CYCLING AND MOTOR NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 929, 26 December 1907, Page 13

CYCLING AND MOTOR NOTES.

CANTERBURY AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. NEW ZEALAND RELIABILITY TRIAL The following entries have been received for the Reliability Trial, ChristchurchDunedin, and return. Cars will leave Latimer Square on Friday, December 27, and are due to return on Tuesday evening, December 31st: — OPEN CLASS. E. F. J. Grigg’s 20-22 h.p, Dennis. A. Jones and Sons, Ltd., 18-24 h.p., Siddeley. Motor Import Co.’s 12 h.p., Riley. Mrs Airini Donnelly’s 60 h.p. Napier. J. Mcßae Peacock’s 30 h.p., Stuart. A. G. Nalder’s 10-12 h.p., Stuart. J. S. Hawke’s 20 h.p., Alldays. Messrs Adams, Ltd., 15 h.p., Talbot. Messrs Adams, Ltd., 12-16 h.p., Talbot. Messrs Adams, Ltd., 22 h.p.,, Minerva. Messrs Adams, Ltd., 15 h.p. Talbot. Skeates and Bockaert’s 10-12 h.p., Darracq. Skeates and Bockaert’s 30-40 h.p., Darracq. J. Mcßae Peacock’s 15 h.p., Enfield. W. Mcßae Peacock’s 18 h.p., Stuart Dexter and Crozier’s 80 h.p., Cadillac. A. J. Toxward’s 6 h.p., Siddeley. Dexter and Crozier’s 10 h.p., Cadillac J. S. Hawke’s 10 h.p., Alldays. PRIVATE OWNERS. Donald McLean’s 12-16 h.p., Talbot. W. E. Mills’ 1216 h.p., Clement Talbot. A. Morten’s 15 h.p., Humber. Mrs Airini Donnelly’s 60 h.p.,, Napier. D. Wood’s 14 h.p., Dennis. W. K. McDonald’s 15 h.p., Darracq. Dr Thacker’s 16-20 h.p., Argyll Dr Finch’s 15 h.p., Humber. W. E. Thompson’s 15 h.p., Ford. E. Dorman’s 20 h.p., Rover. R. English’s 10-12 h.p., Stuart. T. Y. Wardrop’s,l4-16 h.p., Argyll David Matson’s!' 15 h.p., Talbot. C. Bell’s 15-20 .h.p., Enfield J. Mcßae Peacock’s 30 h.p., Stuart. G. A. M. McDonald’s 9 h.p., De Dion. Mark Steed’s 8 h.p. Reo. T. Williamson’s 7-9 h.p., Stuart. C. M. Olliver’s 8 h.p., Rover. Mrs E. Bockaert’s 8-10 h.p.. Darracq. Mr Arthur Cleave, hon. sec. A.A.A., eft for Christchurch on Sunday to act as . judge for the big contest?

Exhaustive trials have been conducted with the commercial motor in England, and the one just concluded extended over a period of five weeks. It was carried out under the direction of the Royal Automobile Club, and 56 vehicles, with loads Varying from 10 cwt to six tons, w'ere; driven, through England, and weje continuously under full travelling Condition, for 40 days. Notwithstanding.the high standard set by the club, there were 50 of the vehicles which successfully completed the great trial, and which is considered a great victory for this class of motor car.

In conversation with a Victorian who had then just returned from a trip to the Old Country (writes “ Fortis” in the “Australasian”), he confirmed the reports in the cycling papers that the wheel is again most popular in the kingdom. Of the sporting side —racing—he saw nothing, but of touring he says its popularity was most marked. Of course, the numbers that use the wheel for convenience—for business and general utility —are really enormous; a man with a bicycle attracts nt> more comment anywhere than does the man with an umbrella. These statements are fully borne out by the annual reports of the various manufacturers. The old firm of Humber and Co. shows a profit of £154,000 and the business in, both cycles and motors is increasing so rapidly that the capital has had to be augmented by £lOO,OOO, or a total, of £600,000. The Premier Co.’s pro fit was £34,000, and that of the River Co. £30,000, while many other firms show substantial increases this year over the profits obtained in the previous term, foremost among which is the Triumph Co., where upwards of £17,000 is available for distribution. Motoring on ice. it is said, will be popular this winter in England and the Continent, as the result of a motor sledge, now being made in large ninnbers. A four horse-power motor attached to a light sledge, constructed along ice yacht lines, Is guaranteed to make 30 miles an hour over smooth ice. The strangest part of the new motor sledge is that it is driven by an aerial screw instead of getting its driving power from contact with the ice. » ■ '*' . - ■ • V What is claimed as a record in motor tyre durability and mileage by the Continental Tyre Co., is a run of 23,000 miles, since April 3, 1906, by a well-known Victorian motorist on one of their covers. His weekly mileage was from 210 to 280 miles. * * * # Ellegaard, the Danish racer, has come out on top among the cracks on the Continent. He won the final of the Grand Prix U.V.F., a very important event, and it the close of the outdoor season was riding as well as ever he did. He won his first world’s championship in 1901.