1908 Auto-Cycle Union Trial - July

List of Entries.

1908 July 13th-18th. End-to-End 6-day 893-mile reliability trial. There were 58 starters and 48 finished the trial.

• 1908 July 13th. Mon. Land's End to Taunton. 152.5 miles
• 1908 July 14th. Tue. Taunton to Warrington. 199.75 miles.
• 1908 July 15th. Wed. Warrington to Moffat. 158.75 miles.
• 1908 July 16th. Thu. Moffat to Pitlochry. 137.5 miles.
• 1908 July 17th. Fri. Pitlochry to Tain. 134 miles.
• 1908 July 18th. Sat. Tain to John o' Groats. 111.5 miles

Gold Medals

• W. H. Wells (5 Vindec).
• J. Tassell (3.5 Matchless).
• S. W. Carty (3.75 two-speed N.S.U.).
• A. D. Nicholson (3.5 Triumph).
• G. Gibson (3.5 Triumph).
• F. Dover (3.5 Triumph).
• F. S. Barnwell (3.5 two-speed Rex).
• M. Geiger (6 N.S.U.)
• F. C. Mustard (3.5 T.T. Triumph).
• C. E. Murphy (3.5 Triumph).
• W. H. Outwin (3.5 Triumph).
• R. W. Duke (3.5 Triumph).
• H. C. Hanrott (3.5 Triumph).
• A. Manning Lomax (3.5 Triumph).
• G. Lee-Evans (3.5 Rex).
• O. C. Godfrey (3.5 Rex).
• F. W. Applebee (5 Rex).
• J. H. Slaughter (3.5 T.T. Triumph).
• J. Marshall (3.5 Triumph)
• P. H. Cockcroft (3.5 Triumph)
• A. H. Ormerod (5 F.N.)
• J. O. M. Dixon (3.5 two-speed Vindec).
• T. K. Hastings (5 Indian).
• R. Moore (3.5 two-speed P. and M.)
• W. Milnes (3.5 two-speed P. and M.)
• H. H. Dommett (3.5 Triumph).
• G. King (3.5 Triumph).
• J. Haslam (3.5 Rex).
• Capt. Sir R. K. Arbuthnot. Bart., R.N. (3.5 Triumph).
• W. F. Merritt (3.5 Triumph).
• Dr. J. Ewing Adams (3.5 Triumph).
• C. A. Palmer (5 two-speed Roc).
• H. B. Lewis (3.5 Triumph).
• A. M. Tatham (3.5 Matchless-Jap).
• A. F. Wilding (6 Bat).
• H. D. Seale (3.5 Triumph).
• H. R. Dougal (5 Vindec).

Silver Medals

• Dr. H. R. Mayo (5 two-speed Vindec)
• E. Gwynne (5 Vindec)
• A. J. Sproston (5 Rex)
• J. V. Robinson (1.25 Motosacoche)
• F. W. Barnes (3.5 Zenette. Gradua gear).

Bronze Medals

• M. M. Randle (10 Lagonda tricar)
• E. Nelson (5 Rex)
• Miss Muriel Hind (5 Rex)
• Rev. L. M. Cutler (3.5 Triumph)
• G. L. Fletcher (2 Moto-Reve)
• A. D. E. Craig (5 F.N.)

Other starters

• W. Ridler (6 h.p. Leader)
• T. F. Cox (7 h.p Minerva)
• W. W. Douglas (2.75 h.p. Douglas)
• P. Phillips (2.75 h.p. Douglas)
• Eli Clark (2.75 h.p. Douglas)
• Leoffric Cutler (3.5 h.p. Triumph)
• H. Ellison (1.25 h.p. Motosacoche)
• W. Smith (2 h.p. Moto-Reve)
• W. Newman (4 h.p. Roc two-speed)
• A. D. Powell (3| h.p. B.P., two-speed)
• P. Weatherilt (3.5 h.p. Zenette, variable gear)

Sources of Information

• The Motor Cycle 1908/07/22 (contains full details day-by-day)