Cycling and Motoring Notes

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 January 1916, Page 2

Cycling and Motoring Notes

# —:■ 1' ioin the Duulop Rubber Company ot Australasia, for the week ending 22nd January, 1910. 'Hie American motor cyclist, E. G. Baker, at his Second attempt in tho world's motor cycle 24 hours' record, succeeded in negotiating Si3o miles. Baker's performance was a remarkable one. inasmuch as he had to contend with not only adverse weather condi. turns, but mechanical troubles, tiiat in all robbed him of over three hours' valuable time. The course selected was a 33.0 miles circuit at .\JortLn.ke (Victoria) which lie covered twenty-seven times during his ride. His fastest circuit was accomplished in 37mints, jjaker started away at 1.15 p.m., tKb first hundred miles being covered in 2 hours 18 minutes; 200 miles in 5 hours 20 minutes. In the sixth lap minutes were lost owing to trouble with. the timing gear. the first .>OO miles were concluded in 11 hours 20 minutes, wonderful travelling, considering that a considerable portion of the journey was accomplished during the night hours. In the sitxeenth lap, a broken front spring in his 7 h.p. Indian resulted in a further loss of 2.3 minutes. Later on the machine caught lire owing to the exhaust firing soma petrol spilt on the machine, and for a tew seconds the rid<* looked like terminating in smoke, but many willing