ISLE OF MAN RACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20594, 19 June 1930, Page 11

ISLE OF MAN RACE.

PERCY COLEMAN CRASHES.

JUNIOR MOTOR-CYCLE EVENT.

[BY TELEGRAPH- —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] XE"\V PLYMOUTH, "Wednesday.

Advice has been receivedHhat the New Zealand rider Mr. Percy Coleman crashed in the first round of the Junior Tourist Trophy motor-cycle race in the Isle of Man on Monday, but that he was not hurt.

Mr. F. Lysc-ns, formerly of Haw era., Mr. Coleman's manager for the race, sent this statement, by cablegram to Mr. W. A. Spragg, president of the New Zealand Motor-Cycle Union, last evening.

Percy Coleman is New Zealand's official representative at the Tourist Trophy races. When he left New Zealand it was not definitely known in which races he would start, but he intended to compete in two of the three events. It is probable that he will also start in the senior race, which is tie most trying of the three. The second of the series, the light-weight race, was held yesterday, but the results are not vet to hand.

Percy Coleman is the bolder of the heavy-weight championship of the world for grass tracks and is recognised as one of the most famous nders on grass. He has not done any great amount of road racing recently and as he arrived at the Isle of Man only a little time before the races he did not have much opportunity to practise. Another point which might have contributed to Coleman's accident is the fact that the machines in the junior race are limited to 350 c.c. capacity engines and the Xew Zealand rider has almost invariably used a much heavier and generally larger machine in this country. Having to ride a strange machine over one of the most difficult courses in the world must have proved a decided handicap.