MOTOR-CYCLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 10

MOTOR-CYCLING

TOUKIST TROPHY RACES. The .Isle of Alan Tourist Trophy Races, the blue riband of the motorcycling world, will be held next, month, 1 and this year the interest of local 1 riders is centred on tho event, more < closely than ever before, since the 1 well-known Auckland enthusiast, Ben ( Bray, will take part in both the senior J and junior races. Another New Zea- 1 lander, Howard Tolley, will also ride ! in both events, and the opinion is gen- ' oral that for tho first time in the his- 1 tory of the race, one. or more replicas 1 will be brought, to the Dominion. ’ For many years past the authority ‘ controlling the famous 1.0.A1. races • has endeavoured to make them truly international events, and this year, in 1 addition to the many English compeli- ’ tors, riders from many other parts of the world have entered. This Year’s Entries. For the senior race over 30 entries have been received, including repre- i sentatives from the Dominions and I Germany, Italy and Belgium. e i Norton team will consist of J. Simp- i son, Stanley Woods ami Tim Hunt; < Budges will be handled by Graha.li i Walker, Tyrell-Smith and E. Nott: and 1 C. J. Williams, J. Duncan and A. Tyler t will handle Raleigh. In addition, there < will be German N.S.U. machines for Bullus, J. A. Baker and R. Runtsch; t O.K. Supremos for J. Sarkis, of South Africa, and Arthur Simcock; Excelsiors for Dodson and S. Crabtree; and more Budges for J. Williams, L. H. [ ' Davenport and Renier, the Belgian. 1 1 1 Machines For the Junior. 5 The junior entry includes the Norton ! and Budge trios, and three factory j Vclocettes for G. L. Emery, 11. J. ( Willis and Stuart Williams, of Ans- | tralia. It is also possible that Frank ( Longman, Davenport and Alee. Ben- ( nett may ride “Cett.es.” Charlie Dod- ( son and the Crabtree brothers will t form an Excelsior team, while E. A. ( Mellors and Alario Gbersi will ride f New Imperials. Other riders are Sar- t kis (O.K. Supreme), J. Williams { (Rudge), Renier (Rudge), G. Himing ( (A.J.S.), P. Johnston (Cotton-Budge), Fearnley and Somerville Sykes. { It is not yet definitely known what j Ben Bray and Tolley will ride, but it , is probable that the Auckland man <. will use a Norton. The Douglas peo- ( plo were preparing mounts for the j race, and if they are finished in time, j he may possibly secure one of them, j Practice will commence shortly. t