Cycling and Motoring Notes.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 January 1913, Page 3

Cycling and Motoring Notes.

From tlio Dunlop Rubber Tyro Co., Cliristchurch, for week ending December 21, 1912. ***** There is a chance of Australia being well represented in the big European road irace nest season for D. Kirkliam and J. Wilson, of Victoria, and F. Keefe, of Tasmania, aro thinking of going to France with the object of competing in such events as the Bordeaux-Paris, Paris. Roubaix, Tour do France, etc. It would indeed be interesting to see Kirkliam (at his best) pitted against the crack European road riders, but to have a chance of success in the big classic contests it would be ;iec'cssary for him to join one of tlio road racing trade teams, for in France and Germany the best riders arc retained by the leading cycle manufacturers, who, in turn, make nvost elaborate arrangements for the welfare of their representatives wben competing in any of tho classic road events. Without such assistance even a rider of the calibre of Kirkliam would be at a great disadvantage. "With a view to assisting Kirkliam in this direction, the Dunlop Rubber Company have instructed their representative in ...Europe to immediately approach the leading cycle manufacturers in Prance and see if an engagement can be secured for Kirkliam and his reat chum J. "Wilson, who in him Bel fis a. rider of no mean order. « » » # * The annual New York eix days' bicycle teams race—the biggest event of its kind held in the world—ivjus concluded last Saturday night, and resulted in a win for the RuttFogler team, with Bedell-Mitton second, Clark-Hill (Australia), third, and Hoot-Helilr fourth. These four teams finished up with equal scores at the termination of the six (.ay;, and a mile sprint race was held to decide the prize winners. The mileage covered was 2661 miles, five laps, which is considerably below the . record of 2737 miles established by gjXfesm MacFarland and sbran in event in 1908. W. Rutt (Ger(jjuiixny) who was a member of the twinning team, is well known in cyc•fiilg circles in this country, having P'ced in Australia a few years back, lie ieaed in -1909 with A. J. Clark,tho Australian crack, and carried off this big-annual event with a score of 2660 miles. . * * * « An ambitious attempt at a long distance motor car 'record was started at 2 o'clock last Sunday morning (December 15th) by Mr Allen Doone, well-known Irish character actor,''.who started out to es-. taWisn"'a record from .Adelaide to Sydney, a distance of about 1148 miles. When this paragraph was penned, Mr Doone had passed through Melbourne, the. first ljalf of his long journey being . accomplished in 25 hours 40 rnins. ~ After a spel lo f an hour and a half in Melbourne the journey was resumed. A racing Dunlop shod 40h.p. National car ie being used for the run. All going well it is anticipated that the lon journey will lie crammed into about 50 hours. Mr F.C. Cus„tnnee, wro figured in Mr G. G. White's record runs between Syd-ney-Melbourne and Melbourne-Ade-laide,( is accompanying M rDoone. •■ • .