MOTOR CYCLING RACES AT REEFTON

Grey River Argus, 5 October 1949, Page 6

MOTOR CYCLING RACES AT REEFTON

Riders from Nelson, Greymoutli and Westport conducted a successful meeting at Reefton on Saturday. There were 12 races of- five laps each. Greymouth riders won eight races and Nelson riders three. Some good racing was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators. At times some brilliant riding was seen,- especially that of a Nelson rider, L. Greenham who, on a 250c.c. side valve 8.5. A., registered some fast times. Bad luck was experienced by a Greymouth rider, A. Ash, who .had several mechanical breakdowns. While in a race, Ash was thrown from his bike but gamely remounted and continued with the race. The crowd was quick to show appreciation of his sportmanship. The results, (with abbreviations as follows: G. Greymouth;i W. Westport and N. Nelson) were:—

Race I—Dando G 1, Stanley G 2, Levestam W 3; race 2.—Me Vicar G 1, Anderson N 2, I Peter.? G 3; race 3—Wareing G 1, Anderson N 2, McVicar G 3; race 4—l. Peters G 1, Dando G 2, Stanley G 3; race 5— Wareing G 1, Ash G 2, Anderson N 3; race &—Baumfield N 1, Stanley G 2, Dando G 3; race 7—Greenham N 1, Armstrong G 2, Bromley G 3; race 8 —Wareing G 1. I. Peters G 2, McVicar G 3; race 9—Stanley G 1, Levestam W 2, Ash G. 3; race 10— Dando G 1, Armstrong G 12, Ash G 3; race 11 —McVicar G 1, Wareing G 2, Dando G 3; race 12—Anderson N 1, Greenham N 2, McVicar G 3.