CYCLING AND MOTOR NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10718, 31 October 1912, Page 3

CYCLING AND MOTOR NOTES

S:Hn-> weeks back the ne.VH nas vnMod from New York thai; if'rank Aj. Kramci.' —th-e eleven times ciiuuij/ion erf .ti/.K'iica —had curried oil the World's milo championship, whicn was I this year hold on the Now ark Track. I'ist'W Jersey. Particulars by tho last ( American mail show that the classic | i<vout produced a groat contest, only [ inches separating Kramer, Grendu j (Australia and Perchicot (Franco) at j the finishing tape. At the first at- | tempt to run the final, ivramer, pun- | eturud, and the race was rtsstartixl. | The three champions lined up for tin 1 iinal witli Perchicot on the inside, Kramer .second, and Grancia on the ouuside. Shortly al'tor the start there was considerable finessing in ini effort to force one another to take the lead. Kramer finally elected to go in front, and lie retained that pos-ition most of the time for four laps, Grenda then went to the head oi : the procession, with Kramer and Perchicot both | lighting after liis pace, Kramer gaining his wheel. .At the bell, Grenda was going great guns, and looked as though he might win 011 the .heavy track, but Kramer, by a great effort, after one of the hardest battles of his carreer, Avon by a small margin. Perchicot fairly threw his bicycle over the line, and to a great many seemed to snatch second place from Grenda, but j the judges awarded second place to I ■the Australian, and the Frenchman j .lind to be contented with third place. The mile took 2mins. 47 2-5 sees. This is the first occasion upon which 1 the American champion has carried 01T the Blue lliband event of the Track, and there was great jubilation over his

success. Enormous entries have been received in Germany for their leading Road ■Events. For the race "Bound Berlin," 427 entries were received, but oven these figures have been eclipsed by an entry of 4SS riders for the Grosser Sachsen-Preis Event. "While these nonreturn futures are huge, ihoy do not appi'Mcl; tiie record of 518 entries received! by the Dunkp Rubber Co. for their "Warrnnmboel" Road Hare of 1909. Upon that occasion ;Jl2 riders started and -0(> -finished within the time limit. ihe Commonwealth Government have purchased two .1(5-2!) H. P. Wolsoley Cars, shod with "Dundops," for the use of the eonstructioiistn'F on the Trans-continental Railway rente between Port Augusta and Kalgooriie. That a car can be used abm l : rlio- overland route was demonstrate'' a few months back, when Messrs Porg.uson and Birtles droyo across from Freniar.tlo to Sydney averaging uearly 10U h day. F. H. Grilhb, the crack English Ik'iUl Rider, nml E. W. Schneider. (A.,si';- n-i'G both ti'iuninu' hard at Herno TTi'li Track, «<*&*), view of boatiup; the world's liou/ liU * paced record. Grubb will make his attempt the first favorable day, but S''.'hnider says lie will go and liti'i.™ the ihifl'alu track for his attack on Exit's recent roor.i'd. .It i-:, very probable that Sohuider will soon join the ca.'h riders. The new hour'.", figure, 1 * 20 r-ibs .AGO sta-.r.Hrv: tt!ie credit of 0- Kgy'. With the closing (;f the Austriainn Road' Racing Sen sol! tor .!')!- it is interesting to note what a L.'i">'at scoop tJio Denies Co.. hove made with their' popttlrlr "Speed" and "Skin-sid-al" lit. r.l Racing Tyre*. This season's suVcoiwos iuduclcThe Bunion Col;!! Cup— Oamperu/W!! to Melbourne, 1.2, .1 and fastest ; Beverley-Perth —iir. c ,t 12 a;vd fastest ; Ciorilhi.rn-Sydiiey—• Ist and '2nd. : , Burra Prospect Road i'S. A.) 1,2,H,i u'n.d fastest; N.S.W. Road Championship a'rid Premiership Team ; in fact they' pfnct-'eally swept cbe board!. Tho Tasmania!) Automobile Club are holding their annual Reliability Trial on Saturday, November Monday, November lltli.' On the first day the run is from Launceston to Rumio ( !! 2 miles'' 1 , TeturniuK to Lau:ic?.jto;j' on tho scorni day. Both tar! c ■+ and motor cyclists will take part in tho run. the cars being divided, into four classes with a separate division for motor 'cyclists. The trial is to b; cue of reliability, and iiot of .';peed. Arrangements are now being pushed forward for the Motor-cycle Reliability Contest to bo held from. Melbourne to Sydney (572 miles) at Ciiiistmas time. Tlio'/'trial will be promoted by the-rrewly-fonncd Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W., and tlio Victorian body. As this annual event is growing in popularity amongst motor cyclists,a big entry is articipnted'. IV. "Mini year's event. Particulars will be $ issued at an early date." Pui'thor developments have occurred in connection with the Dun lop Gold Cup Road Race, recently held from Camperdown to Melbourne. K. S. Perrett, the. winner of this event, was subsequently disqualified on account of receiving outsidepace, and tho race awarded to the second man, E. Barry. Perrett appealed to the Victorian Road Racing Board against tho decision, of the referee, but his appeal was dismissed. He has now taken out an injunction against the Cycle, '.traders Roa-u: Race Committee, who organised the event restraining them from distributing the prizes. iThe case comes'on for hearing next week. _ j.. ... ■Closelv connected with the motor car fuel" problem, which is outraging so much attention just now tliroughr | out the world-, owing to the increasing price of nerol, is that ol the find efficiency of the engine. Jt may not be . generally understood that, in the j best petrol engines, something less! than oiie-lifth of the fnllvalue of the J fuel is converted into actual work; the remaining four-filths is lost in various directions,, chiefly in'the form of heat through tins water jackets and exhaust pipe. The steam engine is worse in this respect than the internal combustion engine. In other words, of every Is (id laid out in a gallon of petrol, at least Is .id runs away in waste_._ Those figures are based upon, a full throttle test. On the road ,!•""> per cent would probably cover the fuel efficiency ol the average motor-car engine.