McCREADY THE DEMON RIDER

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3289, 8 March 1926, Page 10

McCREADY THE DEMON RIDER

Motor Cycle Sports at New Plymouth [Per Press Association.] NKW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. The Now Plymouth Motor Cycle yports wore held to-day in splendid weather. The attendance was 4000 There wore several falls during the day Moller sustaining a broken nose. A feature of The meeting was thc riding of MeCrcady who consistently averaged 53 seconds .to the lap. Results': —- i Class B Handicap, of 5 laps.—A. Lemon. 2S A.J.S. (15scc) 1, L. A. Kowo, Chatcr Lea (22!.sec) 2, A. 1,. started. Won by quarter mile, with L’i.O yards between second and third. No time taken. ( I Ansford Handicap (for machines up [to 350 cubic capacity), G laps.—J. Crockett. 23 Cha'tcr Lea (25sec) 1, B. .Jones, 23 A.J.S. (Inscc) 2_ L. Thorpe, 23 Chatcr Lea (25sec) 3. 1 Seven started. Won by 300 yards, thirty yards between second and third [Time, 6mm. 20 3-4scc. After passing ■the post, Thorpe and Rube Jones i (Mannwatu) eqjlided. - Taranaki Open Handicap, 10 laps, j--H, Moller, 3f Norton (25scc) 1. H. .MeCrcady. T Haney Davidson (ICsec) 12, U. Mnnagh, 7 Harley Davidson (scr) 3, G. H. Champion, 3 W.W.D. (Sosec) 4. Seven started. Won by 500 yards, 300 yards between second and third. Time, hmin. 25sec. Moturoa Handicap (for machines up to 600 c.c.). 8 laps.—R. H. Clouston, 23 Blackburne (55sec) 1, C. Goodwin, 23 A.J.S. (25sec) 2, H. Moilir, 34 Norton (scr) 3. Fourteen |started". Won by 100 yards. Time, 'Smin. 10 3-ssec. I New Plymouth Handicap (open to ] class "A” machines) 12 laps, —H. MeCrcady, 7 Harley Davidson (15sec) 1, H. Mangham, 7 Harley Davidson (20sec) 2, D. Managh, 7 Harley (Davidson (scr) 3. Also started: H. Moller, 3J Norton (15scc). Moller came down after n lap, but escaped with a broken nose. The race was rc— started .only --.o placed men competing. and a great race saw McCready snatcli victory on the post, by a foot. Time, lOmin. 36 4-ssec. Weston Handicap open to any machine), 8 laps.—H. Mangham, 7 Harley Davidson (24scc) 1, H. McCready, 7 Harley Davidson (scr) 2, D. Managh 7 Harley Davidson (scr) 3. Nine started. Won by 350 yards, 100 yards between second and third. Time, 7 min 13 2-ssec. Jockey Club Handicap (open to class “A” machines), 10 laps.—H McCready. 7 Harley Davidson (scr) 7. H. Mangham. 7 Harley Davidson (2Jscc) 2, D. Ennis 2J A.J.S. (APscc) 3. Also started; 1). Managh, 7 Harley Davidson (scr). Won by a furlong. Time, Smin. 55 4-sscc. Consolation Handicap, 5 laps.—E. Edwards, 7 Indian (25aec) 1, C. Good--23 A.J.S. (scr) 2, A. L. Bunning. SJ H.KD. (20sec) 3. Eight started: Won by 440 yards. Time, 5.9.