MOTOR CYCLE RACING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 104, 2 April 1929, Page 3

MOTOR CYCLE RACING

GATHERING AT NAPIER. Per Press Association. NAPIER, April 1. The annual meeting of the Napier Motor Racing Club was held on the Park racecourse to-day in cold, showery weather. Entries for all events wore good and the sport was interesting. Spills were numerous and spectacular, but fortunately none of the riders sustained serious injury. Results :

Introduction Race- Seven laps.—R. G. Ranby (33 h.p.), scr., 1: A. Harker (2-J h.p.), scr- 2. Time, Bmin. 57scc. Eleven starters. Won by a length of the straight. Limbrick Cup Amateur Open Handicau Five laps.—W. H. Taylor (23 'h.p.), 1; Block (3i h.p.), 2; P. Walden (33 h.p.), 3. Time, 7min. 2sec, Eight entries, all the competitors starting from scratch. Park Handicap. Six laps.—A. Harker (2J h.p.), 35sec, 1; L. J. Crosbie (23 h.p.), 25sec., 2; K. Yeats (23 h.p.), 25sec. 3; Tui Morgan (2 3 h.p.), lOsec. 4. Time, 7min. 13sec. Seven entries. Won by 50 yards. Perrv Handicap. Six laps.—A. Y. Radcliffe (33 h.p.), 30sec. 1; R. S. Penniali (33 h.p.), 30scc., 2; R. G. Ranby (33 h.p.), scr. 3; D. Sith (33 h.p.), 25secs. 4. Time, 6min. 25sec. Eight starters. Won by 60 yards. Easter Open Handicap, Eight laps. —R. G. Ranby (3i h.p.). scr. 1; L. J. Crosbie (33 li.p.) 40sec. 2; H. W. Tolley (2J h.p.), 40sec. 3: A. V. Radcliffe (33 h.p.), 40sec. 4. Time, 9min 15sec. Seventeen starters. Won by 100 yards.

H.B. Light-weight Championship. Seven laps.—Tui Morgan (2J h.p.) 1 ; C. Goodwin (23 h.p.) 2; A. Lemon (23 h.p.), 3; L. J. Crosbie (23 h.p.), 4. Time, 7min. 38sec. Eight starters. Won by 20 yards. Scinde Middleweight Championship. Seven laps.—R. G. llanby (33 h.p.), 1; B. Bray (33 h.p.), 2; D. Smith (33 h.p.), 3; A. V. Radcliffe (33 h.p.) 4. Time, 7min. 36 2-ssec. Won by over 200 yards. Five starters. Alex. Fox Cup Open Handicap, of ten laps.—C. Goodwin (2J h.p.), lOsec. 1; R. G. Ranby (33 h.p.), scr. 2; B. Bray (33 li.p.), 20sec. 3; J. Hamilton (33 ‘h.p.), 60sec. 4. Time, lOmin. 50 sec. Thirteen started. YYon by 30 yards. Tennyson Handicap. Seven laps. J. Sutherland (23 h.p.), 20sec., 1; Tui Morgan (23 h.p.) lOsec. 2; L. J. Crosby (2£ li.p.), 25sec. 3; O. C. Lundius (23 h.p.), 35sec. 4. Time, Bmin. 20sec Eight starters'. Won by 300 yards. Fuszard Handicap. Seven laps.—AA . H. Herbert (33 h.p.), 15sec. 1; J. Hamilton (33 li.p.), SOsec. 2. Time, 11 min. 50sec. AVon by a lap. .