LUCKY ESCAPE.
j MOTOR-CYCLIST'S EXPERIENCE. ;■, i (FBEBS ASSOCUttOK TEI*aRAJI) ,£ GISBORNE, January 3. ty There, was a' sensational incident dw-,s| kg a sports meeting on Saturday. ( || Morrison, a motor-cyclist competing jn in the acceleration , test against a i'f motor-car, attained a speed of SO mUM'y , an hour. He was unable to negotiate a,g| bend in the course, and m endeavour* || ing to avoid an obstacle turnea l f| 8 The ' machine turned completelyii round and threw the rider clear. »g reared vertically and somersaulted. Tiuus machine was considerably damagea,t,|,| but the rider was uninjured. m
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18890, 4 January 1927, Page 8
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