Thomas Mylchreest Sheard
Epithet: TT Rider 1920s: the first Manx TT winner
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Thomas Mylchreest Sheard was born in Dalby, Isle of Man in 1889. He was the son of an engineer, with a firm in Peel repairing engines for fishing boats.
Although he had competed in the TT races from 1913, Sheard became a local hero when he became the first Manx TT winner in 1922, winning the Junior TT in a record time on an AJS.
He followed this success by winning the 1923 Senior TT on a Douglas machine, but problems with machines supplied by AJS, New Hudson and Douglas meant that he never returned to his race winning form. He retired from racing after the 1925 TT and concentrated on his garage business in Victoria Road, Douglas.
Gender: Male
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 Senior TT | 14 | 3:52:22.00 | 58.47 | New Hudson |
| 1925 Junior TT | 19 | 4:34:17.00 | 49.52 | Douglas |
| 1924 Senior TT | R | New Hudson | ||
| 1923 Senior TT | 1 | 4:04:43.00 | 55.55 | Douglas |
| 1923 Junior TT | R | AJS | ||
| 1922 Junior TT | 1 | 3:26:48.20 | 54.75 | AJS |
| 1921 Senior TT | 9 | 4:26:42.00 | 50.94 | Sunbeam |
| 1921 Junior TT | 3 | 3:49:09.00 | 49.45 | AJS |
| 1920 Junior TT | R | AJS | ||
| 1914 Senior TT | 30 | 5:16:49.00 | 42.43 | Rudge |
| 1913 Senior TT | 6 | 5:42:27.00 | 46.28 | Rudge |
Comments
Linked Records
Archives:
- T.M. Sheard, 1925 Junior TT (Tourist Trophy)
- T.M. Sheard poses aboard A.J.S number 62, 1921 Junior TT (Tourist Trophy)
- TT (Tourist Trophy) rider being carried shoulder high, possibly T.M.Sheard the first Manx TT winner
- T.M. Sheard, TT (Tourist Trophy) rider poses aboard Royal Enfield number 48 (registration MN497)
- T.M. Sheard aboard machine registration MN497, Grandstand, 1914 TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Rider T.M. Sheard is carried shoulder high after becoming first Manx winner of a TT (Tourist Trophy) race
- Possibly T.M. Sheard aboard machine number 41, TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Tom Sheard, TT (Tourist Trophy) rider poses with machine number 13 (registration MN3297) in a garage with mechanics
- T.M. Sheard, 1923 Senior TT (Tourist Trophy)