BROADSIDING

Evening Star, Issue 20981, 21 December 1931, Page 15

BROADSIDING

SPEEDWAY HEWS AMD NOTES [By Flash.] There will probably be a special Boxing Night programme arranged at the Speedway Boyle, and a feature is likely to bo an international match race, in which Frank Elms and Cliff By south, the Australian riders, will be opposed by Sid Jackson, the English rider who is attached- to the Christchurch track, and another rider from the Christchurch speedway in Wicks. Tommy Tomkins and Laurie Packer will, it is expected, go to Christchurch for the meeting there.

Followers of the sport would be'sorry to hear the announcement of the death of A. Uadclitfe, who had a fall at the opening meeting a fornight ago (says a Wellington writer). The deceased was taken to the hospital suffering from concussion, and failed to regain complete consciousness before the end. Radcliffe, who was married shortly before the opening of the speedway season, was a well-known rider, both on the dirt and grass tracks, and his death 'removes a popular figure from the cycling sport. Sympathy is extended to his young widow, relations, and friends. » * » * By their exhibition at Monica Park recently Sid Jackson and Wally Hull demonstrated that, they were rdiers in the first flight, but are perhaps below tho standard of English riders previously seen here ii the person of “ Squib " Burton and George Greenwood, who raced with so much success at Monica Park last season (says the 1 New Zealand Referee ’).

Wally Kilmister proved, at Auckland on Saturday, that his win over Alt' Mattson a week earlier was not a fluke (says the ‘-New Zealand Sportsman '). Hiding to advantage, Kilmister beat Mattson in two straight heats. Incidentally, the time in the first heat (linin lOsec) was a course record for a match race. Kilmister is better than ever, and the English riders will respect him on his own track. They might be able to djsh him' up on the English tracks, but Kilmister is well night unbeatable at Kilbirnie.

Sid. Jackson, the English star who is to appear at Dunedin on January 2 instead ol December 26, was_ captain of the Coventry League broadsiding team, and has ridden for England in five tests on the speedway. He is twenty-three years of age, and started riding when he was fourteen. He holds the records for the Northampton track, standing, rolling, and flying starts. He has ridden five times in the famous Isle of Man T.T. races, gaining five awards, three in one Year. On a Montgomery, in 1929, he did one lap in the T.T. at sevontv-ono miles an hour. Jackson holds the A and B civil flying licenses, has owned two planes, and hopes to fly in New Zealand. He is regarded as thc best all-round motor cyclist in England. since he has distinguished himself at. motor cycle, football, sand racing, stunting, grass and dirt track racing, sidecar and road racing. He has brought to the dominion three motor cycles, one a T.T. Budge, which will be used on the road. * « * * W. Hull, another English star, who is also attached to the Christchurch Speedway, will appear in Dunedin on January* 9. He has represented England in two broadsiding tests.