ENGLISH PARK STADIUM SPORTS
Tha English Park Stadium will corctnon-x its summer ocason on Saturday evening, when a scries of first-class cycle I2cc3 '.'ill be held. Last seaaon these sporti meetings were very popular and 6h-wed that iho efforts of iho promoters were appreciated. Splendid entries have- been receded from most prominent riders for the coming meotdnirs and, judging by the lorm r.ho-.vn during traininc. some excellent, rices aay be expected, "the track has been tijp-drtssen duriß" the- winter and ha.3 been well cared for. ° Owing to tho wet winter the running track is not yet in order i-r races. A new set cf special colours for nisrht racnsr ha-s been procured, and these, with tho 110,000 cand'c-po'.ver illuminations, should provide an efficUvo spectacle. In the. scratch twomno race, Fred i'Jumbo' 1 "Wells will itf-et Phil O'Shca. Clcse finishes in the < thei race,-: a_"o a-saurcd by tho <i?o' "f "on the clock" system. Derry's Band v-ili the music ior the evening.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18506, 7 October 1925, Page 11
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