MOTOR RACE AT NEW BRIGHTON,

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12443, 5 March 1906, Page 9

MOTOR RACE AT NEW BRIGHTON,

! The Chrietchurch' Cycling and Motor Club held a hundred miles motor cycle race on. the .New .Brighton beach on Saturday afternoonja tin presence of a. large ciowd o£ spectators. The following were the starters, their respective handicaps:—Ranger Motor Company, 6-h.p. Sarolea (S. Andrew), ecr; Adams Star Cycle Company's 2J-h.p. Humber (B. OgHvie), 3min; W. Baker's &-h.p. Seroka (A. Jaoobeen), lamin; J. K. MMrfod'e 3J-h.p. Swift (owner), limin; G. Sutherland's aj-h-P-Mitchell (B. J". Kitchie). 14min; Truecort* and lownebend's 8-h.p. Sarolea (H. C. Truecolt), lGmin; Best and Towne's 2-h.p. Mitchell. (G. B. Brown), 25min; Best and Towne'a 2-h.p. Mitchell (C. G. Jonea), 30min; Adams Star Cycle Company's 2J-h.p. Minerva' (E. Edmonds), 33min; S. Stevene'e 21-h.p. Minerva (owner), 33min; W. S. Wrigbtfe 2J-h.p. Minerva (owner), 23mui; S. Barrett's 2j-h.p. Minerva. (owner), 83mia; T. J- Uughee'e 2|-h.p. Minerva (owner), 33min; H. J. Gardiner's 2J-h.p. Brcwn (owner), 33min; Vf. H. Unwin'e Sarolea (owner), 33min; i\ Boles'a 59-n.p. Ariel (M , . Brown), 35min; L. H. Evan7e 2-h.p. Mitchell (owner), 35min. E. H. Cterk'a 2-h.p. MitcheU (G. O'Neill), < 3Sini&; G. Hanaford's Si-h-p. Kace (owner), 35min: 'E. J. Kitchie'e 3i-h.p. Minerva (C. B. Iiow), 88min; W. E. Ihompeon'e li-h.p. Indian (owner), 40min:/W. Bametfe a-h.p. Mitohell lE. iH. Haigreavos); C. A. Morqiiiee 2-h.p. Mitohell (owner), 45oun; K. B. WaiKer'a 2i-h.p. Minerva (owner), 60min. The course was six oomplete circuits from the wreds to Stunner and bock, the race .starting and finiahinjr »t the pier. . The prisee ofiered were —Fiwt JHO, second £5, third £3, fourth £2, fifth £1, and for the faateet time other than the winners £i, and a certificate o! merit for all those completing the entire distance within half an hour of the winner. The first home was B. B. "Walker, whose actual riding hm» waa 3hr ISmin 9toec. Hβ was followed Sarin 55aeo later by A. Jacobsen, whose actuW ndin" time waa 2hr 34min aisec, β-veragine forty miles an hour, thus securing, in edditooa to second prize, that offered for the fastest, time: 4min 53seo later Hughes croesed ti»* finishing line, his actual riding time bean* 14aco;- 18min losec later E. J. Ritchie arrived, actual riding time 2hr 58min •>3eec- and lrnm 43sec later the ecratch. man Snished his journey, his actual ridins tune being 2hr 46min 13sec, th« rcmairung five finishing in 4he teltewinp order;~E- H- Hμereaves, H. O. TruscoU, S. B»mett, C. B. fSr, and M. Brown. The meetmg w mar»Ked by tho following officials.—Referee, H. James; timekeeper, Mr. F T. PanrTonrstarters, !!««« E.± James and J. Boyd; judgw Messrs J. Hopkins J. Burgese, F. B. Hnghca, and J. Grant; handicap M«e« P. N. Smclur F. W. Smith; turning stewards, .Meesrs J. E. Consreve, F. Kibblewhite.C. E. Cross,, H. G. Irice a Wright, and W. Bed way; scoring Meward. Mr W. H. Cooko; eecretsry, Mr C. Lecruing.