention of competing in both the senior and junior races at the Isle ot Man.

charging pack. Unfortunately his tactics are not always successful. Hare, on the other hand, shades his rivals with the range of his line-kicking-. There 13 good ground for believing that the selector preferred Halliwell to him only because of certain weaknesses patent in his defensive work during the season.

On the season's play the man who should have been full-back to the representative fifteen is Clark, who has gone steadily from success to success-. The Training College lad deputised for Solomon at the end of last season and did his job well. This year he has kicked a*> steadily and accurately, but not with eucll devastating length, as Hare, has defended his line better than either Halliwell or Hare, \ ond has often shown flashes of the «imc spectacular genius as Halliwell when Hearing before forwards. Clark resemble* Solomon in his play by the way he runs liis baokline into position: he has the samp trick of disconcerting his opponents by turning defence into sudden, spirited attack.

Little argument will be raised concerning Mr. Lucas 7 other back selections, except in the case of the five-eLzhths. Hoie the black mark seems to have fallen on L. Curtityne. of Marist, who capiped a pea*on of fine play by a great game in the trial match. It is surprising that Mr. Lucan has preferred the stolid work r>f the Suburbs man. D. Brady, who lui* shown little outstanding form this season, to the keen anticipation and tactical sense of Curtayne. He may be thinking, however, of the neat combination pliown hist year by Pearman and Brady. Much will depend on the showing of this pair in the Waikato game. The forwards have been announced largely as expected. It was unavoidable that several good men should be dropped. Some Rugby enthusiasts will be sorry to note that the selector could not find a place for A. Mc-Beath. the Grammar liooker. who has gone well throughout the season. Another unlucky one is R. Anderson, the Orafton breakaway. who appeared more deserving of a place than D. Whillans. of Shore, who. thousli he is recognised as an outstanding nicker when in form, hae shown only glimpses p f n j s best this year. Anderson is incline.! to make for the broken field, but has shown that he can bury himself in the tight when the occasion demands.

Rugby followers generally will be glad to sec the inclusion of C. Brown, of Grammar, who li;is> played seven yen's of sPninr football without training recognition. He rifles not have to depend on the reputation of his brother. Alec, former Auckland representative, for hi? srnod nnnie as a rut-kins forward. He i> a hard, if unobtrusive, worker-.

Tlio Au.k'aiPl p.«l< wil l wc-,1 to dtrikr it« best, if Hi-r-nimu of tlip potfiii ill pjr.wess of flip W.iikat'i finm »ro corrpot. It is stHtcl that tlio prnA-iiicifil side i< particularly stmn: fru whi-.I this noa^on.