AUCKLAND SPEEDWAY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 12, 16 January 1933, Page 4

AUCKLAND SPEEDWAY

EXCITING RACING

LANGTON AND PHILLIPS

• (By Telegraph;— Press Association.) AUCKLAND, 15th January. Keen competition among the visitors and local : riders resulted in exciting racing; at", the Western Springs .'Speedway last evening. - There was an attendance of 3500 people. , V '. ■ ; The most exciting race was that in which E, .1 Langton,' world's- champion,: defeated W. Phillips, who had challenged him for the Gold Helmet. ■ Although he drew the outside, Langton took, the lead on the first corner and Phillips was unable to pass. The holder-won :b'y._a length. . •'::.' The,, other visiting riders were in good form, as "were the majority o£ the local men, notably D. Mattsoh, a cousin of tfie Dominion champion, who won the January Handicap in good otyle. I'\istest time uas made by Phillips,,who covered the. mile, in lrain 10 4-ssee. He aU6 did one lap in 18 3-ssec, which is l-ssec faster than the official lap record. A fault in the lighting system resulted in, half an hour's delay, the time being demoted to community singing, led by two o£ the English udeis, E. Ciegpry and T. Stevenson. Following are the results:—<■ Gold Helmet Series.—Fust he.it: W, Phillips (J.A.P.), 1; A. Mattson (J.A.P.), 2- lime, lmm 1° 4-ssoc. Second heat: N. Key (J.A.P.), 1; T Stevenson (J.A.P.), 2. lime, lmin 18 4-ssec. Final- W Phillips, 1; N. Key, 2. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. Challenge Match.—E. Langton,' 1: W Phillips, 2. Time, lmin 18sec. Anmveisary Plate.—W Phillips, 1 N Key, 2. Time, lmin 18 2 oscc. Jamiaiy Handicap.—D. Mattson (syds Ad), 1; C. Goldberg (23yds bhd)/ 2 ■Tune, Imm 23 4-ssec. ' Local Handicap -F. Day (lOvds bhd), 1; EL Sheppard (10yds bhd), 2. Time, Imm 2o 3-ssec. \