ON TWO WHEELS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 806, 29 October 1929, Page 6

ON TWO WHEELS

MOTOR-CYCLING FIXTURES November 3. —Run t- * Orewa by North S 3 November cinder-track stadium. November 17. —Sports Club races at Muriwai. November 23.—An v nd A Club’s meeting: at Mangere tt"*o { motor-cycle events). November 23. —Opening of Western Springs Stadium. _ , . December 1. —N >rth Shor< Cli beach races at Orewa. i December 7.—Grass track races at j Takapuna. . | January 23. —Car and cycle races at Muriwai. . March. North Sh re Club s | ship meeting at Orewa. I March. —Grass track races at Takapuna. MOTOR-CYCLING AT FOXTON TUT MORGAN HAS FOUR WINS Press Association PALMERSTON N., Monday. The motor-cycle sports held at Foxton today resulted: j Whirokino Handicap, six laps, for novices.—J. Bates, 40see. 1; A. NY. Blair. 45 see, 2; M. Smith, 40sec, 3. Time, 6min | ~ Himitangi Classic. seven laps.—Tui Morgan, 1: C. A. Wilkinson, 2; O. C. D. Lundius, 3. Time. Tmin 7 l-ssec. Foxton Handicap, six laps.—Tui Morgan. lOsec, 1: C. D. Wilkinson, 30soe, 2: I. Sutherland, 35sec, 3. Time. 6mln 23 2-ssec. Moutoa Handicap, seven laps.—Robert Faton, 3i A.J.S., 55sec, 1: J. Sutherland. 2i Harlev, SOsec, 2; H. D. Ross, 2 3-5 A.J.S., 25sec, 3. Time, Tmin 21 4-ssee. Manawatu Championship, seven laps.— Tui Morgan. 25sec. 1: R. S. Fenniall. SO sec, 2: Percy Coleman, scr., 3. Time, 7 min 17 2-ssec. United Sports Association Handicap, nine laps.—Percy Coleman, scr., 1: R. S. Fenniall, 40sec, 2: (4. A. H. Wallburton. SOsec, 3. Time, 9min 12 l-ssec. Plunket Flying Event, five laps.—Tui I Moi'gan, 1; R. S. Fenniall, 2; C-. A. Wilkinson, 3. Time, 4min 4 l-ssec. Marotiri Handicap, seven laps.—O. A. Wilkinson, 65see, 1; W. Kilminster, 50 sec, 2; R. S. Fenniall, 40sec, 3. Time, 7 min 24 3-ssec. Foxton Special Handicap, 10 laps.—W. Kilminster, 50sec, 1: R. S. Fenniall, 40see. 2; D. Smith, sosec, 3. Time, lOmin 11 3-5 Special Handicap, five laps.—A. Har- i ker, SOsec, 1; E. Pink, 15sec, 2: NY. Kilminster, 7tsec, 3. Time, smin 37 4-ssec. j Consolation Handicap, eight laps.—H. j Tolley, scr., 1; G. Gower, lOsec, 2; NY. ■ Crosier, TOsec, 3. Time, Smin 49 3-sse£. CLUB RUN TO OREWA A run is to be held on Sunday next by the North Shore Sports Motorcycle Club to Orewa Beach, about three-quarters of an hour’s run north of Devonport. The club officials will examine the beach and select the course for the beach race meeting on December 1. ROYAL SPEED-KINGS WHEN THE PRINCE DROVE AT 83 M.P.H. ALL-BRITISH CARS The Prince of Wales and his youngest brother, Prince George, have both got new cars. They are of the same type, and were built by one of the best known of the British manu- j facturers who specialises in highspeed sports cars. Prince George has always used this make of car, 1 and recently lent his brother his old model. The Prince was so pleased with its ! performance that he ordered a car for 1 liis own use when Prince George bought his new one. Both cars are low-built black fabric saloons, whose looks belie their power. A story is told of how the Prince, as anxious as any new owner to “see [ what she can do,” took the wheel late J at night on a run back from Maidenhead. The speedometer touched 83 \ miles an hour before the Royal driver was satisfied that the engine lived up ; to its reputation. It is Prince George, however, who | owns the speed model. He is well ; known among the entourage of the Court as a first-class driver and a lover of speed, and only the fastest possible car will satisfy him. Beneath the huge black bonnet of It is British model is a straight eight engine of the most up-to-date British design, with twin carburettors. It "in over slowly with something I of the regular precision of a steam ' engine, and at a touch of the accelerator will roar into thousands ! of lex olutions to the minute, giving a ' maximum speed of over 100 miles an hour. A KEEN MOTORIST On his first run in the car, Prince George covered 70 miles in an hour and a-half, and he has put up several better averages ou subsequent runs Rarely does Prince George let himself be driven. He drove himself even on the short journey from Buckingham Palace to the Foreign Office which he made daily until his recent indisposition. - The interior is upholstered in dark ! leather, and the driving seat is low j and comtortable. The front wings I are of cycle type, and in order to re- ! duce air resistance a large aluminium I each f r ,he Sinprle wide door on | each side replaces the ordinary * running board. - j V ivid scarier wheels and upholsterv I fP e a distinctive touch of colour to model TH Ce ° f Waless all-British model. The power unit is of only four i erS ' 111 spi,e of the high speeds : which can he obtained. A special feature of the car is the back window : which extends across almost the whole width of the bodv, but is not 1 or four''inches 1 high looked* from°behhnL tE j ENSURING PRIVACY the Prince ] 's using the car for private journeys in London a ■ ellow blind is usually drawn over tecrinn"?' °"’ “ akinfr complete the pro- « “ froni prying eyes When the car , IS held up in trafiic. been of e , P , rinCe 's p . reTious car s have heeu ot a type designed for smoothextremnd qulet . ruunin K- rather than tor extreme speeds, and in town h«» has found the noise of the sports engine rather excessive. engine as he is said to have re-1 marked to a friend, “she makes up \ l °i n . m the country when it's i question of saving time!” j