1925-05-16 — Page 19

RACING IN JAPAN.

Recent Motor Cycle Contests.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1925.

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tonded, a crowd of 20,000 people stars of the mosting Tsubouchi, turning out to see the apoad riding one of the now 1,000 0.0. champlons whizz around the oval racing Harley-Davidsons, won one-milé dirt track. The track two of the preliminary races and was wet from the rain of the the Baal championship in the night before, but by noon the heavyweight class after a sharp Japan often has motor car and weather had cleared, and a pro-struggle with Watanabo. Hirata,

When reading such a publica truant from Sunday School in oycle races.. Here is an account gramme of 25 events was run off, riding a 500 0.0. Douglas flat-twin of a motor cycle contout recently although speeds were bold down racer, showed a "clean pair o

by the soft condition of the track, bools to every other rider in bis tion as a "Motoring Supplement," order to see the strange procon- bold;

The motorcycle .races at Tsubouchi and Hirata, both class, and won the middle weight how many people pause for a sion promised. Quite lato in the Hamatsu were unusually well at: Nagoya riders, were easily the championship by a wide margin. moment to consider the stupon-afternoon it was announced that The most exciting race on the dous strides in automobile on a very small percentage of the programme was a preliminary incoring which have made it number which started had reached. affair in the 850 c.o. class, when necessary to run weekly publica. Boscombe, a suburb of the town. Tada, the veteran Toya rider,tions dealing" oxolusively with and that some others had reached modern .means of transport. Southampton, thirty miles away, riding an A. J. S. and MuraRD 02 B. 8. A. passed and repassed each Perhaps it would even be more and that the others were decorat other several times in each lap, correct to say popular modorning various stages of the 108 milo. Tada finally winning by a narrow means of transport, because avia-route. Those who had ridiculod tion oan claim to bo the ultra the doctor'e "De Dion," were of margin:

modern mode of passenger and a different opinion now, and from

then on, improvements |freight transportation... .............. HARLEY-DAVIDSONS WIN

HEAVYWEIGHT EVENTS. Well do I remember the son being constantly made in the in- The now racing Harley-sation and scepticism created turaal combustion engine. Motor Davidsons made their debut at when a local doctor in a small cars had come to stay, and about this raco, and succooded in town in the South of England ap the year 1906, motor coaches

of the capturing six

seven peared on the streets in a self began to oust the old style of vehicle-a motor. four-in-hand coaches which made heavyweight events. In the propelled

dairly excursion trips from the semi-finale, six lape of the one cari And yet that is barely a mile course. Teabouchi came matter of twenty-fivo years ago. town. About this time the word Garage" became part of the in first, followed by Watanabe People at first thought him and Hatano on the 1,000 c.c.almost a mental case himself, English language, and hired mon racing Indians with Daytona and the anties he wont through who drove motor vehicles were known ELB "chauffeurs,” not motors, Nagata coming in fourth when starting the contraption

always drew a crowd of interest infrequently joked about on a Harley.

"shovvors," and decidedly sarcastic The final heavyweight ed championship event, Watanabe spectators. The machine was a Upon looking back now, a rather De Dion," as far as my memory curios aspect of early motoring got off to his usual poor start but

and the modus is remembered, and that is. the me, quickly caught up with the field serves and pushed Toubouchi hard, operandi of starting the chugging failure to remember the names finally making an unsuccessful process was the winding of a of pioneer motor cars. Some attempt to pass him on the in-leather strap around the shaft. of side. Till the end of the 10th lapa fly-whoel situated at the back. names do of course crop up, but associations rather than the it was nip and tuck, Teubouchi placing one foot on the body of that is probably on account of finally winaing by sorus 30 feet the car in order to gain purobasa, Watanabe "was second, Hatano and then giving a gigantic boave, and trusting to lack that some third and Nagata fourth.

thing "got moving."

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'mustard Pot"as the local sewing machine. The "Fafnir" class Hirata walked away from the tre

is exceptionally riders, and won by more than awits dubbed the contraption, on motor cycle

because it lap. Nakamura, on the single account of the colour, did not well remembered cylinder racing Indian, was take very long before it puffed provided my first sensations of second and Yokohawa, riding a its last puff. Various types of motor cycling, and incidentally: Norton, third, Hirata's Douglas machinos continued to appear proved quite an expensive hobby was doubtedly one of the fastest after this, one, of a bich I remem as far as boot leather was con- machines at the meeting irrepec-ber the name, being the Whita" cerned. But for the mujority of tive of size.

steam car. The trouble with this cars, those used for trade pur- The B.S.A. taam emerged affair seemed to be that the owner pages especially, the name of the triumphant in the 350 e.c. final could never get up enough steam, firm owing them was their only Such a state of event, Murase and Nose finishing and had quite a funny habit identification. first and third, Tada's A. J. S. be- of travelling a couple of hundred affairs did not last very long, and

or' BO, and ing second. The 350 o.o. events yards.

thon one began to notica certain names were hotly contested and furnish-dismounting, lifting up a lid at appearing in long distance trials ed the best sport of the day. one side ("Bonnet" was not the land, races. I. cannot remember name in those days) and poking the first car to run from Land'é about with wires until some End to John O'Groats, but I think thing cleared "away, and a flow this trip was first accomplished of fool again raised steam.

just at about the dawn of the That strides were being made twentieth century. however was ovidenced by the The intervening years have appearance of a motor delivery witnessed Burprising develop- van which the enterprise of a ments in motor traction. Experi- local store provided. This, and monts have been conducted with one or two athers which sub-a view to perfecting the internal | sequently made their appearance combustion engine and the pro- was known only by the name of cass, although from some angles, the firm which used it. Then a gradual, has brought about a motor cycle appeared This was condition of perfection which is made by the old firm of Singer"almost astounding. One of the and the motive power was sup-most satisfactory signs today is plied by a weird looking engine the tendency of manufacturers contained in the front wheel. throughout the world to increase Most of the time it appeared in efficiency while at the same time|| the shop of a local cycle dealer-reducing prices. Especially is usually in pieces, but occasionally this noticeable among the group it was to be soon making quite of British manufacturers who good

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