THE BROADSIDERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 27, 2 February 1932, Page 14

THE BROADSIDERS.

HUXLEY'S BAD LUCK. FABNDON'S TINE RIDING. THREE FAST RACES. One interesting feature about the broadaiding meeting at Western Springs Speedway on Saturday night was the fact that three times Tom Farndon, the brilliant English rider, covered the mile in under 1.19. 11l the three team races which Farndon won his times were 1.18 1-5, 1.18 4-5 and 1.18 3-5. Farndon gave a splendid exhibition all through. 11l six starts he scored six wins, which is one of the best individual exhibitions put up at Western Springs in three seasons. Faindon's style of riding on the bends was surprising. He has a method all his own. He travels so fast into a corner that it appears almost impossible for him to get round without crashing, but with superb control he broadsides round on a full lock, leaving a screen of cinders for those behind him to ride through. Once in the lead coming out of.the first coiner, Farndon was never in any danger of being beaten, although ill his special match race with Vic Huxley, the world s champion, he was almost caught by the crack Australian, who made a desperate effort to pass him on the outside. But Farndon held his opponent, and then Huxley's motor failed. The rest was easy. JACKSON HITS HUXLEY. It was disappointing to the crowd—the largest of the season—that Huxley experienced engine trouble all evening, and it must have been disappointing to the rider himself, after coming 1:5,000 miles. It was certainly Huxley s unlucky night. Early in the evening he was concerned in a crash. He was slowing up after a race when his engine partiallv seized. Jackson, the Englishman, was finishing with a great burst of speed, and crashed into Huxley's bac.< wheel, knocking the rider off his machine and falling heavily himself. It is believed that Jackson did not see the checker flag, and thought there was another lap to go. Jackson was taken away to the Auckland Hospital with concussion, and it is thought that he lias a broken rib. Huxley's machine was damaged so that he could not ride it again during the evening, and he had to rely on his standby motor. It was not nearly as fast as' his damaged one. Added to this was the fact that Huxley was badly shaken after the accident, and he got won<e as the evening went by —so bad, in fact, that the management would not let him vide in the last race until l*e had been medically examined. Huxley did not want to disappoint the crowd any further, and, after a long discussion with the doctor, was allowed to ride. There was some splendid riding among the local men. Sel Casey ehowed considerable improvement. He was unlucky to break an axle when winning one of his races. Doug. Mattson was riding with far better judgment than he has done previously, and Cormack came to light with some pretty work. Apart from Atf. Mattson, who is now riding better than he has ever done, Charlie Goldberg was the outstanding local man. Mattson has now reached an exceptionally high standard.