Cycling and Motoring Notes.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 October 1912, Page 3

Cycling and Motoring Notes.

From tho Dunlop Rubber T.vro Co., Christclmreh. for week ending October -25th, 1912. K. S. Perrott, win) recently won the Dunlop Gold Cup Road Race, f;-om Comperdown tn Melbourne (llii miles), lms been disqualified by tbe officials Cor receiving motor cvcle juice during tlie contest. Tlie event lias been awarded to E. Barrie, who finished second. One regrettable feature is tbat the motor cyclist who caused tbe trouble goes scot free. In almost overy long distance rend race that is now held in Au. tralki. motor cyclists either thoughtlessly or wilfully bant: alieiit tbe leading riders, thus jeopardising their chance of getting any prizes they may win through breach of pacing rules. This evil is growing, .and unless chocked in some manner threatens to cause considerable trouble to rond racing. « X « ?■■ •"■ The long distance standing world'n unpacod hour bicycle record, winch stolid at 2~i miles. lofiS yards, to <he credit of the I'Yeneh rider. Marc;<l Herthct, has at last been bettered. The old record was cracked by a young French man. named Oscar 10gg, who succeeded in covering unaided 2fi miles, -li>r> yards. Borthot's figures had stood since Juno. 1907. "Word is to han<l from Kngland of a A"pry fine performance by a rider named "SL G. Selbach. in (be North ■♦ Road Club's twenty-four hours, rar" This event is an annual unpaced one. eiiul tbe winner. Selbach. covered 2flo" miles in the first twelve hours. iind 30-1 miles in tbe full day. This fine record performance equals the previous host figures. ■i ■:;■ -•■ * ■* Tn the early day.- of the T">unlop tyre innumerable inventors claimed to have solved the problem of proilucing a successful competitor to the air tyre. Since 188 S. when J. R. T)unlop invented the Dunlop tyre, hardly a year has gone by without the annoiiiicenieiit that the pneumatic tyre was dooineu. Init although tens of thousands of patenthare been applied for, and fortunes wasted on tiiechiinii'al and other contrivances, tlie pneuniatie tyre is today going stronger than ever, and from the look of thin-s has a lone life before it yet. "What a lot cyclists and motorists owe to fhe Irisb doctor. J. B. Dnidop. Special motor cars luive been purchased by the police authorities of Paris, a novel feature being racks at tlio back of the cars, on which two or more bicycles can be .safely carried. Inspectors and detectives can be conveyed in these cars to a certain point, whereupon the force divides, some of the men riding off on the cycles in different directions. This seem.- a very effective method of rounding up criminals. The road rnco promoted by tbe Dunlop Rubber Company, from Bur ra to Prospect ''about 110 miles') was contested Inst Saturday. The limit man left Hurra at 9 a.m.. HP minutes before D. Kirkham (Vic.) who was on scratch. Kirkiuiin caught the limit man at Tarioo. j about halfway along the course, and although he could not head f\ Giivell, he finish or! second, only two minutes behind tbe winner. Tlie record time for the '-nurse was p'ir Up by Kirkliam. Results: S. *!rirell (22 m in.') actual time -Ihr--. ")0 min. {nsec. 1 ; T>. rCivM;,.,.-, fVictoria) scratch. lhr<. .'Mm in ISsec. 2: J. W. Wilson (Victoiia* •Imiii. handicap. Ihrs. .S."inin l!Kce. :5 : C. Rauidorston (20n;in). Ihrs. I2inin. 'iO.sec. t: T. Reynolds Mmi'iiV •"ihrs 12min I2see.. •">. The first three men rode Dunlops. Kirkham's time, which equals an average speed of over Similes an hour, is believed to bo a. world's record. The course is to be re measured, find if correct steps will be taken to haw Xirkham's time registered.