THROUGH SNOW AMD HAIL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 6

THROUGH SNOW AMD HAIL.

SIDE-CAR RELIABILITY TRIALS Without" doubt titer B_de-caxT_liability .rials run by the North.Canterbury Motor Cyclists' Club yesterday -'were decided . under tha severest conditions that Canterbury motor-, cyclist, havo ever been called upon to face in a club trial. The course -ras similar to the one undertaken by .the Canterbury Automobile- Club, er.d totalled approximately 130 or HO mites, about 100 miles of' ■which- was over some of th? 60Tc__-t till, on the Peninaul-.. The competitor.! were very lucky indeed in harm" it fine until about 1%. .yesjerdfrv, w_en the bulk of tho bad hills had been conquered, for there is little doubt that had the sever*, -etorm which eventuated later coma earlier in tho day; few, if any, of the outfits would have survived. The competitors who .ta-rt-d in the trial a:.! the machine.'they rode were as follow:— H J. Suckling <3i Rovwr). .P. J. Legg (3J Rover). W. Stark (5/6 Clyno). A. B. L. Sfnith (S/6 Clyno). ' _.. L. Anderson (5/6 Clyno). H. Fish (5/6-Clyno).' ' O C. C. Moffat.(s.6 Clyno). K." C. Hinds (7 Indian). . <H Joh?8 (6/7 King Dick). X: A. Williivnson'.3,'6. King. Dick). -J. Thorn (5/6 King Dick). • A. C. Jenkins (5/6 Kfhg Dick). O p. Otley (5/6 King Dick). L. Wood (5/6 King Dick)'. ' C Turnbull (5/6 Kinf*. Dick). E. C. Armitage (6/7 King Dick). P. V: Thomas (3i 8.5.A.).. C. F. Bennett (5/6 Rudgo). F Ritchie (i_ Singer). P. C. AVillbcrpr tt/B"Chat«r,L«.l.". '.. " G B. Brown (4 Triumph). P. Haworth (4 Triumph). , ■> ... J. JH. .vlichael .4 Triunvph). A. Piiwell (3J- Triumph). G. Tench' (3i Triumph), ~

A. Smith (4i Jamaa.

A start was made, from; Suckling's garage, Worcester street,"a few' minute., after -8 a.m.. and the competitors were- sent- t>ff at tiro minutes' intervals by' Mr P.YH. Powoll, the president of the .dub. . The course was through Sumn_T, Lyttelton, Port Levy, Pigeon B?y,; on to .the. Summit road, thence, to Duvauchelles and Akaroa. Barring the Zig-zag at Sumner the going-waa comparatively easy until!past.Tcddington, where the bad road . surfaces -. and - severe gradients were- met with. Before' ChArtem' Bay w'aa reached some County Caanty officials took, tha numbers of.those .competitor, who were alleged to have" failed to.blow their horns beforfa rotmdine.con.ere;. and ..possibly prosecutions will follow.'. The terrible pulls out' of ' Purau. and Pqrt .Levy wens' gamely tackled .by -the 'and l it" van .fortunate that 'the» surface. waa, .practically dry all the way.l except in pa tehee *on , the hills, ,oc othcrwiso the ttfek sot the competitors would hove been too'stiff About 11 a.m; it started "to", rain a little, but by the time- 45 * minute's br" so •■had • passed it Wacom ing down heavily,; and.'there were all the indiqati-hs of a bad' approaching storm. After the luncheon interval at Akaroa things looked decidedly—bad, and a" heavy coating of hail was. seen, on the hill-tops. The . start back" was made' at 2 p_n., .in torrent*; of rain, which","-when the higher levels were Teached, -turned to'stingine hpil and. snow. Tho roads were a couple -of inches deep in -snow,-and-the-:cold -.arid the howling, gale combined. to ,*malic the lot,of the unfortunate riders and observers ariythfng'bnt pleasant. . Past Jiittle River heavy rain ha 4 fallen,; and the roads were covered with water, hilt; at 6 'p.m. the. following riders had ■ arrived, in • order, oaf-sly at the Christchurch garage :— H.. Fish .(5/6 Clyno). ". .; .' '■> .- O. C. C. Moffat (5/6 Clyno).- -■ - • - / A.- B. L. Smith (sy6 ! C_yno).. ... .T.*H. Triumph). R. L. Anderson (5/6 Clyno).' ' . ■V.-X., Tho_nas(3i B SA.).. • ■ .„• ' G. Tench -Vitimph). ' - - Y-' '"* H- Jonoa (6/7 Kin.. :Diek>. --. ' A.'. Pinwell.(3l' Triumphs - , ...-'.:. L. Wood ,(5/6 King./pi-k). , ■ ' . _." Ritchie .(4J: Singer):. ."•G-.'-8..'-Bipwn ,(4.Triu!-iph), ; •' V ■: : .". :■

.Several claims.for non^stop,rnna.-were njadp, bht.tho definit_;a'nd''"fin'al' : _-Biil_.-will irot.Kkf.bvm* for a.day. or. two,*until;the club-offi-cials : hava.;worked;.all "thuo--_-gT_-_&' "out. -\ _ V