1913 Isle of Man TT

The 1913 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races were increased in length to a six lap (226 mile) Junior race and to seven laps (262.5 mile) for the Senior race. The highest number of entries to date, one hundred and forty seven, were received for these races.

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date	June 4 and 6, 1913
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Snaefell Mountain Course 37.5 mi (60.39 km)
Organiser	Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk
Junior TT
First	Hugh Mason, NUT-JAP
Second	Billy Newsome, Douglas
Third	Howard Newman, Ivy-Precision
Fastest lap
	Hugh Mason 49min. 32sec. 45.42 mph New record
Senior TT
First	Tim Wood, Scott
Second	Ray Abbott, Rudge
Third	Alfred Alexander, Indian
Fastest lap
	Tim Wood 43min. 10sec. 52.12 mph New record

The 350cc Junior TT was won by H.Mason 2¾ hp NUT-Jap motor-cycle and the 500cc Senior TT Race by Tim Wood with a chain-driven 3½ hp Scott machine.^[1]

While leading the Senior TT race, Frank Bateman, riding a Rudge crashed fatally on the fourth lap below the Shephard's Hut near to Keppel Gate.^[2][3]

Continental entries for the Senior TT race included E. Vailati (3½ hp Rudge) from Italy, K. Gassert (3½ hp NSU) from Germany and a Russian entrant M Kremleff also riding a Rudge, but he retired after crashing.^[4][5]

Junior TT final standings

Wednesday 4 & Friday 6 June 1913 – 6 laps (225 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

Rank	No	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	12	H. Mason	2¾ hp NUT-Jap	43.73 mph	5:08.34.0
2	3	W.F. Newsome	2¾ hp Douglas	43.64 mph	5:09.20.0
3	27	H.C. Newman	2¾ hp Ivy-Precision	41.79 mph	3:46.59
4	17	D.R. O'Donovan	2¾ hp NSU	40.55 mph	5:32.56.0
5	43	F.G. Ball	2¾ hp Douglas	39.77 mph	5:39.22.0
6	40	S. Wright	2¾ hp Humber	39.71 mph	5:39.52.0
7	34	R.J. Bell	2¾ hp NSU	38.58 mph	5:49.56.0
8		R. Ellis	2¾ hp NUT-Jap	37.29 mph	6:02.04.0
9	24	J. Haslam	2¾ hp Douglas	37.29 mph	6:02.05.0
10	42	W. Heaton	2¾ hp AJS	37.29 mph	6:02.05.0
11	25	A. Bashall	2¾ hp Douglas	37.18 mph	6:03.05.0
12	39	Tom Knowles	2¾ hp Humber	36.68 mph	6:07.58.0
13	44	A. Butterfield	2¾ hp Levis	36.52 mph	6:09.41.0
14	28	G.L. Fletcher	2¾ hp Douglas	36.17 mph	6:13.13.0
15	7	H. Martin	2¾ hp Martin	35.92 mph	6:15.48.0
16	22	C.M. Down	2¾ hp Enfield	35.73 mph	6:17.52.0
17	37	H. Greaves	2¾ hp Enfield	35.69 mph	6:18.11.0
18	26	J. Stewart	2¾ hp Douglas	34.67 mph	6:29.23.0
19	9	D.R. Clarke	2¾ hp Douglas	34.63 mph	6:29.49.0
20	18	K.H. Clark	2¾ hp Corah	34.55 mph	6:30.43.0
21	30	W.M. Moore	2¾ hp Humber	34.55 mph	6:36.05.0
22	33	C.G. Pullin	2¾ hp Velocette	33.27 mph	6:45.42.0

Fastest Lap: H.Mason  – 45.42 mph (49’ 32.0) on lap 6.^[6]

Senior TT 500cc Race final standings

Wednesday 4 & Friday 6 June 1913 – 7 laps (262.50 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

Rank	No	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	124	H.O. Wood	3 ½ hp Scott	48.69 mph	5:26.18.0
2	62	A.R. Abbott	3 ½ hp Rudge	48.27 mph	5:26.23.0
3	88	A.H. Alexander	3 ½ hp Indian	47.67 mph	5:30.11.0
4	129	C.B. Franklin	3 ½ hp Indian	47.43 mph	5:32.04.0
5	61	J. Cocker	3 ½ hp Singer	47.41 mph	5:32.13.0
6	106	T.M. Sheard	3 ½ hp Rudge	46.00 mph	5:42.27.0
7	100	F.L. Moxey	3 ½ hp Zenith	45.56 mph	5:45.42.0
8	83	S.F. Garrett	3 ½ hp Regal-Green	44.90 mph	5:50.49.0
9	133	V.Busby	3 ½ hp Ariel	44.50 mph	5:53.53.51
10	58	N.H. Brown	3 ½ hp Indian	44.12 mph	5:56.57.0
11	109	S.T. Tessier	3 ½ hp BAT	43.83 mph	5:59.18.0
12	128	F.C. North	3 ½ hp Ariel	43.77 mph	5:59.48.0
13	116	J.W. Adamson	3 ½ hp Triumph	43.73 mph	6:0.13.0
14	144	S. George	3 ½ hp Indian	43.23 mph	6:04.21.0
15	143	D.M. Brown	3 ½ hp Rover	43.16 mph	6:04.28.0
16	153	J.F. Sirrette	3 ½ hp Indian	42.82 mph	6:07.49.0
17	150	R. Carey	3 ½ hp B.S.A.	41.89 mph	6:16.03.0
18	127	P.Flook	3 ½ hp Triumph	41.83 mph	6:16.31.0
19	125	A.J.C. Lindsay	3 ½ hp Rover	41.82 mph	6:16.39.0
20	123	R.G. Mundy	3 ½ hp Triumph	41.80 mph	6:16.52.0
21	60	V.E. Horseman	3 ½ hp Singer	41.71 mph	6:17.52.0
22	99	W.H. Longton	3 ½ hp Alldays	41.65 mph	6:18.15.0
23	79	W. Creyton	3 ½ hp Ariel	40.28 mph	6:31.02.0
24	81	O.G. Braid	3 ½ hp Indian	40.03 mph	6:33.33.0
25	66	R. Holloway	3 ½ hp Premier	39.44 mph	6:51.03.0
26	76	J.R. Alexander	3 ½ hp Indian	38.40 mph	6:50.11.0
27	112	S. Croft	3 ½ hp Triumph	37.88 mph	6:55.03.0
28	115	C.T. Newsome	3 ½ hp Rover	37.81 mph	6:56.38.0
29	91	S.C. Perryman	3 ½ hp Quadrant	37.46 mph	7:01.31.0
30	132	G.G. Boyton	3 ½ hp Triumph	37.33 mph	7:01.59.0

Fastest Lap: H.O. Wood  – 52.12 mph (43’ 10.0) on lap 3.^[7]