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Show "Halrpln Bends" In Roads. Roads In the Isle of Mun are described de-scribed as having "hairpin bemls." and motorcycle races are thrilling. Tins yeur the eourse was over a dlstnnce of 22(54 miles. Among the contestants was a Scot nnmed J. A. Porter, a native na-tive of Glasgow, who mounted a machine ma-chine designed and manufactured by himself at home. In the first lap he established a new speed record, and despite subsequent wind and rain won easily at an average rate of fifty-two miles an hour. |