BROADSIDING.

Evening Star, Issue 20994, 7 January 1932, Page 6

BROADSIDING.

TO THR EDITOR. Sir, —In reference to the Speedway Royle, perhaps the management would advise through your paper why it was on Saturday night that the visiting riders were not made conversant with the rules before going on the track. I refer to a race in which a rider fell in the first lap and the remaining men carried on until flagged off. I overheard a Canterbury rider ask my question. In a later race a rider fell in the first lap, and Nesbit, the local man, slowed down, anticipating a restart; but the starter flagged it a race. I hardly think this fair. Another point I would like to he enlightened on is that Inglis was given a time limit of Ifmin to remedy a slight fault in his machine, whereas a visiting rider had his heat postponed until his machine was ready. Either the officials do not know their own rules, or else they must have a set for visiting riders and another for the local men. If such is the case, then my advice as a keen supporter of the sport would be to put up the shutter.— I am, etc., Supporter.