MOTOR CARNIVAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10206, 17 February 1919, Page 6

MOTOR CARNIVAL

Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. February 15.. The Pioneer Motor Club motor carnival to-day was verv largely- attended. Following are the results:— 1 :;_> Lightweight Handicap, !;8 miles— Ha-n-orth (Christchurch) 1, Moffat (Christchurch) 2. Bamfield (Christchurch) 3. Time, Smin 17 3-ssec. Heavyweight Handicap, ten K»il»» Whits. (Christchurch) 1. Crawley (Cartcrlon) 2, Coleman (Palmerston North) 8. Time. 10 5 3-sie.c. South Island Middleweight Championship, ten miles— Haworth (Christchurch) 1, G. Moffat (Christchurch) 2, J. Dawler (l'almerston North) 3. Won easily. Time, lOmin 14 4-ssec, Australasian Heavyweight Championship, fifteen miles—ll. K., Crawley (Carterton) 1, L. Mangharn f(otaki)'2, WClaringhold (Hawera) 3. Also started— Hinds. Soute.r and Brosnas, all of Christchurch. Won by a quarter of a mile. Time. 14min 2sec. Touii'st Handicap, five miles —Bamfield (Wellington) 1, Barrell (Christchurch) 2. Mallard (CliristchurcM 3. Time. Bmin 26 3-590 c. A feature event of the day created keen interest, Kav Crawley, winner of tha Australasian heavyweight championship, taking the' field with his 7-h.p. Harley-Davidson, against J. Mercer In a 100-h.p. aeroplane. The course was over five ni'ileß, each competitor taking a flying Btart. M>rcer followed the line of the track. At a height of about 500 feet Crawley won by about fifty yards.