KILBIRNIE STADIUM SPEEDWAY
'-Next Saturday evening there will- be a grand reopening. >of the Kilbirme speedway after many weeks .of» picpaiation The programme • will commence at 8 o'clock, and the management hus been successful in. arranging for the ippearance of the Australian international lest rideis 'Lionel Van;Praagajid Dick Caf.e lhe6o 'speedsterssof the cinder track have rcpieaented Australia in Test matches against England for- the past three years and their perfornfances in the recent AustrnliaEngland matches held1 at Sydney and Melbourne stamp them as riders who tank nmongst the world's best. Appealing against these Australian intei nationals in a series of tests will be the well known Auckland star, Alf. Matson, holder of tho one-mile cinder championship of New Zealand, and noted for his exceptional skill and daring. Teams racing will also have an important place in the programme, in connection" with which a League championship event is being held. The contests on Saturday night,'will be between teams representing City and Newtown, ■captained by Clarrie Tonks (City) and Peter Phillips (Newtown).
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Evening Post, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 4
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170KILBIRNIE STADIUM SPEEDWAY Evening Post, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 4
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