SPEED TRIALS

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 34, 4 November 1929, Page 2

SPEED TRIALS

DIRT TRACK RACING W. KILMINSTER WINS SPECIAL RACE A DAY OF SPILLS Despite the mapy counter-attractions, including the trottinj meeting there was . an excellent attendance at the dirt track motor-cycle elimination tests held on the Kilbirnie Stadium Speedwpy on Saturday afternoon. Wifli the exception of one or two events, the races were pot particularly exciting, Spectators, too, would have enjoyed the better had they hud an idea of what was to be expecter] next and the names of the riders, The races were certainly run to schedule, but half the time the competitors did not wear the colours set ' down in the programme. There seemed. ' also to be a general muddle in the heats of the C grade tests. The loudspeaker system looked most imposing in the ' centre of the ground, but in actual piac- ’ tice proved to be of very little use. The three distances for the special ' match race were/ exciting, Maliy Kil’ minster, who won two out of the three - races, being adjudged the winner. II time of 135 2-ssec was fi be o st sse f ° F the day. V. Grove’s time, lob—see., in the first semi-final of the B grade . speed tests was next best, ’ The results of the various events are as follow B GRADE SPEED TESTS. First heat: W. Harvey (Douglas), 1; 1- led U an e) t’he way and bad an C °Second ! heat? 7. Grove (Douglas). 1. p $ OVC in Sa Uils was ’’'VhlrThca?: J. McKay (Douglas). 1; .1, K, Watt (A.J.S.), 2; L. Rinaldi (Douglas). . 1 /.! 6 Burt (Douglas). 1; 5 V 'Burt na ied all °the la way. and had an easy Wl l"irst semi-final: V Grove (Douglas), 1; W Harvey (Douglas), 2, U nne. 13l> - osec. This was the most exciting test of the afternoon. Grove led all the way, ami although Harvey did his best to eateh up. the distance between the two men remainI ed rm tieally the same throughout the race! Both, gave a first-rate display of Fi ien»nd semi-final: ,1. W.Burt (Douglas), I:'J McKay (Douglas), 2; V. Rinaldi, (Douglas). 3. Time, 108 2-osee. 'Hurt led right from the start of (he race, with McKay following, and Rinaldi last. The positions were maintained 1 •'r i ’ ug h■ and although McKay nut on a great spurt ,“ear the end of tqe last lap. ho was unable tn cateh up on Burt, Rinaldi wi® •well out of the running. W Final: V. Grove (Douglas), 1; J, M(Douglas), 2; AV. Harvey (Douglas), 3. Time. 102 fj-iisee. x 4, Thia was one of the star events ot the day. Harvey got. away well and led until the last lap. when he was iin|or(miate enough to fall. Grove, who WB» Hipping second,’ WP B thus a|>le to secure first place, anil Burt, wlip tvns well behind, qualified , for second place. C GRADE SPEED TEST. First heat: W- T- Gluvcr (New Henley), 1; TJ. Firth (pouglns), ?; A. Blair (liar, ’ B Thls could be described as a race of snills Glover was Inst practically all the wav, blit' finished i;p first owing to the other two men falling. Firth reinoynted his cycle and secured second place, ' second heat: A. G. Unit (New Hudson), m A. Phlllilis (A.J.S.), 2. - Ralt led nil the way, closely followed by t Plilllips, who had the misfprtuue to falj ;n the last lap.

Third heat; J. Young (Douglas), 1, .J. AV. Richardls (Douglas), 2. ; It was Young’s race-from the start. Jn the last lap IHchards, who was not very '''^^i^heatC. Tonks (Triumph), 1; J 'pVlUips*ie^ior B the first; half of the race, when a P sudden spurt by Tenkß k , p ,PL| ® two neck anti neck for a while, 'J hlHips soon took the lead again. Bight at the end of the Tonks spurted, forward suddenly and secured first place, Phillips s '"First^semi-final t A. G. Bait CTrfunnH*>» t- AV. T. Glover (New Hudson), 2; A. I1)UJIP9 (AJ.S.). 3, Time, 184 l-faec, *Rait led from start to finish, with glover second and 'Phillips third. Phillips almost etopped, and later lie fell, v «d -I. voting (PougJae), !• C. Tonka (Triumph), 3> P. WWfiP (A.J.S.), 3. Time, 108 sec. Young led well all through the race, FhiL lips running second, and Tonks well behind third, ' Phillips fell .near the end, and Tonks was able to step into second pqaltloFinal: J. Young (Douglas), 1; A. G, Rait (Triumph), 2; W, T, Glover (New Hudson), 3. Time, lOfleec Young was In the lead all the time, x Ralt running second, and GJ®’ 6 ? Young won very easily. At the last WP Glover had a nasty spill, but fortunately was not hurt, ' SPECIAL MATCH RACE. First distance: AV. Kilminster (Douglas), 1; C. R. Mackenzie, 2, ■ Kilminster led for the first'two laps, after ■ which Mackenzie took the lead. His mat'll.. ii;c failed in the last lap, and Kilminster won the ratio.- ' Second distance: C. R. Mackenzie, 1; AV. Kilminster, 2. Time, 102 2-ssec. Mackenzie took the lead right from the start, and although lie nedrly fell in the last lap, he tvas sufiiclently far ahead to maintain first place. Third distance: AV. Kilminster (Douglas), 1; C. R. Mackenzie (riding a borrowed Netv Hudson), 2. Time, 135 2-ssee. Kilminster led from the star and increased his lead at every lap, and flnishel about 130 yards ahead of Mackenzie,