SPEED CONTESTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 627, 2 April 1929, Page 14

SPEED CONTESTS

MOTORCYCLE RACING FAST TIMES AT NAPIER NAPIER, Monday. 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 were good and the sport was interesting. Spills were numerous and spectacular, but fortunately none of the riders received any serious injury. In the majority of cases they were able to pick up their machines and continue in the races. Results: Introduction Race, seven laps.—R. G. Ranby (3J h.p. Indian), scr., 1; A. Harker (2| h.p. Zenith), scr., 2. Time, 8m 575. Eleven starters. Won by the length of the straight. Limerick Cup (Amateur) Open Handicap, five laps.—W. PI. Taylor (3£ h.p. Zenith), 1; Black (3J h.p. Norton), 2; P. Walden (3£ h.p. Ariel), 3. Time, 7m 2s. Eight entries. Park Handicap, six laps.—A. Harker (22 h.p. Zenith), 355, 1; L. J. Crosbie (2'i h.p. Rex Acme), 255, 2; K. Yeates (22 h.p. Rex Acme), 255, 3. Time, 7m 13s. Seven entries. Won by 50 yards Perry Handicap, six laps.—A. V. Rodcliffe (3i h.p. Norton), 30s, 1; R. S. Penniall (3i h.p. Norton), 30s, 2: R. G. Ranby (3i h.p. Indian), scr, 3. Time, 6m 525. Eight starters. Won by 60 yards. Easter Open Handicap, eight laps.—R. G. Ranby (3£ h.p. Indian), scr., 1; L. J. Crosbie h.p. Norton), 40s, 2; H. W. Tolley (22 h.p. Indian), 40s, 3; A. V. Radeliffe (3i h.p. Norton), 40s, 3. Tinie, 9m 15s. Seventeen starters. Won by 100 yards. Hawke’s Bay Light-weight Championship, seven laps.—Tui Morgan (22 h.p. Harley), 1; C. Goodwin (22 h.p. Enfield), 2; A. Lemon (2| h.p. Rex Acme), 3; L. J. Crosbie (22 h.p. Rex Acme), 4. Time, 7m 38s. Eight starters. Won by 20 yards. Middle-weight Championship, seven laps.—R. G. Ranby (3£ h.p. Indian), 1; B. Bray (3£ h.p. Douglas), 2; D. Smith (3i h.p. Norton), 3; A. V. Radeliffe h.p. Norton), 4. Time, 7m 36 2-ss. Five starters. Won by over 200 yards. Alex. Fox Cup (Open), Handicap, 10 laps.—C. Goodwin ( 2% h.p. Royal Enfield), 10s, 1.; R. G. Ranby (3i h.p. Indian), scr, 2; B. Bray (3i h.p. Douglas, 20s, 3; J. Hamilton (3i h.p. Ariel), 60s, 4. Time, 10m 50s. Won by 30 yards. Tennyson Handicap, seven laps.—J. Sutherland (22 h.p. Harley), 20s, 1; Tui Morgan (22 h.p. Harley), 10s, 2; L. J. Crosbie (22 h.p. Rex Acme), 255, 3. Time, 8m 20s. Eight starters. Won by 300 yards. Fuszard Handicap, seven laps.—W. 11. Herbert (3J h.p. Indian), 15s, 1; J. Hamilton, 3i h.p. Ariel), 50s, 2. Time, 11m 50s. Won by a lap. GRAHAM STILL CHAMPION GOLD HELMET CONTEST Press Association WELLINGTON, Monday. Max Graham (Australia) retained the gold helmet against Allen (Auckland), the challenger, at the Kilbirnie Stadium dirt track motor-cycling races to-night. Miss Fay Taylour defeated D. Managh comfortably in a special challenge race. Later, when finishing in a handicap race, Miss Taylour fell and injured one of her fingers. She did not competo further-