MOTOR-CYCLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 6 April 1926, Page 6

MOTOR-CYCLING.

A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.

iBY TEI.EQItAFH FttESS ASSOCIATION.) NAPIER, April 5.

The annual motor-cycle races were held on the Napier Park racecourse today in ideal wpather. There was a record attendance, equal to the largest gthering for horse races. Large fields competed in the events, and the racang was most interesting. Four riders came to grief during Hie afternoon. L. Elliott (Nelson), in the light-weight championship, went off the corner, crashing into a fence, and sustained a badly lacerated leg and injuries to his head which necessitated, his removal to the hospital. A. C. McKenzie (Wellington) was tipped over in the same .race, but was not seriously injured. In the Perry Cup, L. Coleman struck a bad patch and came down, and L. Bransch, who was following, went over him. Th© former sustained a fractured arm and the latter escaped with bruises. Results: —- Novice Handicap, five laps —L. Ooulthard (30secs) 1. H. Brown (25sec) 2, 0. G. Tait (osec) 3. Time, 5.28. Ten Lao Open Handicap.-—R. J. Here (115 sec) 1, G. Tait (50sec) 2, C. Goodwin C4osec) 3. Time, 10.51. Five Lap Open Handicap. —L. L. Elliott (45sec) 1. W. H. Herbert (75sec) 2. R. J. Here (75sec) 3. Time, 4.4. Light-weight Championship of New Zealand. eight miles.—C. Goodwin (Hamilton) 1, C. E. Lowe (Hastings) 9 4V Visgars (Wellington) 3. Time, 7.53 3-5. „ , ° j Perry Cup Handicap, fifteen laps. — H Maugham (scr) 1. R. J. Hore (150 cec) 2. W. H'. Herbert (ISOsec) 3. Time, 14.47. , Naoier Handicap, ten laps.—W. H. Herbert (120 see) 1, D. Managli (scr) 2, C. E. Lowe (45scc) 3. Time, 10.10. Consolation Handicap, five laps. —H. \V. MeCreadv 1, W.- Viggars 2, D. : Managh 3. Time, 5.24.