MOTOR-CYCLING.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15245, 6 April 1915, Page 3

MOTOR-CYCLING.

v SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP.

KAIKOURA • RELIABILITY TRIAL.

Tho Pioneer Motor _ Club's motor-cycle re liability trial to Kaikoura and back conclud cd yesterday afternoon, in glorious weather The competitors, who started from Kaikoun at 8 a.m., all said they had had a splendic time, and the only complaint made was tha' the trial was", if anything, too easy. Th< *coostal route WA3~ followed on "the way bade . and but - for some shinglo patches and th< river-beds the roads were good. In starting off, G. B. Brown (4 Triumpi and side car), H. W. Fish (5-6 Clyno ace fide car), and F. Haworth (4 Triumph and side car) all failed »to start within the regulation period and lost marks. ■ C. F. Bennett (3J Budge and side car), whoso competition number was 13, hud bad luck with tyre and magneto troubles, and did not rea-ch home until .5.55 • p.m. J, Tozer also had troublo with the magneto, and pulled out, and with O. C. Moilatt (6 A.J.S. and sido car) made up tlie three nien who did not officially finish, although all got ..home. Up to Cheviot all the men except.those mentioned had non-stops on the homo run; -and it is unofficially stated that this good record wivs continued until Christchurch was reached. There was a control at Cheviot, where tanks were filled for the petrol consumption test, whifch took place between there and Joyce's garago in Armagh street, the finishing point. . . . Tbo following riders checked in: — SOLO. Rider. Machine. 11. S. Harmn_n SJ Royal Ruby A. B. L. Smith 2? iVmrlas W. Hbllobon 4 Triumph ■ F. Caverhill 2jj A.j.a. rl. E. Edmunds . C Royal Ruby C. Bonnington i Triumph AY. Paesmoi-o 3§ Bover* A. E. Woodman CJ Douglas A. B. Mackintosh 2J Sunbeam 3. B. Cad© 2J Douglas H. Pearce. . * 4 Triumph ' J. Foubister .".J Itudgo F. Osborne 3J Alldays Matchless J. B. Mercer 3J Douglas T. Bullock Si Rover x G. McMillan G* A.J.S. ! 11. L. Sadler 3J Rover R. Loughton 3J Rudge ' SIDE CABS. TT Ri^ r - ' Machine. Observer, r' i ' I lsb "°1 % ly "° ,J" V - -Broome ?:Zs23En r& h , E ' As^ VIE The official result, of the trial wm „ » , known until tho judge has checW observers' shoot, and made t£ J^ 1 th * calculations in the oonsumnti?™ »hey should be nwitabfeWh7«£L day or two. The trial was oer^f 0 ° f a c«sful one, and the club ? a S it y a sue " Sd onthemanner_ in^^-gratu-*s&%&& t £ D Sir.fa '« I of Simpson and Williams. * P remiß <* j