Cycling and Motoring Notes.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 September 1912, Page 4

Cycling and Motoring Notes.

From thp Dunlop Rubber Tjrre Co Wellington, for week wi'din .September 21, 1912. The American motoring press hav in recent issues been drawing at Itcntion to the necessity of adoptinj ways and means to minimise the lis! to riders and spectators at the uum erous speed motor dromes which hav< ► sprung up all over the Unitet States. That their fears were nol groundless is borne out by the cabled particulars of the fearful accident that occurred a feiw days liack on the new track at Newark, New Jersoy (U.S.A.) when six people were killed outright, and thirteen seriously injured. Two well known American motorists hi (Eddie Hasina and J. Albright were amongst the killed, ''whilst four spectators met 1 with tho siame fate. The accident occurred through something going wrong with Hasina's machine, probably the front tyre bursting, the result being that machine and rider ran up the banking, and both wore hurled in amongst tho spectators. At tho time of the smash Hasha. would probably bo reeling oif miles at the average pace of ninety miles an hour, for that is the average pace of the cracks on the up-to-date American motor racing tracks, and considering that a 2001b machine was hurled like a projectile into tho massed .spectators, the wonder is that more people were not killed.' Hasha was until a few weeks back the holder of the world's flying start mile record, his time being 37min 4-sscc, equal to a speed of 95 miles an hour. Ho has nt different tunes held most of the world's middle distance motor cycle records, and since the retirement of the American champion—Jake de Rosier—from the racing,arena, through, a bad smashup, he has been hailed as the speed king of The result of this fearful accident will certainly load to restrictive measures being adopted in America to lessen the frightful risks both to spectators and riders, that attaches to up-to date- motor cycle racing in the United States. The probable msiilt will be that the power of the engines will bo reduced. Francis Rirtles and his brother Clive left "Melbourne at 1 o'clock last Saturday on the longest motor drive yet attempted in this part of tho world. They received a good send-off as they set out in their 22 h.p. Dunlop shod Mctz, a light American run-about that should just suit the class of trip that tho Birth) brothers «re undertaking. The proposed route across Australia is from Melbourne up North as far as Brisbane, theme via Roma, Barceldino and Hugenden to Norm-i-nton at tho bast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. From here the overlanders intend making for Port Darwin, via 'Roper River. On their return journey, the Birtles brothers will traverse the northern territory, and Central Australian before returning to Melhounc. All going well the trip will take about six months. A particularly interesting feature from a motorists standpoint will be to wiatch how the friction drive with which the above mentioned car is fitted stands up to the severe gruelling it is sure to receive, for this simple form of transmission, which is not generally used on the cars in this countrw, has never yet been subjected to such a test as it will receive in the trip under notice It is interesting to learn that the Ounlop tyre Wias more in evidence at the Victorian motor show than any other make. On a count of the wheels being shod with pneumatics it was found that (he Dunlops were an easy first. The popularity of the Dunlop tyre on our roads is now J such that the Dunlop Rubber Company have had to iustal a new £3,0(>:)0 plant, so that they can cope with motorists' for the popular "grooved" tyre. The annuarl Gouliburu to Sydr.py race was held last Saturday under favourable weather conditions. 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Ig-[D. Kirkbaiiij of Victoria,, socunr tho fastest time, namely 6hrs 19mi 3150 c., which is a record ( for tl: )# course. of 121 accepto>r& for. lai lg J Saturday's ninety-nine,face the starter. Among the contcstanl were tho following: Victorian ridei 70 -D. Kirkham. (scr) and J. W. Wi! t- son (smin). F; T, Keofe, of Tas ig mania, started from the five minut ik mark. Anothbr Victorian to star i- was G. Dotzuer (4§min).. . At.Goul ■c burn a cold wind was /blowing 'ron d tho west very strongly, but tber< it was a. large attendance of the pub )- lie to soo th'e etart. The wind help i- <h! 'the riders, although, owing t< k recent heavy rain, the roads wer< vin bad condition. ( The first bate! e Of fourteen riders was sent away al n 8 o'clock, and the Tost followed ren gularly withouVa hitch. Kirkham, a the scratch man, started 7 'on his e own," and was warmly -chared bj t the crowd on setting oil* on his lonet ly puirsuit. A magnifteetit ; race t> resulted • "h-a half-wheel ' win - for G. W. Tuekwell. r Hio following and - ■ times, of the b>et|ffewP riders to fiiii ish:~ ~ ~!.."'• G,' W. Upman, Sy*iey (40min) h i Riding time, 6hr 56min 32see. f G. Tuckwell, Auburn (48min) 2; >' Eiding time 6hr, 55min 32 l-ssec. • A*o. Sydney, (25min) 3 - Riding time, 6hr 37min 17soc. ty> "Wilson, of Viotoria, finished ». fifth,, after having a had fall near s ; Pioton in which Kirkham partici- •' pnted. Tho later rider was ren- : (hrc<i unconscious. F. T. Keefe, '' of Tacmania, finished sixteenth. 1 The first and second men rodo Dun- ' lops. The fastest time was rocordi ed by "Wallcott. . From Now York conios tho report 1 of a trial run with a little 20ft sin- '■ sle-stey hydroplane motyor boat, which was timed, to cover a measur--1 ed mile 'on the Mississippi river on .Tuly Hth in (57sec, or at a speed of •Tl statute miles per hour. The '• boat is fitted with a 12-cylinder mo--1 tor of 230 b.p., and belongs to J. ; Stuart Woekton, of the Atlantic vncht club. It was stated that a 20ft boat based on the same designs 1 was to take part iii the Am one an eliminating trials for the British Tntrophy, but if it did it tailed to boat tlie Hritisb ropueson- ' tative "Manle Leaf." which last week carried off this event.