MOTOR-CYCLE RACING
NEW ZEALAND GRAND PRIXWON BY R. STEWART I Pt Pre*. Association J CHRISTCHURCH. April 18. Ten thousand saw R. Stewart, of Dunedin, win the third New Zealand i Grand Prix motor-cycle race to-day. Munro, of Invercargill, was second, L. Lamb, of Dunedin, third, and Alexander, of Christchurch, fourth. Stewart covered the course, which is 1521 miles, at an average speed of 64.9 miles hourly. His greatest speed! was 103 miles hourly.
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX WON BY ENGLISHMAN SYDNEY, April 18. What is described as the first Australian Grand Prix motor race of 15c miles on a special track 44 miles to the lap at Bathurst, which attracted 42 crack drivers, was won by the Englishman, Peter Whitehead, who at one stage averaged 130 miles an hour.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 92, 20 April 1938, Page 5
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