MOTOR CYCLE RACING

Northern Advocate, 15 November 1929, Page 4

MOTOR CYCLE RACING

AT KENSINGTON TOMORROW,

The grass track meeting of the Whangarei Motor Cycle Club, which was postponed from Labour Day on account of rain, will be run on the Kensington Park racecourse tomorrow, when eight events of seven laps each — approximately 6 1-8 miles—will be decided. Handicaps have been announced for riders in the 500 c.c. class. After their first, race, all riders will be rehandieapped according to their showing. Leading riders will compete in both classes. R. Ranby, who holds the present Dominion h.p, grass championship, and Cass Goodwin, holder of the 850 c.c. world 'title on grass, will both be racing. Ranby and W. Her-| bert, on scratch, give more than aj second lap to the next man, B. Bray, the Whangarei speedster, but Goodwin has a good handicap »in the higherpowered class. In his own race, however, h.e is back on tho scratch mark, conceding the next man nearly two seconds a lap. Should tho weather be fine, an attempt will he made to lower track records. 1

3 For the convenience of racegoers, J the afternoon train to Maungaturoto will be delayed to leave Whangarei at r 6 p.m. > Following are the handicaps declar- - od: — ? 500 c.c. Class, —W. Herbert (fU Inr dian), scr; R. Ranby (3$ Indian) scr; 3 B, Bray (81 Douglas), 71sec; C, Good- > win. (2!J Royal Enfield), 7^sec; A. . Lemon (23 Rex-Aeine), 20see; P. Butler (23 A..LK), 25soe; L. Coulthard (23- . Rex-Acme), 25sec; T. Dennis (23 ! A.J.S.), 25sec; .1. Garmson (23 Rex- . Acme), 80sec; T. Blomficld (23 Har- . Icy), 80see; B. Bray (2f A.J.S.), Msec; , C. Goldberg (2.3 Royal Enfield), 80sec;.( K. Yeats (23 Rex-Acme), 85see; H. | Stevenson (23 Indian), 85»ec; A. Hu.'ley (23 Veloeette), 50sec; A. Higgins (81 A.J.S.), OOscc; H. Robins (2J Veloeette), 05sec; H, Nixon (2.) A.J.8.), 05sec; G. Stirling (23 Royal Enfield), 75soe; A. Snowden (81 A..T.R.), OOsec. The full programme is as follows: Kamo Handicap.—For machines up to 500 c.c. Prize money, £l2. Maunu Handicap.—For machines up to 850 c.c. Prize money, £l7. Kensington Handicap.—For machines up to 500 c.c.- Prize money, £l7. County Handicap. —For machines up to 500 c.c. Prize money, £l7. Whangarei Handicap.—For machines lapping ,the course in 58 seconds or j better. Prize money, £l7. j Hikurangi Handicap.—For machines j up to 500 c.c. Prize money, £l2. j Portland Handicap.—For machines j up to 850 c.c. Prize money, £l7. j Consolation Handicap.— For ma-j 0 chines up to 500 c.c. Prize money, j f £l2. 008 ‘