BROADSIDING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1931, Page 4

BROADSIDING

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING

SOME INTERESTING RACES

Past experience has Bhown that Monday night attendances are generally Well below those customary at Saturday night meetings at the Kilbirnie Speedway Stadium, and this, combined with the fact •that Kilmistci, the local star, was 'absent in the South Island for the test match against England to-morrow night, accounted for the mere sprinkling of spectators last night. In addition the weather which had caused the postponement from Saturday was not as warm as might have been desired. There was some interesting racing, the second grade riders revealing unexpectedly good form,

After a series of elimination contests, in the first of which D. Higgins returned the good time of 80 3-ssec, I<\ B. Appleyard met H. L. Lucchesi (holder) in a match for the silver gauntlet. AppLeyard won comfortably in 88 4-ssec. There was also a series of match races in which the Australians E. Whittle, H, Stevens, and C. Spinks met P. Phillips, C. Tonks, K. Naylor, W. Harvic, and A. Hunger, and these were mostly well contested., Spinks and Tonks had a keen duel, the Australian, who had the inside running, beating Tonks by a narrow margin in 81 4-ssec, The track was not in the best of condition, and the riders had to exercise care in some tricky patches, with the result that the times' suffered.

The principal event <jvas a handicap race in which the visitors and the ..pick-of-the local men took part. Tonics, who rode a great race .in his heat, was the only scratch . man to reach, the . sem|-finals. Hunger,. 2sec, won his heat;. Firth and Phillips won their, respective semifinals, and finished 'first and second in the final. It was announced last night that there ■will be no meeting on Saturday,night. RESULTS. i -The result! wore as follows:— SPECIAL MATCH RACE, of £7; four laps; from a rolling start. C. Spluks- (Midge) ■ 1 C. Tonks (Rudga) '.. 'i \ Also started: H. Stevens (Itudse). Times: J3 3-ssec, 83 3-ssec, ■ MATCH RACE, of £4; four laps; from a rolling start. C. Spinks (Budge) 1 C. Todlis (nudge) ~ ... '2 Spinks had thelasldo running,-und led all the way, but Tonks was only a length behind at tho finish. Times:. 81 4-ssec, 82soc. KIUJIHNIE STADIUM SILVER GAUNTLET ELIMINATION CONTEST,, of £13; four laps; from &'rolling start; for 12 solocted riders. ' • '. . First Heat.—D. Hlgglns, I; T. Firth, 2. Also started: D. Roberts. Times: 86 ( 3-ssec, SS l-s«ec. Second Heat.—3, Hooper, 1; J. Richards, 2; V. Grove, 3. . Also started: J. Spencer. Times: 93 2-osoc, 98 3-sacc. ■ > Third Heat.—lT. B. Appleyard, 1; G. Lowndes, 2; A. Watt, 3. Also nUrted: G. Trllfortl, Times: SSsec. 89sec, lOOsec. . . . . ■ ■ ■ : ' FINAL. .Appleyard (Wallls-Riidge) ......;....... 1 Also Btarted: S. Hooper (Wallls-Rudgc), D. Hlgglns (Wallls-Norton). Hlgglns and Hooper crashed in the second Up, and Appleyard finished alone." Time: 92 2-ssec. ■ ■'■•■•'.' '.' ' ' • SILVER GAUNTLET CHALLENGE RACE, of £7) four, laps; from a rolling start. F. B. Apleyard (Wallls-Rudgc) beat h. lucchesl (Rudge). AppUyaUrd, from the Inside position, led all thr way, but Lucchesl challenged him In the law lap arid was close up at the finish. Tlmos; 88' 4-5« eC "89 l-BSCc. SPECIAL MATCH RACE,. of.. '£3; four laps; from a. rolling start. P. Phillips (Budge) beat E. Whittle (Douglas).' Phillips had tho inside running, and led orer the whole distance, Whittle malting determined efforts to get through on the.south bend. Times:, 87. 3-s.sec, 88 .2-ssec. SPECIAL DOUGLAS MATCH RACE, of £7; four, laps; from a rolling start. E. Whittle '...... • I W, Harrle ....;... * Also started: B. Naylor. •

Harvie was on the inside, with kaylor and Whittle outatdo him in that order. Whittle, fcroadslding magnificently, led all the way. Kaylor led. Harvie over the first quarter, but hig motor temporarily failed and Harvie finished second. Times: 811 -ssec, flOsec, 05 l-ssec.

SPECIAL MATCH RACE, of £4; four laps; from a rolling start. H. Stevens (Rudge) boat A. Hunger (Norton). Stevens, from the outside, took the lead at the ftag and was never threatened, though Hunger rode very well. Time: 83 ,2-ssec. MBST DIVISION HANDICAP, of £30; four laps; from a standing start. ■First Heat.—T. Firth (6sec),-1; E. Whittle <3aT B o' Itarted: W. Harvie (3sec). A. Trait (4sec). Times: 90sec, 89sec ,Second Heat.—E. Naylor ..(3sec), 1. v, (&:V Splnks (scr), H.'-iuech«l • C?aTso'started: B. Viggars <3sec), V. Mangham (Bsec). Times: 88sec, 92sec. Fourth Heat.-A. Hunger (2scc), 1; A. Rad,dAlSolsßstarted: H. Stevens (scr).V. Orove (7scc). Times: 88sec, n3BCC. ' 1 First Seml-flnal.-T, Firth (6sec), 1; X sorted: 2i: Kaylor (3.X). C. Usher (7&dSnn 9itrfiS (3-, wao thlSf'.teSd? a^Ws (»cr). A Hunger (2sec), A. RadcUrle (ssec). Time: 01 2-saec FINAL. Ma.? U£& Se off ind.rirtb won easily. Times:1 «2sec, SOscc.