MATTSON AGAIN
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Tourist Trophy Race Held in Worst Weather Yet ONLY SIX FINISH
(By lelesrar h-
AUCKLAND, Last Night, Postponed from New Year's Day on : . accous.t of the dangerous condition of the track. tlhe 7th. New Zealand Tourist , Trophy race was held under the aus-' i pices of the Auckland Motor-eyele Clubi at Waiheke in the worst weather yet'. experienced for the event. Rain was falling iheavily when the first competitor. L. Sowerby, left the mark promptly) at one o'clock, and it continued] throughout the afternoon until the winner, A. Mattson, was flagged in 3hrs. 22min. 35sec. later. This was the seeond occasion on ■ whiclh Mattson has won the event. Of the 16 competitors wfio faced the starter, only six completed the course. Considering the state of the weather,, Mattson 's time, representing an aver-: age of apprbxima'tely 50 miles per Ihour,, compared very favourably with last; year's record for the 168-mile conrse of' 3hrs. 4min. 38sec., established by C., Goldberg. Mattson 's mount was ai1 500ce Yelocette. The second rider to complete the 25' laps was A. Carlinson, on a 500cc Norton. while the American stunt motorcyclist, Putt Mossman, on a 500cci J.A.P., was a popular third.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 8
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