TOURIST TROPHY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1933, Page 17

TOURIST TROPHY

THE JUNIOR EVENT WOODS'S RECORD WIN (From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, June 13. Stanley Woods, the Dublin toffeemaker, won the Junior Tourist Trophy race for the second year in succession in the Isle of Man yesterday on a Norton machine. His average- speed for the 264 miles was 78.08 rn.p.h. The New Zealander, S. L. Moses, eauio in thirteenth on his Velocettc machine. Although injured in prac:tice, he was determined to race, and the crowd gave- him a special cheer ■when he started out. , Second place was taken by Percy Hunt, on a Norton, at 78.03 m.p.h., and third -was J. Guthrie, also riding a Norton. This was W'oods's fifth win in the Isle of Man and/his speed was a rccoird for the junior race, the previous bast being his own, 77.16 ni.p.h., acaojmpUshed last year. Woods also set ufl a lap record of 79.22 m.p.h. The junior race is for riders of machines fitted with engines of not nioro thian 350 c.c. Sixteen riders 'completed the course, of which thirteen gained replicas for finishing within a time not exceeding the winner's by more than an eighth. The Velocette trio, Alec Mitchell, H. Q. Tyrell Smith, and W. L. Handler, worn the Manufacturers' Team Prize. The race- is run over seven laps of the famous Isle of Man course, which, in its 37J miles, .includes innumerable comers, several humped-back bridges, and the climb over Snaefell Mountain. ACCIDENTS AND MISHAPS. Tfce weather was perfect when the 23 Sidcrs lined up for the start (says the "Morning Post" correspondent), and all were away in fine style. A<aeidents and mishaps came early in the 'race. Alec Mitchell, the young

nor's BrSdge, but quickly remounted and completed the circuit at 75 m.p.li. C. Kedfearn was not s.o fortunate, for his oil taaik burst after^fourteen miles and ho had to give up. Leslie Archer, of Aldcrsjhot, crashed heavily at Earnsay hairjiin corner, injuring his arm. He remounted and. cruised in to the pits with 3iis arm. limp and resting on the petrol tank. Another, retirement was the Italian, E. Self, who had engine trouble. i Stanley Woods was all out for another win, and took the lead on the first lap with a speed of 77.G3 m.p.h., but he was closely followed by three other Norton riders, Percy Hunt (77.28 m.p.h.) J. H. Simpson (77.11 m.p.h.), and JV Guthrio (76.93 m.p.h.), while W L. Handley and H. G. Tyrcll Smith we're also clpse up. Guthrie gave the great crowd a thrill on the second circuit, for he crashed into the bank on the fast turn at Hillberry. Hia machine hit the gutter and a terrific wobble sent him straight for a nearby house, but he mado a wonderful recovery and righted the machine. L. 11. Davenport, holder of the lightweight race trophy, and O. J. P. Dobison, a team mate, both had to retire with mechanical trouble, as did tho Scotsman, J. G. Duncan. Woods continued his dashing ride and made his second lap in -8 mm slsee, only 3 secaoi/ds outside his own J unl°r record, and raising his average to 7S.HI m.p.h., but Simpson was hot on Ins tail, having passed Hunt, while plucky Mitchell crept into the first six. TIiIES PRJOVE TROUBLESOME. , r . , ■ ■•-. n1 _~,_i jutrpss Myriads of flies caused much dwtiegb rind ovary rulor stopped at the pits had to chan;,-! his' goggles, while numberplates wers becoming obliterated. Positions *wn unchanged on the third circuit, , -tffcids maintaining his lead with an -averse of 75.12'm.p.h., followed by Simpson, ilunt, Guthrie, H 11 v 1 Mit hell '' An Australian, Pringle, had a narrow escape at Grocba Bridge, where he skidded broadside' on for fifty yards and crashed heavily-. Officials pulled rider and machine dear just-as three other men tore round!' tho bend. Pringlo was ba\Voods acoutin«ied his way, riding with something in hand, but. there', was a shuffling among the other plaeings. . Guthrie came off at Quarter Bridge and. Handley wiis unseated at Governor's Bridge. Suddenly, when Woods seemed set for i^n -.unhurried win, there came a challenge from Percy Hunt, who, with a dazzling display on. the fifth circuit, rahied tho junior lap mcord to 78.85 m.p.h. His time was 28 mm 43see, and he-was only 18sec behind the leader. ' ' Other riders fjom France, 'Italy, Spain, South Africa, and Australia fought as hard asijthey could to keep pace with the' terrifying speed of tho leaders.- Six retiriements were aniiounced in quick, succession. In the last lap, Jack Adams had a terrifying wobble at Sulby owing to! an engine seizure, and he was thrown, injuring his .right't?g. J- 11. Simpson,, tb'o most brilliant rider who has ever won a T.T., met with his usual ill-luck, for he had engine trouble at Ballaugh and retired on the Jast lap. 1 -| Meanwhile, the lenders wen: having a desperate battle, but Hunt's heroic effort was not successful and he was bcf.tcn info second ylucn by 7sw. [ S. Woods, fii-st, twk IShrs 2uiniu and

maintained an average of 78.08 miles per hour; P. Hunt second, took 3hrs "3 miv 7see, with an average of 78.03 miles per hour; and J. Guthrie third, took 3hr 26min 56sec, with an average of 7G.59 miles per hour. The New Zealander, Moses, took 3hr 47min 29sce, witli an average of 69.67 miles per hour.