MOTOR RACING
SPEED AT MURIWAI FAST PERFORMANCES [ Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, March 6. Af, the Afuriwai Beach motor races on Saturday the following were the results:— New Zealand Motor Cup (50 miles). —R. B. Wilson’s Stutz 1, Hope Bartleet’s Sunbeam 2. Time 36min 36 2-ssec. (approximately 82 m.p.h.). These were the only two to finish, Wilson won the race last year. Light Car Cup.—Hope Bartleet’s Bugatti 1, A. Irving’s Bugatti 2, A. J. Roycroft’s Bugatti 3. The winner, who comes from New South Wales, developed 72 miles an hour The open sprint Handicap was won by the Todd Alotor Company’s Chrysler, the Open Handicap by H. W. Cropp’s Chevrolet, the Ladies’ Handicap by Mrs AfcFarlane in an Ansaldo, and the All-comers Handicap by Cropp’s Chevrolet. Great crowds attended the races, which were free from accidents.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19784, 7 March 1927, Page 2
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135MOTOR RACING Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19784, 7 March 1927, Page 2
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