HILL-CLIMBING CONTEST.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14038, 22 October 1909, Page 7

HILL-CLIMBING CONTEST.

motor cyclists day out. The Bill-climbing contest for motor ■cyclists, preparations for wLiicli have heenin hand for some timo past, took place yesterday, under the auspices ot the Tunara Motor Cycle Club. Th? prospects for the meeting appeared very 'gloomy on Wednesday evening, and it was thought that the contest would have to be • postponed on acootmti of tlx© rain* but yesterday ned- bright, with a rather keen drying ■wind, and by the time the first ruler •went over the course, the road was in «xcellent condition. . . The novelty-of the competition, for Timaruvians at any rate, induced a large crowd to gather on the scene of the (Contest to watch the sjwrt. which gained an additional spice of interest from the fact that there was always a possibility of an accident, but luckily none occurred. The Coarse was lip what is known 3* Grant's Hill, on tbe old North Jtoad, and it covered a distance of < yards.. In the trials which had been nn, some riders had ridden the in 45 sees —eqnal to a pace of ah.»ut 32* miles an honr, but yesterday the best pace was a fraction over fw mile* ail hour —very good poing. from » standing start. Tlie slowest rat ° *T""" a- trifle over 20 miles an hour. While not as rigorous and .severe as some m the tests at Home, yet the gradient* ■were sufficiently steep and the •wyyte sharp enough to v well test the capabilities of both.motors and riders, and on the whole the performances were meritorious of their kind. The start a.' standing one in all instances, njid th*f steepest part occurs as the r~>d trends to the right, about 200 or off) yards from the start, then there space of easier gradient, and the Hnd tnu to the left follows,.the finish neing' about a hundred yards or so m>"i this. There were a good many srrotchings. but 27 out of the 37 entrants started, and all finished exceot nn". Seven different tpabe= and cWsse® of machines entered, the bulk b"i*ic Triumphs,■ bnt'F:N.*s, and 1 cvlindert, 2-cvlindqr Mountaineer. coches. Minerva, ami Berkeley makes were also renresented. " Mr G. R. M. Jones *cted as referee, the timekeepers were Messrs W. Gunn, F. J. Dunn, and J. O'Leary, starter, Mr- A.. Shirtcliffe, clerk of scales, Mr G. £. Gerrie, stewards, Messrs Pigott, Goodwin and Tfif. Jordan, secretary, {i. Lawrie. . The prizes given are valued at to 3s and £1 "Is,'" and" there is a special prize for the fastest time, irrespective of handicaps. In reading the following time results; it must be borne m mind that the-fastest times mentioned, t&ere, do ndt necessarily denote th» winner, as horse power . time and weight of rider .have ' all to be taken into consideration by the results committee who will probably make their known in the course ot a day or so. From: a hasty calculation, winch is open to correction, it would appear -thai either Thompson -or ow!y win in-the heavy .and F. BaKer jn the flight dass. . The starting operations'were .materially assisted by the efforts of a squad of signallers from the Timaru Rifles, who did exceUcnt service.; The following are the times of the riders, in seconds: — Heavy Weights (12sfc and over)—C. E." Hassell, 52 3-5; H. Mayo, 44 2-5 j R. 'Cooke, 52; H. W. lush, 08 3^5; -K. "Robertson, 4G 3-5; C. H. Thompson, 53 3-5; E. V. P. faeaJy Weights (between 9st 7lb and 12st) —-A'. Lawrie, 46 1-5; B. McKnight, 45 3-5; G. Broadhead, 51 Jj. -W. LowCTOve, 65 3-5; Scott. 72 2-5; W' S. Hopkins, '43 2-5 ; h. Edyvean, OT .2-5; F. Baker, . 42; 4. Horwell, 46 2-s'; T. Verran, /0 l-o; IV Foster, 50 2-5; Dr JGann, G. Brehant,"* 69 3-5; J." Hearne, 51 £5, A.McCaa, 46. 3-5 ; J. G. Depree, 60 2-5; T. *Teague, .47 2-5; A. W. .Fish, 71 A. C. Depree, 50 3-5; H. Bell, 60 2-5. ■ Mka A l . Ratas, The Lake, via Charleville ,Q-, writes: "1 do net know what we people who live in the hush would do without) Chamberlain's Remedies. Many of ns live miles from a doctor, and the time ►that would be lost in ipnding for one in..& cafie of Cronp would, in most cases, prove fatal, to say nothing of theexpeMe. In oar family we take the precaution of keeping Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand —we always have a few bottled in the house—and we call it oar doctor. As a matter of feet, one and all of Chamberlain's Remedies have a* place in our medicine chest ana I conld not tell you the number of times they have saved us serious trouble." For sale everywhere... What a beautiful child, but how jale and anaemic she looks. Give ! her Stearns" Wine of Cod Liver Extract. It will put rich red Wood in her veins, and make her u strong healthy child; she will like to take Stearns' Wine, too. 615