SPEED AT MANGERE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 649, 29 April 1929, Page 6

SPEED AT MANGERE

BIG FIELDS IN ACTION FAST SPEEDS RECORDED Only 2,000 people turned out to the Mangere Speedway on Saturday afternoon to witness Auckland’s second dirt track motor-racing meeting. The track was in good condition, hard and dry, and with little dust. It is one and a-quarter miles in circumference and slightly banked all the way. Over fifty racing cars were seen in action during the afternoon, also 20 motor-cycles. There were nine events, but some of the earlier races had to be run off in heats. which meant that the final events were finishing in the dusk. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Muriwai Motor-Racing Club, Ltd. Adequate arrangements had been made for the parking of the many hundreds of private cars which were present, and there was no congestion at the close. From the point of view of the spectators, the large fields in some races were a distinct drawback. On three occasions the limit cars had completed one lap before the scratch cars were away, and as there was no board showing how many laps each competitor had covered, the spectators were in the dark as to who was winning. The big race of the day, 10 laps, for cars which have lapped better than limit men had a lap lead on some halfdozen cars and a lap and a-half lead on the scratch men. Quite apart from the danger of so many cars on the course at once, it was impossible for anyone to follow the race accurately. Thrills were provided by airplane “stunts” by Captain M. C. McGregor in the Hamilton Airways Moth. The results are: MOTOR-CYCLE HANDICAP 5 laps A. W. Mattson (Raleigh) 1 W. H. Herbert (Indian) 2 P. A. Butler (A.J.S.) 3 Time, 6min 2 2-ssec. This race had to be run twice, as on the first occasion there was a mistake in the placed men. MOTOR-CAR HANDICAP 4 laps For cars under 9 h.p. S. A. Cleave (Austin) 1 !R. Grierson, Austin) 2 B. H. Craig (Triumph) 3 Time, 6min 53sec. WOMEN’S CAR HANDICAP 3 laps Mrs. A. Bassemden (Essex) 1 Mrs. R. Rumble (Chrysler) 2 Mrs. L. Monks (Chrysler) 3 Time, smin 15sec. BICYCLE RACE (Manukau Amateur Cycling Club) 3| miles H. Russell (50se) 1 N. Casey (85sec) 2 L. B. Roberts (30sec) 3 MOTOR-CAR HANDICAP For cars that have lapped better than lmin 45sec. 6 laps First heat: P. B. White (Triumph), 1; A. P. Donald (Hudson), 2; Harrison and Gash (Cowley), 3. Time, 9min 10 l-ssec. R. B. Wilson’s Stuz, which was out for the first time, -was heavily handicapped and had a bad start, and had no chance of being placed. Second heat: A. Bell (Chrysler), 1; Canadian Knight (Whippet), 2; Wilcap (Chrysler), 3. Time, 7min 22sec. Final Canadian Knight (Whippet) .... 1 P. B. White (Triumph) 2 A. Bell (Chrysler) 3 Time, Bmin 27 2-ssec. Bell put up a wonderful race all the way. He lapped at lmin 13sec (twice), lmin 12sec, and lmin 11 1-5 sec. TOURING AND CLOSED CAR 4 laps G. Campbell (Essex) 1 F. G. O’Mera (Ford) 2 S. A. Andrews (Ford) 3 Time, 6min 19 3-ssec. MOTOR-CYCLE HANDICAP 6 laps Garmson (Rex Acme) l Herbert (Indian) . 2 C. Goodwin (Royal Enfield) . . . . 3 Time, 6min 31sec. MOTOR-CAR HANDICAP For cars which have lapped better than lmin 30sec. 10 daps G. Smith (Smith Special) l A. Bell (Chrysler) 2 P. B. White (Triumph) 3 Time, 12min 13sec. In this race the Stutz covered one lap in lmin 10 3-ssec. FINAL HANDICAP Open to all classes of cars. 5 laps G. Smith (Smith Special) l S. A. Andrew (Ford) 2 Canadian Knight (Whippet) . . . . 3 FIGHTING FINISH LINDOP’S FASTEST TIME EPSOM-PAPATOETOE CYCLE RACE In a hotly-fought struggle for fastest time, J. Lindop, off scratch, beat F. Prior in a distance race held by the Auckland Cycle Club on Saturday afternoon. Sixteen riders competed in the event, which was from the Sir John Logan Campbell memorial at Epsom to Papatoetoe and back. Results:—R. Clarke, 4m, 3: H. Lee, 4m, 2: F. Lowndes, 4m, 3. Time. 51m 22 l-ss. MILE RACE BIG NORTHERN EVENT (Special to THE SUN) DARGAVILLE, To-day. Over a gruelling course of 74£ miles W. Faithfull won the annual North Auckland road cycling championship from Dargaville to Whangarei and back on Saturday. He was on the 16min. mark. Twelve cyclists started, but the scratch man, Slater Hayes, of Auckland, had bad luck in missing the route twice. He finished in sixth place. A. Clarke, of Whangarei, put up a record time for the race, and Slater Hayes managed to get second fastest time. Results:— * W. Faithfull (16m), 4h 13m 235, 1: A. Clarke (4m). 4h 10m 455, 2; R. Redfern (34m), 4h 42m 16s, 3; C. Leabourne (14m), 4h 24m 255, 4: F. Neill (28m), 4h 40m 51s, 5: Slater Hayes (scr). 4h 13m 12s, 6. K.O. IN THIRD ROUND BOXING BOUT IN SYDNEY (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) SYDNEY, Sunday, th® Sydny Stadium last evening bailor Hancock knocked out “Dealer” YVells m the third round of a bout of 15 rounds. Each boxer weighed lOst 31b.