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Rh awarded to two Wolseley cars, a Locomobile, a 16 h.-p. Milnes, and a 6-h.-p. M.M.C. delivery van.

A petroleum spirit trial was held on April 13, 1901, over a thirty-mile course from Sheen House, on a very unfavourable day for economical consumption. The best record was one of 7·9 pints by a 6-h.-p. New Orleans car, a 7-h.-p. New Orleans coming next with one gallon.

Another consumption trial took place on May 2, 1901, at Dashwood Hill, combined with a hill-climbing trial and a non-stop run of 31 miles each way between London and the foot of the hill. The hill was ascended seven times by each car, these representing a distance of four miles in all and a rise of 1,470 feet. The most economical consumption record was that of a 7-h.-p. New Orleans with 1·03 gallon for the outward journey, ·33 gallon on the hill, and ·875, gallon in returning to town. As regards the ascent, the Hon. J. Scott-Montagu's 24-h.-p. car and Mr. J. R. Hargreaves's 19-h.-p. Daimler were up to the legal limit, while the 7-h.-p. New Orleans did 10·36 miles per hour. Non-stop runs were made on both journeys by the 8-h.-p. Decanville, 7-h.-p. New Orleans, 5-h.-p. Daimler, 5-h.-p. Wolseley, and 3-h.-p. Ariel quadricycle.

Another hill-climbing trial, open to all comers, was held at Dashwood Hill on July 6, 1901. Each vehicle was required to ascend three times, with a full load of passengers weighing not less than 10$1⁄2$ stones each. The following cars ascended up to the legal limit:—50-h.-p. Napier, 16-h.-p. Daimler, and 12-h.-p. Chainless in the petrol-driven class, and the Locomobile and Weston steam-cars also. On the premise, however, that the best vehicle is the one which at the lowest purchase price can convey the greatest number of passengers at the highest speed, the Trials Committee awarded the Chainless the highest marks, a 7-h.-p. Panhard coming second, and a 4$1⁄2$-h.-p. Renault third, the times of the latter two being 10 and 6·3 miles per hour respectively. In the steam class the Locomobile was placed first.

Several challenge cups having been offered for motor-cyclists, the Automobile Club has superintended the meetings at which the trophies were competed for. The 'Autocar' cup was won by Machin in 1900 on a 7-h.-p. Aster tricycle, his record being 39 miles 324 yards in the hour. In 1901 the cup was gained by C. Jarrott, on an 8-h.-p. De Dion tricycle, the distance covered being 36 miles 797 yards. The 'Motor Car Journal' cup for touring cycles, handicapped for a five-miles course, was won in 1900 by