SPORT ON MOTOR-CYCLES

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1930, Page 10

SPORT ON MOTOR-CYCLES

GRASS AND ROAD HILL-CLIMBING. Perhaps because it was the first trial of the season, there were not many spectators at Sangster’s hill, near Toko, yesterday afternoon, when members of the Stratford Motor-cycle Club held both road and grass hill-climbing contests. Classes were divided into “trade” and amateur, fast times being recorded by the winners. In the trade class for road work only 1-5 of a second separated first and second, and a similar instant marked the difference in speed between second and third. , Results were:— ROAD CLIMBING. Trade Class. —F. Crockett, 32sec., 1; R. Penniall, 32 l-ssec., 2; J. Crockett, 32 2-ssec., 3. Amateur Class. —V. Baldock, 34sec., 1; T. Walmsley, 35see., 2; H. Walmsley, 35 l-ssee., 3. GRASS CLIMBING. Trade Class. —R. Penniall, 7 2-ssec., I; L. H. Wann, 8 l-ssec., 2. Other competitors in this class failed to complete the course. Amateur Class.—H. Walmsley, 8 1-5 sec., 1; G. Reid, 8 2-ssec., 2; T. Walmsley, 9sec., 3. There were no spills or mishaps, though onlookers had the thrill of seeing several competitors save their machines by the barest margin. Officials who controlled the tests were: Messrs. T. Kirkwood, starter; W. Power, time-keep-er; W. McKay, F. Bodie, R. A. Sargent and 11. Botcher, stewards. JUNIOR FOOTBALL. PLAY IN CENTRAL DIVISION. - - % Further interest was lent to the Central Division junior Rugby competition yesterday, when Stratford defeated Toko, which previously had a two-point lead from the town team. Results at a glarree are:— First Junior. Stratford 20, Toko 3. Celtic forfeited to Midhirst. Third Grade. Stratford 3 v. Inglewood 3. MiJihirst 15 v. Celtic 5. Inglewood thirds’ draw with Stratford leaves Inglewood two points ahead of Stratford and School, and if Inglewood defeat School at Inglewood next Thursday it wins the competition, but if defeated by School Stratford, Inglewood and School are level. Stratford fourths forfeited to Inglewood, leaving Inglewood leader of the competition, and still undefeated. TOKO DEFEATED. By 20 to 3 Stratford first juniors defeated Toko at Stratford aftei - a loose, scrambling game. Toko was handicapped in having four of the usual players out of action through various causes. Toko took the offensive from the kickoff. From a line-out in the Stratford twenty-five the Toko forwards threw the ball to R. Cuff, who punted. Following up fast, he secured and ran for the line, but the ball was knocked out of his hands as he crossed, and Stratford forced. Similar tactics brought Stratford within scoring distance, but so many players piled on top of the ball that when it crossed the line no try could be awarded. But Stratford was not to be denied, and the forwards were instrumental in clearing a way for Worthington to touch down. The kick failed. Strenuous work in the loose by the Stratford forwards persuaded the ball into the Toko end. Stratford hooked from a scrum, and when a Toko player interfered while he was off-side B. Collins took Stratford’s free kick, raising the home side’s score to 6. A period of up-and-down play terminated in a scrum in the Toko twenty-five. Stratford hooked and Johnson threw the ball out to Lehmann, who scored in the corner. He missed with the kick. Just before half-time a scrambling rush saw Worthington secure and dive over. P. Collins converted, and the spell ended with Stratford leading by 14 to 0. . The second spell opened with Toko making a desperate effort to break away and attack, but it was Stratford that inaugurated all the offensive movements. Stratford piled into the Toko twentyfive and stayed there. It was a scrum from which the,uiext try came. Johnson set his backs in motion, the ball finally reaching B. Collins, who scored. The kick failed. During a forward rush in midfield Walter kicked through for backs to pass out to G. Cuff, who scored Toko’s first and only try. A. Sangster’s kick went wide., Stratford returned the compliment when Butcher broke away in the loose to score between the posts. The game ended: — Stratford . 20 Toko 3 Mr. C. Pellowe refereed.

“THE WOMAN RACKET.” NEW YORK’S “GREAT WHITE WAY” “The Woman Racket,” co-starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet, will screen finally at the King’s Theatre tonight. The “Great White Way” is here in all its artificial glamour. The author unravels a story of a night club hostess used as a' “come on” by an unscrupulous gangster. It is the old story blazoned forth in metropolitan newspaper headlines almost every day, expertly adapted, to the screen to make exciting dramatic entertainment. The night club scenes give Miss Sweet an opportunity to dance and' sing and include a revue conceived and staged by Sammy Lee, the well-known musical comedy dance coach. Others who participate in the night club show are Sally Star, new M.G.M. “find,” and Robert Agnew, prominent roles are also played by John Miljan. Tenon Holtz. Nita Martan and Richard Travers. “The Woman Racket” is the first all-talking picture in which Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet have played together. Moore has recently been on the legitimate stage.