MOTOR MATTERS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 234, 6 November 1914, Page 2

MOTOR MATTERS.

NEWS AND NOTES. | | : The North Canterbury- Motor (<?ycl4,~(MrWitfendjj to its 24-niilej antfe: novice races.. Brighton on! No@_ races were .originally *;' to be held on the. 10th of last month jfi Beach races are also arranged for Janu4j ary 23 and February 20. -|j Day practically opened the|i ! motor cycle racing [ season,;in;New jZea4si land, races . being held at , Wellingtonsj Napier!, Dunedin; and Dannevirke. i Wellington outing consisted of a trial over two separate coifrses«|j \ There, were ten" starters,: including i twcfV j cycle cars, with passengers, and, strange?: to say, the cars scored the highest num-fl ber of points in the trial;- tlitis! demonstrating the efficiency of the light car./* The Napier fixture was a reliability trial to Mohaka and back. The events was won by Rutherford on a 2f Douglas,.!: and he was awarded the Sutton andßalfour Gup. The principal event, at JDanf j nevirke was won by Coleman, o% Palmerst9n North, on ;supu Indian J] Triumphs and Douglas machines sdoredfl in other races. : Th©> Qtagb .Club'ei an| nual reliability trial to' Timaru an(l re|. turn extended from the Saturday t6 Monday holiday, the riders spending ai» Sunday of leisure in Timaru. The eVenfj> was won by Eoebuck, on a Doujglas|| with Neil, also on a Douglas, second. Two motorists mounted oii with side cars and passengers attach-f! ! ed, iiiadQ fcj trip* through Wellington-;; • from£N|i|>ler; home i^sidel T » twelve hours. Wellington was reached i fit 9 a|inv ! on- ;ancl the ridersj and. fcheiir- 12115 Northern towri'jiist' on jmid- i, night that evening. ; I; One of the Canadian regiments nowT on active service is well equipped with'ij A drivefi. a guniieir are cirriM an 4|! the; bjg Advantage ! itf a niotpll cycle]: in&fiirt i»i that it place toiplace in little lime. pfhct|hotor|i ■cycle miieii b& a high-powered engine. ,|i