MOTOR CYCLING
ISLE OE MAN TOURIST TROPHT RACES.
Douglas (Isle of Man), June IS. The senior tourist trophy tvaa won by Stanley Woods in 3hr. 54min. 39 4-5 sec., an average of 67.54 miles per hour, a new full-course record for 264 miles. Handley, 3hr. 59miu. 0 2-sseo., was second; Longman, 4hr. Omin. 0 l-ssec w third; and Craig, 4hr. Itaiin. 7 see., fourth. Simpson, in the second lap, created a new course record of 32min. 9sec., an average of 70.43 miles per hour. Mob ler (New Zealand) retired at the fifth lap owing to engine trouble. Out of 57 starters, thirty retired. There were many crashes, though nothing worse than" slight concussions art reported.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. -
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 237, 21 June 1926, Page 11
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117MOTOR CYCLING Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 237, 21 June 1926, Page 11
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