MOTOR, DRIVING.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1924, Page 2

MOTOR, DRIVING.

In spite of the fact that only one member of the appointed committee put in an appearance, the motor-driving competions in connection with Welcome Week which were held at Newtown Park on Friday evening, proved a distinct success. Numerous entries-far all'four divisionsheavy, light, ladies', and boys'— wereL_received, and in consequence the deciding of the competitions occuiped a considerable amount of time, and it was well after 11 o'clock when the final run was made.

The course itself was of a very angulai natur^, aad was marked by pairs of fißgs, those in each pair being , seven feet apart. Each motorist in turn had to drive between the flags, in the doing o- which it was necessary to execute almost every possible manoeuvre both ahead and reverse, and the one registering the fastest time with the fewest number of flags down, was adjudged the winner. Three minutes was taken as the standard time, and for every ten seconds over two points were deducted, with a further two for each peg knocked over. , At the conclusion of the event for heavy cars, it was found that both Pickering and Moncrieff had scosed 210 points, so a final run was agreed upon. In this, tTie former competitor was successful with 206 points, Moncrieff scoring 204. Alan C. Mitchell showed some fast and "heady" work in both the light arid the boys' divisions, and made two'..f.asj;;'jijtd'spefctaeulir runsj gaining the* hdhoifrs in" both classes." . Detailed results follow:— Heavy Division. . Pickering (Buick),, 2min- 17sec, 210 points; Moncrieff (Buick), 2min 45sec, 210 points ; Carter (Willys Knight), 3min Bsec, 195 points; Pettman (Dodge), 3min 40sec, 193 points; Nattrass (Oakland), 3min 41sec, 187 points; Sneddon (Jewett), 3min 48sec, 184 points; Wall (Ansaldo), 3min 45sec, 183 points; Halcombe (Willys Knight), smin lOsec, 182 points; Foothead (Oakland), 4mih 48sec, 181 points; Shaw (Jewett^. 3min 19sec, 180 points ,• A. C. Mitchell (Mitchell), 3min ,40sec, 180 points; J. "Hamming (Premier), 3min ssec, 178 points; Griffin (■Willys Knight), 4min 54sec, 175 points,; Coster (Willys Knight), 3min 43sec, 171 points; Levick (Jewett), 4min 25sec, 170' points; Smith (Lexington), 4min 50sec, 158 points; Wall (Kissell), 4min 16sec, 155 points ; Light Division. v ~^ A. C. Mitchell (Overland), lmin 59sec,:----207 points; Rodgers (Ford), 2min 30esc, r 204 points;' M'Carthy (Overland), 2min 15sec), 201 points; Maddocks (Ford), 2miri 35sec, 196 points; Petley - (Ford), 2min 3sec, 189 points; Coster (Overland), 189 points. ■ • Ladies' Division. Miss Downs (Jewett), 4min 12sec, 159 points; Mrs. Bell (Overland), smin-258ec, 150 points; Miss Lawton (Dodge), 6min 2sec, 150 points. Boys' Divisions. A. C. Mitchell (Overland), 2min lOsec, 187 points; Suisted (Overland), 2min 40sec, 184 points; Sneddon (Jewett), 3min . 35sec, 172 points; Naughton (Dodge), 4min 30sec, 155 points. Additional results in the WelcomeWeek window-dressing competitions are: Fruiterers —Wang She, Lambton quay, 1; Culliford, Riddiford street, 2. Confectioners—Blue Bird Manners street, 1; Spears, Riddiford street, 2; Ambrosia, Courtenay place, commended. Novelty—Black bat, Manners street, 1; Bon Bon, Riddiford street, 2. !