Tauranga Riders Unlucky

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 15117, 28 October 1949, Page 5

Tauranga Riders Unlucky

Jnable To Compete At Wanganui I _, bllent Motor-cycle Races Seen (Special To The Times) The members of the Tauranga itor Cycle Club who travelled to nganui for the' meeting there last ,urday met with no success. The ing was, however, of a good ndard and provided spectators Ih the requisite number of thrills. U. Dean had bad luck with his jchin'e on the way down to Waniiii while E. Stait was unable to tnpete because some gear which !had ordered failed to arrive on le. ; fhe two riders who won the senior 3 junior races thoroughly deservtheir wins. J. Herd, the senior liner, on the works Velo, is a rider outstanding capability, but his fsique is against a long, tough % He was obviously tiring tops the end of the race, but had ih a commanding lead that he aid hot be caught. He rode an peccable race, always taking the [ht line on the countless corners i never making a mistake. )n the first lap, Tumbridge, rid!a very special B.S.A. was leadI'by 38 seconds after a very good >rt and held for several laps, folded consistently by Boyle, also a B.S.A. Both were passed by w, who eventually lapped most the field twice. Of the 45 riders P in the programme to start in B event, more than half retired [one reason or another, mostly ffamcal faults. & 11-3 miles of bitumen were

pent, but the rest of the 3? e course was narrow, winding I( tasty, so dusty that the third J m -2 group of three said that I!/, . m S entirely from memorv. vrai riders said that they sudfc°i me u P° n machines lying I s the road and concealed by Ps of dust PJPale, riding a 7.R. A.J.S. won | junior race fairly comfortably. K 1 T? e is a mos t efficient m : affair, the culmination of a E of racin § machines from k&l Clar kson and Holland Ijn these mounts and as each IS ca n e up the strai e ht the y chines. any two other h : i2S r l or ' Vel °cette, was second led w ve !" y im Pressive race iny T , c . ould not catch the 1949 fcanl P re -war machine. The knh l i ace l w l as won b y Dickie, NllS 0 led all the wav, and he 3 an y th m§ but-a winner FC& est A ridel, m this race. Iplaced l m^ Aj - S - who, although PofLfi°. de a delightful race, P. and nn e ' fast > but unhur - Nffir ? er maki ng a mistake. R nlln • most capable rider. Nts-i& lng are th e detailed g.S.A.\ ii/nir ' K - *- Tunbridgo ■s.a S! ng , ton 2; D - J - B °y lc Ph) . Fieldi ng 4; R. Mc»Hand fATo Ph) Na P iei ' 5 ; A. S. , IAJ -S- 350) Christchurch

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