SPEEDWAY RACING
Christchurch Events KEEN COMPETITION By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, February 14. With riders present representing Australia, Otago, Wellington, and Canterbury, there was keen competition at the broadsiding meeting at Monica Park on Saturday. Falls were fairly frequent, and Frank Duckett, one of the Australians, received a fractured forearm, and Jack Oakley, of Ashburton, a severe shaking. Blacklock, the . Canterbury champion, scored four firsts and a second in five starts. The results of the various events are as follow:— Inter-Provincial Contest—Canterbury (8J points), 1; Otago <GJ points), 2; Wellington (1 point), 3. Stars Handicap.—First heat: Young, Otago (4sec.), 1: L. Parker, Australia (Isec.), 2. Time, Imln. 20 l-ssec. Second heat: C. Blacklock (scr.), 1; F. Duckett, Australia (Isec.), 2. Time, Imln. 28sec. Blacklock passed the field in the first 100 yards and won by 100 yards. Third heat: T. Tompkins, Australia (Isec,). 1; J. Hobson (2sec.), 2. Time, Imin. 30sec. Cyril Anderson (scr.) had caught the field when he fell In the third lap. Fourth heat: J. Oakley (2scc.), 1; J. Nesbit, Otago, 2. Time, ' Imin. SOsec. J. Bishop, Australia, fell in 1 the third lap. Final: Young, 1; Blacklock, 2: Tompkins, 3. Time, Imin. 20 l-ssec. ' Inter-Provincial Contest. —First match: ! Blacklock, 1; Nesbit, 2: Hunger, Wellington, 3. Time, Imin. 24 l-ssec. Second match: Hobson, Canterbury, 1; A. Crlgh- . ton, Otago, 2. Time, Imin. 31 3-ssec. Third ' match: Oakley and P. Lyders, Otago, dead- 1 heated. Time, Imln. 27 4-sse_c. , Inter-Provincial Scratch ' Race.—First heat: Oakley, 1; Kalt, Wellington, 2. Time, < Imln. 27see. Second heat: Hunger, Wcl- I lington. 1; A. Pratt. Wellington, 2. Time, < Imin. 28 2-ssec. Third heat: J. Nesbit, ‘ Otago, 1; ,1. Hobson, 2. Time, Imin. 25sec. | Final: Hunger, 1; Nesbit, 2. Time, Imin. > J3sec. ,j Consolation International Scratch Race. —L. Packer, Australia, 1. Time, Imin. 23 4-ssec. t International Champions Scratch Race.— I Blacklock. 1. Time, Imin. 23 2-ssec. 2 Duckett and Tompkins fell. u
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 120, 15 February 1932, Page 2
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318SPEEDWAY RACING Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 120, 15 February 1932, Page 2
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