MANCHESTER'S FOURTH PARADE.
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A Successful Event Organized by the Area Committee of the C.M.:U.A. A Brief Report and Full List of Prize-winners.
THIS is the season of the Lancashire motor parades, and Manchester has set the ball rolling by holding the first event of this description. This was held on Saturday, September 20th, and was characterized by the same efficient organization that was manifest last year, when Mr. H. Howard Robinson, the Manchester area secretary of the Commercial Motor Users Association, took in hand for the first time the organizing arrangements. The Preston Parade was held on Thursday, September 25th, and
the Liverpool Parade on Saturday last, the 27th, and both events will be referred to in our next issue.
The Manchester Parade was the fourth to be held in the city, and, considering all the circumstances, the entry was a good one. Actually 61 vehicles appeared in the schedules, but on counting up the vehicles on parade, itwas found that only 48 put in an appearance.
A summary of the vehicles on parade showed the following analysis of entries: Steam Vehicles—Eighteen Fodens,
four Sentinels, six Garretts (five steam wagons and one tractor), one Robeytotal 29.
Petrel Vehicle.—Nine Dennis, three Albion, three Thornycroft, one Austin, one Leyland, one Daimler, one Guy— total 19.
It was regrettable that the section for passenger-carrying vehicles did not receive greater support, only one machine appearing on the parade ground. An event such as a commercial motor parade in a great city like Manchester surely deserves greater recognition than has been accorded it by the municipal authorities. Not one single vehicle owned by the corporation figured in the competitions. If Liverpool, Preston, and other places can merit the interest of the local authorities, why not Manchester? In the early days of the Manchester Parade the electric supply department paraded some of their electric vehicles, but at the last two events they have been absentees. .
Several of last year's well-known prizewinners again figured in the prize list, notably the 6-ton Garrett wagon in the service of Messrs. A. Cork and Sons, which was awarded the first prize, but this company did not succeed in again vindicating their claim to the silyer. challenge cup awarded to the hest fleet of steam vehicles, which was won by J. T. Lawton, Ltd., who, by the way, entered. a Peden wagon, which has been in their service since 1904. This was again singled out for award. Last year it won two prizes, and this year it was one of the fleet which wen the first steam-vehicle fleet prize. This old wagon has a mileage record of. nearly 200,
to its credit, and would still appear to be giving satisfactory service after 20 yeare regular employment.
The system of• judging and awarding marks was carried out on the same. efficient lines as last year, and no judge awarded marks for a vehicle in its entirety, the work 'being departmentalised, so that each of the judges undertook a particular task.
The Manchester parade is one of the few which have two claseee for drivers only, one for the driver having the longest service with any one company, and the other for the driver having a clean licenee'of the longest standing. In the first class a driver employed by the
Bleachers' Association, Ltd. 23 years' service to his credit, h:la the distinction of holding the record for the parade ground, and was given a prize of 23. Another driver employed by the same company held the other distinction, having a clean licence of 18 years' standing. He was awarded 22.
Why was it, we wonder, that the sec
Can for non-members' vehicles did not command any entries? After the judging had been completed, there was a parade of the city streets, culminating in Albert Square, where the motors were dispersed. The parade was a credit to its promoters, to whom praise is due for the i expeditious way n which the task of judging was carried out, and the proclaim with which the general programme of the parade, especially in the matter of time-keeping, was adhered to. The list of prize-winners is as follows:.
Steam Silver Challenge Cup presented by the am.u.A. Manchester Area Committee for th+) best fieet of three steam vehicles of any make.—J. T. Lawton, Ltd. (Feder*.
Petrol Silver Challenge Cup presented by the C.M.17.A. Manchester Area Committee for the beet fleet of three vehicles of any make.—Simpson and GoclIee, Ltd. (Austin and two Albions). The Swain Silver Challenge Cops, one for petrol vehicles and one for steam vehielea for best vehicles on parade have yet to be awarded.
Steam Vehicles (any type).-1, A. Cork and Sons (1923 Garrett), driver, W. Cork; 2, J. T. Lawton, Ltd. (1920 Fod.en), driver B. Brown; 3, T. Lamb (1924 Foilen); driver, G. Taylor. • Teams of Three Steam Vehicles —1, J. T. Lawton' Ltd.,1904 Foden (driver T. Gay), 1909 Peden (G. Burton), 1912 Fodon (J. Ludgate); 2, J. T. Lawton, Ltd., 1916 Sentinel (driver J. Moorey), 1916 Sentinel (S. Berry), 1916 Sentinel (Walton). Steam Tractors.-1, Bleachers' Assoc., Ltd. (1910 Garrett), driver J. Thompson.
Heavy Petrol Vehicles (3tans or over). —1, Wilson's Brewery, Ltd. (1919 Thornycroft), driver E. Jones; 2, Wilson's Brewery, Ltd. (1919 Thernyeroft), driver W. E. Roberts; 3, Wilson's Brewery, Ltd. (1917 Thornyeroft), driver J Powell.
Light Petrol Vehicles (wider 8 tons). —1, Simpson and Goellee, Ltd, (1901 Austin), driver J. H. Lees; 2, Simpson and Godlee, Ltd. (1912 Albion), driver 3. H. Robinson.; 3, British Petroleum Ltd. (1920 Leyland), driver W. Talbot.
Teams of Three Petrol V ehicles.-1, Simpson and Godlee, Ltd., 1907 Austin (driver J. H. Lees), 1912 Albion (j. Robinson), 1923 Albion (J. Reynolds); 2, Ca-operative Whole-Side Society, Ltd., 1919 Dennis (driver Stockhall), 1920 Dennis (Dearden), 1920 Dennis .1.akew).,e.
Passenger-cterrying V elheles.-1,1AG. R. Swan (1918 Crossley), Driver Having .Longest Service With One Employer.—IL Edward, 131eachers' Association, Ltd., 23 years.
Driver Having Glean Licence of Longest Standing.—J. Reevea, 18 years. Bleachers' Association, Ltd.