MOTOR CYCLE RACING

Grey River Argus, 16 June 1933, Page 6

MOTOR CYCLE RACING

VETERAN KILLED. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON. June H. 'The \eteran, Frank Longman, win :ier in 1923, crashed in the first lap of the Tourist, Trophy race at the Isle of Man, a/id was killed. “This is to be my last race.’’ was Longman's tragic prophecy to his wife, hitherto his mascot in twentyfour races, who unprecedentedly remained at home with her two children. Longman was competing to-day for old times’ sake, and cr:;.shed into a bridge, breaking the forksprings, which he patched with wire. He continued. but fell again, and finally smashed into a wall on a lonely road. lie. was found unconscious with his TOURIST TROPHY RACE (British Official Wireless). RUGBY’. June 14. Gleave, riding an Excelsior motor cycle, won the Tourist Trophy lightweight rac”. over a mountain course a f the Isle of Man. His average speed was 71.59 mih's an hour.