Trial By Night

A dark moonless night, a lonely back road. A muffled figure on the roadside waves an oncoming car to a halt. Something about his manner suggests he has no intention of "hitching a ride". He is certainly not a traffic officer. Could he, then, be a modern-day highwayman? No, nothing so romantic. He was manning one of the intermediate check-points over the course of the Gisborne Car Club's recent night trial.

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Timekeepers Jeanette McLachlan and Jim Devenport set Walter Findlay and Yvonne West on their way.

Set over a course of approximately 100 miles, extending from Gisborne as far as Mangapoike, the trial was completed in about 4½ hours.

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Navigator Craill plots his course.

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A quick check of the spare.

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Awaiting departure.

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On the way.

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The Meyrick Bros. Rosebowl, for which the trial was held, was won by J. Sligo and his navigator, S. Phillips (pictured at right). B. de Lautour and K. Redstone were second, Mrs J. Mountford, third.