SPEEDWAY RIDERS.
PUTT MOBSMAN AND PARTY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Putt Mcssman, the American speedway rider, arrived yesterday by the Maklira with a team of riders to take part in the dirt track season in New Zealand. He is of the opinion that the team is better equipped than the team he brought last season and will make a good showing. With Alossman are his brother, E, Mossnian (holder of the American N.M.A. championship), his sister, Deesie Mossman, Ray Grant, "Pee Wee" Cullum and two New Zealanders who have linked up with him, Dick Lawson (Wellington) and J. Hobeon COhristehurch). Mossman said all machines to be ridden by the team are fitted with clutch starts, and to overcome difficulty experienced last season in obtaining spare parts he had brought parts with him. The team's equipment comprises 23 motor cycle,s and a motor car which is used by Mossman in stunte.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 292, 9 December 1936, Page 21
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