MOTOR CYCLE RACES AT TRENTHAM.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3809, 21 April 1913, Page 7

MOTOR CYCLE RACES AT TRENTHAM.

"two competitors injured

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Wellington, April 20. About 2000 people, including a number of men from HALS. New Zealand attended the first motor cycle races held here. The meeting took place on the Trentham racecourse yesterday in fine but cold weather and some good racing was witnessed. Two accidents occurred, but the results were not serious. At the end of the fifteen mile race Le Compt-e, who finished second, was slowing down when the throttle of his machine opened accidentally and the cycle skidded 100yds. Le Compte was thrown off on his head striking the ground heavily. He suffered slight concussion of the brain, but recovered later. In the second heat of the five mile event F. Barker fell and injured a shoulder slightly. Results of races are:

Novice Handicap, five miles. —G. H. Tamline 25sec 1; E. G. Binder scr. 2, H. Townsend 30sec. 3. Time: 5.34 or 53.73 miles per hour. Open Handicap, five miles.—A. McDougall 50see., 1, E. G.'Bender 20sec. 2, H. Hume 20sec. 3. Time, 5.48 3-5 or 51.57 miles per hour. Lightweight Handicap, five miles.— Coleman 20sec. 1, N. A. Irvine 45see. 2, H. Plimmer scr. 3. Time: 5.1, or 59.01 miles per hour. : Open Handicap, 10 miles.—R. S. Bender 40sec. 1, A. Anderson lOOsec. 2, H. Gastein 40sec. 3. Time: 10.36 3-5 or 57.14 miles peer hour. o]>en Handicap, nfteen miles.—G. H. Tomline 120 sec. 1, A. J. Le Compte 60sec. 2, J. L. Brathwaite 90secs. 3. Thirteen started. Time: 16.1 or 56.07 miles per hour. Heavyweight 3§h.p. Championship, ten miles. : —J. L. Brathwaite 1, A. Anderson 2, H. Townsend 3. Time: 11.10 3-5, or 53 miles per hour. Inter Island Invitation Championship, ten miles.—A. D. Boag (Palmerston North) I, E. F. C. Hinds (Palmerston North) 2, E. G. Bender (Wellington) 3. Time: 10.3 2-5 or 57.8 miles per hour.