MOTOR-CYCLE RACING

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 82, 31 December 1934, Page 2

MOTOR-CYCLE RACING

Nelson Competitor’s Win By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, December 30. Averaging 53.7 miles an hour over a gruelling 168 miles course, A. Bradley, of Nelson, won the fifth annual New Zealand Tourist Trophy motor-cycle race at Ostend. Waiheke Island, on Saturday, in the record time of 3hr. 7min. 33sec. His mount was a 499 c.c. Rudge, ridden to victory last year by S. Moses, formerly of Auckland, and now of Wellington, a winner of three of four previous contests, who did not compete this time. Bradley’s success was particularly noteworthy, for not only did he establish a new record, but be deefated A. Mattson (499 c.c. Rudge), Auckland, winner in 1932, by a margin of Imin. 18sec. .Third place was filled by L. Sowerby (350 c.c. Velocette), Auckland, and C. Goldberg (348 c.c. Velocette). also of Auckland, was fourth. Then came J. Dale (499 c.c. Rudge), Auckland, and M. 0. P. Jones (497 c.c. Excelsior). Wellington. Bradley. Mattson and Sowerby all broke the previous record of 3hr. llmin. 58 l-ssec„ set by Mattson. There was particularly keen competition among the 18 riders who started, and only four were forced to retire. There were several minor spills, but no one was injured seriously, and non? of the machines was damaged to any extent.