SPEEDWAY ROYAL

Evening Star, Issue 20688, 10 January 1931, Page 11

SPEEDWAY ROYAL

Prospects for the big broadsidiug meeting at the Speedway Hoyaf tonight are bright, and at considerable expense tho management lias been ablo to hold the star riders over for the meeting. Despite tho fact that the weather has caused two postponements, considerable public interest lias been displayed, and there seems little doubt that a packed stadium will greet Marry Maugham when ho opens the meeting with an attempt 011 the one-lap record. Another of the Knglish riders. Squib ” Hurton, will be introduced to Dunedin speedway enthusiasts. Burton, who has made only two appearances in New Zealand to date, lias already made a name lor himself as one of tho moat brilliant of broadsiders. hie is the champion Leicester rider, and is considered second only to_ "Victor Huxley, tho spocdwa.y champion of the world, while ho represented England in four out of five test matches against Australia. During tho evening Burton will make an attempt on tho four-lap record of SI 3-‘>see, held by Prank Pcnree. lliliray Buchanan, who, unfortunately, experienced machine trouble last Saturday week", hut not before demonstrating that ho is a hroadsider of undoubted ability, will make another appearance. The big event of the evening will be the international contest of three heats from a lulling start between “ Squib ” Burton (England) and lliliray Buchanan (Australia), and should prove to be tho biggest event over staged at the Speedway Boyal. The big points match between Lyn Male (Australia) and Jack Young (Otago) and Ben Unwin (Australia) will cause a great deal of interest. Male lias come from Australia with a big reputation to uphold, while Young has already proved himself to he a skilful and clever rider: while the cheery Ben Unwin has already made himself popular with Dunedin enthusiasts. To add further interest, two speedal match races have been arranged between Jim Nisliet, Dusan Miller, and Alee Bait, and Peter Lyders, Lionel Homer, and Cyril Jlasler. Matches such as these should he immensely interesting to patrons, as proved the ease at the final mooting of tho season last year. _ Besides appearing in the above-mentioned matches, tho star riders will contest the open handicap with local riders, while the improvers’ handicap will also he run off. Given pleasant outdoor conditions to-night, the stadium seating will hp taxed to its limit.