DANNEVIRKE MOTOR SPORTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10114, 23 October 1917, Page 7

DANNEVIRKE MOTOR SPORTS.

The annua] motor, cycling meeting was held under adverse weather conditions yesterday, a gale blowing throughout-the day. I/ho raping, however,-' whs good on tin whole, though a few Bccidehts marred tin il'y'.- sport t j : .<;nv extent, The lire vhioh broke out. during the afternoon robbed the gatlvriag of further interest, arid one race wns abandoned. 'I lie meeting ns far ;>s it ivfiit v.;i: well .managed, the officials uorking well together. Results: Novice I!v", Cue miles: Sweeney (50scc) 1, Mdntarli ('I.V-i'i 2. Airensv win'. Time, b.42 1-5. A.CUV. Handicap . (open), eight miles.: Coleman (scr) I.', Dawber (25sre) 2, Hartley (Msec) 3. A great-race-, the Ualmerston tincrs; L'ojeinan Jang . Dn_w.bc r, making the pace a cracker. Karl) ii the rape Mangliaiu, of Shannon, FeJi and lvol<e his ami. • olemaii -won in-good style, the winner!*: tim■ bellik <>-22 4-5.' . N.Z Light-weight k'hampioii-jhip, seven miles:' Dawber 1, Shear!% 2, McLean 3. Daw be r wan comfortably, lit- was passed oneobv ShcaTsbv, but the bitter failed to ronier well, aud" Di:«bor came up on the inside. '1 hue, 0.32. Xordi Island Handicap, 15 miles: Dawber (60, ■•) 1, L'olemui ( o'} 2, Whitehend (60 ,•<•)'.3 Thirteen riders faced the starter, but only riv linished. A spill occurred in the twelfth lap thu.u.jh Hartley colliding with-a feme. < olem.ni and Dawber. j:gain made the pack, the former at times getting tome great bur-is of sped from hh machine. Dawber alio rode well, and his bandicap enabled him to .get past the post lirst. Dawber'.- time 'was 15x2 2-5. ' ' Dannevirky Handicap, lei, miles: Dawbir (35sec) 1, Whitehead (170scc) 2. Meliuwn (130 sec) 3. Dawlwr registered his win in this ,i ace. Cdlenian retired early, and Dawb'.MV holding the opposition easily. won conifoi tably,