RELIABILITY TRIALS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18672, 22 April 1926, Page 3

RELIABILITY TRIALS.

PIONEER SPORTS CLUB. The results of the reliability trial lor solo motor-cycles and motor-cycles - •with side-cars, i held under the auspices of the Pioneer Sports Club .on Saturday, .were announced yesterday by the judges, Messrs L. N. Cuming and F. HawortU respectively. The route followed was the same in each class, namely, over Banks Peninsula in the morning and as far as Waikari in the afternoon, tho total distance covered being about 230 milos. The results were as follows: Solo Trial. a. Hock-ley*. 2J H.D. . . .. 1000 ' (i. Henderson*, 3J B.S.A. .. 1000 L. F. Williams*, 3J A.J.S. .'. 1000 H. L. Dyer*. 5-G Indian .. 1000 E. 15. Marsh, 3 J Norton .. 098 A. Smith, 5-0 Indian .. .. 995 S. V. Forrester, aj B.S.A. .. 992 0. .7. Blair, 5-0 Indian .. 985 1.. E. Evans, 2J Indian .. 985 T. G. Anderson, 10-12 Indian .. 98; i E. E. Gay, 23 Douglas . . 974 W. G. Thomas, 2ij Indian .. 950 "Kqual tii-st. Commenting on the trial, the judge (Mr Cuming) staled that A. Graham, 0. M. Williams, (J. Bell, and W. J. Dalle}' were disqualified for infringing rule G of the, conditions, which stipulated that machines must he left in the hands of officials until released by them. Although the rule had evidently been broken unwittingly, Hie judge had reluctantly to impose disqualifications. Slde-Car Trial. Marks. A. H. Hadon, 7-9 H.l). .. 1000 W. 11. Jones. 7-9 H.D. . . 998 i E. 11. S. Bachelor, 7-9 H.D. . . 9981 H. E. Piper, 10-12 lI.D. .. 997J L. C. Monkman, 7 9 H.D. . . 994 E. a. Vclvin, C B.S.A. . . 089 Teams' Prize. Marks. G. Henderson .. .. 1000 H. 1.. Dyer .. .. 1000 W. H. Jones .. . . 998} Total for team .. .. 2998J H. 1.. Piper . . .. 997J 1.. C. Monkman .. 994 C. J. Blaiv . . 985 Total for team .. .. 29711J 1.. I'. Williams . . .. 1000 S. C. Forrester . . .. »92 T. G. Anderson .. •• 98U Total for team . . .. 2975 G. Hockley . . ..1000 A. H. Haden •• ■• I ,J OO \V. G. Thomas .. • • !, 50 Tota"»'or team .. •■ 2950 E. P.. Marsh - - • • ™» C. Bell .. L. E. Evans .. ■• J^» Total for loam . . .. 1983 A. Graham . . . . • ■ 77 E. E. Gay .. .. -- ?<•* E. H. *. Batchelor .. • • -'98 a Total for lenm . . ■ • 1972 i