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1911
Sutton Park 7 th July
Map Key 10
The next event attended by Hubert was organised by Sutton Coalfield AC and proved a
disaster.
A series of mishaps attended the speed contest, culminating in one so serious that the
meeting was abandoned.
The road chosen was in a bad state, and complaint was made of the “banking” at a critical
point. After several minor accidents one of which it was feared may develop serious results
to a Birmingham motor cyclist, a competitor named Swingler.
The mishap which closed the fixture occurred to Mr E Genna, when traveling at 60 mph on a
powerful Sunbeam car. The machine skidded and turned a complete summersault, causing
scalp injuries necessitating eighteen stiches. Mr Genna’s Nose was also smashed
Due to the conditions, drivers had been cautious up to this point so no meaningful results
were recorded.
Cornist Hall Hill 22 nd of July
Map Key 11
The Manchester A.C. closed meeting was held at a new venue in the grounds of Cornist Hall,
the Flint residence of Mr H.H. Summers, one of the club members.
Despite being nearly 60 miles from Manchester there was a fair muster of competitors. The
course itself not being so trying as Werneth Low – where a former contest took place on a
gradient of about one in five, compared to one in 11 for Cornist Hall, which was soon
deemed unsafe.
The contest was run under the rules of the RAC
In the event Higginson’s vast La Buire took FTD with Wood’s Crossley 20hp close on his
heels, followed by Vauxhall, Sunbeam and another Vauxhall.
Crossley took Class FTD with wins for both the 20hp and 12/14hp which was driven by
privateer; A.E. Barclay at this event.