MOTOR-CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20179, 6 March 1931, Page 9

MOTOR-CYCLING.

r - ; " ♦ —- ' ■' PIONEER SPORTS CLUB. , - < FIXTURES. i March ' 14th*—Motor Speed . darnival/ Nfiw Brighton,' in aid < of > Earthquake Fund, > - . ' <March 22nd—Reliability Trial,' , .March 28th—Beach Races, North. 1 Brighton. April 12th—Social<■ pillion trial; May 2nd—Miniature-T.T. race. EARTHQUAKE CARNIVAL. - r "* v J ' ' Splendid sport promised. \ . * ' • ' With • favourable weather conditio as to-i|iprrqw week, the moto? speed car■nivalf t6 b,e- held foa* the New Brighton y trotting, groipds by the pioneer Sports Club should "eclipse any previous. .efforts to-provide a bright and thrilling afternoon's .Sport.. Firpt and foremost the, object of the,carnival is such that appeal .to all, and. added to this, is s a really first-clasß progrimnfe ? embracing i as it does] both motor-cycle and lightcar speed competitions. 3Tor the former there is the Championship, of aixjtniles, from a rolling start, "the competitors ' including Percy Ctylem an,' a, worlds champion speedster, who has' always .been able to raise the onlookers to the highest pitch' of excitement by his magjftfieent racing abilities, and Tui Morgan, who this season holds the heavy-weight title won in ,January last at Levin, in which he gave Coleman, who had held the title for a nam'bhr of yoars, the' race of his life. .Morgan, like Coleman, is a great favourite with the racing public, because of his extreme modesty, coupled with'the determined and daring manner in which he enters into the racing. Let the field be large or small,,it is all the same to Tui. He is a goer from the, start over the whole journey. Then there is Beg. Banby, who appropriated the lightweight championship at Foxton in October last, and is racing better than, ever before. - : The event should prove quife the most exciting speed event seen here for years..,< Jnvaddition to this, trio, there is Nesbitt , (Dunedin), Patori (Palmerston North),. Tolley (Feilding), Mitchell, Puller, Flowers and Higgs -.(NelsonJ, Grant (Blenheim), and a strong contingent of ' local-aspirants, including McCleai'y, who scarcely knows what defeat is. He has' shofte,-in v all classes sof competitions,' including' hill-climbing, beach or trask racing, l hurlyrburlys; and -- reliability-, trials.' He is now. riding with conspicu-. oue brilliance, and should be well in the t- \ - 4 Y l , ' ' t ' *

hunt when "heads, are turned for home. Ogden is another of "the local riders who will have to be-reckoned with,, and'if! Philpott is. at his best ho also'should render'a good account of himself. V7hO" ever the winner is the pace is" sure to' bo a cracker, and the, race should be worth travelling miles.to witness., In addition to the classic event'there, are six handicaps, and as five of these are open, the champions .will be continu-ally-clashing, whilst the lesser riders will also have their opportunity from ad-: vanced marks, of which they will no doubt make good use, and as .the handicapping.'is'3p,thV hands; of . .who,are : au/fait* wifett the;capabilities of the, whole at the. Riders .and,;their machines alike/-, there ' "should ~be;inore "than-;a few'hair-raising flriiahes. .',.'„. ' ./-• , ',, „v _' .>_• /, s \ light"' cars, will., also. l make "theii "dej>ut\iri. track- New"; Brighton 'and,stiould provide'-no^little'excitement; > There will be tsvo-ope»;h,andicaps'for,<tiie ' "Rabies,"-.and'the innovation'should .be/well justified? by resuttji} .• ■; < -" * '■'". !■ , 'TWiye HoursY Trial. , , '." " K As a sul>stitnte- f for, the .abandoned 2' .days'.."'reliability' trial of thej'Pioneer Sports' Club this season,' a twelve hours' ■ trial has 'been- arranged March' 22nd/ the,*-course,, chosen- being as follows: Olub -, house to ' Teddfngtdn - (13 .miles]) ,- ,Purau 20$, Levy 1 26J, Pigeon Bay" summit '4O T Duvauchetfei Bay' 42j', Littlo ■ Bjveu.s4:, Jubilee' trapki-WaiuuiCpuvaU-chelle Bay) ! 7% Pigeon Bay 76},-tittle Akj»lw'BSjL .Okain'fe :Bayv92J, Okaiti's -Bay, jsmnmlt 91lp Aka'roa - 111 'miles.' Beturn -journey t ■ Akaroa"' to -' Okain »s----s^mmit*;;l32,,, Little Akaloaoa7|, : Pigeon- £ay 341*.DuvaU-' ■ chcjle 3H Little 75, -Teddingtpn/80ir'S(o"-Chester street, 1 , Christcbureh,'94 miles. ' "■'* •/* ",-\ Motor-cycles" l niust ;,average" 1 ' '22 i; - m.p.h. and cars '2O 'm.p.h.' on the outward journey/'whilst-on-the jreiura.the speed' to Little Biver must be: 22J, cars. 20,. an'd from there to the finish-both" motor-cycles and cars must average" 25, miles. Competitors will/be dispatched at one minute intervals, the' 'first leaving at. 7 &,m. After the whole ' of the riders haver left the-cars will be sent away, also at minute intervals, . .The,,return"jiurney will commence at 2 Ip.in.]' from Akaroa. Entries for the trial .close at .9.30 p'.m. next Friday. ' A meeting.of officials and-competitors will, be held it 7.3Q p.m. the following Thursday to go ,'thrdugh/the conditions. ;The-beach-races-set down for Saturday "afterriooV March 28th, at North Brighton; wifl,cbnsist>of she following: -'-Eight miles maiden handicap, eight miles open handicap, Bixteejr miles mid- ' -die-weight championship,, and light car open handicap of-eight miles. Entries for these events close-on Friday, March 20th.' ■ , ' . /• , z .