1908/04/18 Brooklands Race Meeting

The Motor Cycle report. 1908/04/22.

The Motor Cycle report. 1908/04/22.

Note: This is a sub-section of 1908 Brooklands Calendar

First official race meeting and held on April 18th and 20th (Easter) 1908. Clerk of the course was J. Lyons Simpson.Reports.

Saturday Car Winners

Spring Stakes

• 1. D. Pigot (Berliet)
• 2. P. D. Stirling (Berliet)
• 3. H. F. W. Farquharson (Berliet)

Sizaire et Naudin Cup

• 1. G. F. Scantlebury (Sizaire)
• 2. B. S. Millard (Sizaire)
• 3. C. Blunt (Sizaire)
• Also Ran: B. Gill, F. Flutter, T. Cowper-Essex, R. C. Empson, J. Lawson, G. B. Hynes

Third 26 h.p. Race

• 1. F. Newton (Napier)
• 2. J. F. Browning (Napier)
• 3. J. W. Stocks (De Dion)
• Also Ran: C. W. A. Brown (Humber), G. de la Nippe (Germain)

Brooklands Cup

• 1. H. G. Nalder (Berliet)
• 2. H. Russell-Miller (Buire)
• 3. C. A. Bird (Mercedes)
• 4. C. L. Woodward (Renault)
• 5. A. Van Hoboken (Mercedes)
• 6. J. L. Farmiloe (Mercedes)
• 7. O. L. Bickford (Ford)
• 8. G. C. G. Moss (Arrol-Johnston)

Third 40 h.p. Race

• 1. F. Newton (Napier)
• 2. F. G. Cundy (Napier)
• 3. W. G. Tuck (Humber)
• 4. E. S. R. Thorne (Iris)
• 5. G. Ison (Daimler)

Second Surrey Stakes

• 1. F. Draper (Napier)
• 2. F. G. Cundy (Napier)
• 3. E. S. R. Thorne (Iris)

Easter Monday Car Winners

Continental Stakes

• 1. O. Cupper (Metallurgique)
• 2. F. Draper (Napier)
• 3. F. G. Cundy (Napier)
• 4. F. R. Goodwin (Star)
• 5. A. E. Robson (Brasier)

First Brooklands Motor Cycle Race

• 1. W. Cook (N.L.G.)
• 2. E. Kickham (Leader)
• 3. C. R. Collier (Matchless)
• Also ran: W. W. Genn (Minerva), M. Geiger (N.S.U.), H. Reed (Dot), J. H. Slaughter (Triumph), E. C. W. Fitzherbert (F.N.), F. W. Applebee (Rex), W. H. Wells (Vindec Special), H. Shanks (Chater Lea), A. G. Reynolds (Vindec Special), H. A. Cooper (Triumph), W. Pollard (Chater Lea), F. Toman (Laurin and Klement), W. G. McMinnies (Triumph), G. L. Evans (Rex), G. Adams (Griffon), O. L. Bickford (Vindec Special), J. B. Hanifin (Vindec Special), O. C. Godfrey (Rex), H. A. Collier (Matchless), E. Gwynne (Vindec Special), J. C. Davis (Rex).

Naval and Military Cup

• 1. S. Gore Browne (Gobron)
• 2. J. Bullough (De Dietrich)
• 3. G. Abercomby (Fiat)
• 4. G. C. G. Moss (Arrol-Johnston)

Third 90 h.p. Race

• 1. F. Newton (Napier)
• 2. G. Resta (Mercedes)
• 3. F. G. Lewin (Hotchkiss)
• 4. E. de Wilton (Mercedes)

Private Sweepstakes

• 1. C. Hobson (Brasier)
• 2. A. Van Hoboken (Mercedes)
• 3. G. Abercomby (Fiat)
• 4. F. N. Lloyd (Talbot)

Tyre-Change Plate

• 1. F. Newton (Napier)
• 2. H. Q. Bates (Ford)
• 3. E. A. Antony (Ford)
• 4. H. Brown (De Dion)

Motorcycle Races

It is true that several cars were also racing on the track — for instance, a new six-cylinder Humber and a 100 h.p. Renault, and a few other little things of that sort — but, taking it all round, we must admit as onlookers that the feature of the day was the debut of the two-wheeler. Almost as soon as the sun arose, two enterprising motor cyclists aroused the neighbourhood with the rapid reverberations of their machines as they raced round and round the track at terrific speeds. Clad in thick garments and well be-goggled and helmeted, the intrepid riders flashed round the great motordrome at furious speed, learning the intricacies of banking and experiencing the peculiar feeling as one swoops down again on to the level.

Owner, Rider, Motorcycle

• A. G. Forster (W. Cook), 7-9.h.p. N.L.G.- Peugeot. (Twin-cylinder)
• E. Kickham (owner), 7 h.p. Leader-Peugeot. (Twin-cylinder)
• C. R. Collier (owner), 6 h.p. Matchless-J.A.P.. (Twin-cylinder)
• W. G. McMinnies (owner), 3.5 h.p. Triumph
• W. H. Wells (owner), 5 h.p. Vindec Special. (Twin-cylinder)
• G. Schink (M. Geiger), 6 h.p. N.S.U.. (Twin-cylinder)
• H. Bashall (J. H. Slaughter), 3.5 h.p. Triumph
• J. C. Davis (owner), 5.5 h.p. Rex. (Twin-cylinder)
• E. C. W. Fitzherbert (owner), 6 h.p. F.N.. (Four-cylinder)
• F. W. Applebee (owner), 5 h.p. Rex. (Twin-cylinder)
• H. Reed (owner), 7 h.p. Dot-Peugeot. (Twin-cylinder)
• O. L. Bickford (owner), 5 h.p. Vindec Special. (Twin-cylinder)
• H. A. Collier (owner). 3.5 h.p. Matchless-J.A.P.
• H. A. Cooper (owner), 3.5 h.p. Triumph
• H. Shanks (owner), 2.75 h.p. Chater Lea
• E. Gwynne (owner), 5 h.p. Vindec Special. (Twin-cylinder)

Others who did not finish or were so far behind were not recorded :

• W. W. Genn (owner). 7-8 h.p. Minerva
• A. G. Reynolds (owner), Vindec Special. (Twin-cylinder)
• W. Pollard (owner), 3.5 h.p. Chater Lea
• F. Toman (owner), 4.5 h.p. Laurin and Klement. (Twin-cylinder)
• G. Lee Evans (owner). 3.5 h.p. Rex
• C. Hurford (G. Adams). 6 h.p. Griffon. (Twin-cylinder)
• J. B. Hanafin (owner), 5 h.p. Vindec Special. (Twin-cylinder)
• O. C. Godfrey (owner), 5 h.p. Rex. (Twin-cylinder)

See Also

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Sources of Information

• The Times, Friday, Apr 10, 1908
• The Times, Saturday, Apr 18, 1908
• The Times, Monday, Apr 20, 1908
• The Times, Tuesday, Apr 21, 1908