SPEEDWAY RACING

Evening Star, Issue 22413, 10 August 1936, Page 9

SPEEDWAY RACING

EVEN MORE THRILLS THAN USUAL MEMBERS OF VISITING TEAM ATTACKED BY CROWD Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 9. (Received August 10, at 1.00 p.m.) The ‘ Daily Mail ’ says scenes unparalleled in the history of speedway racing occurred at Harringay after Hackney Wick defeated the home team in a league match by 38 points to 31. Dicky Case, the Australian international captain of Hackney Wick, accompanied by his wife, other Hackney Wick riders, and Fred. Whitehead (managing director of the club), were departing after the match, when a shouting crowd of 2.000 men and women assailed them, and repeatedly struck Case and the others. Mrs Case was roughly handled, and her dress was torn, while Case’s motor car was wrecked and attempts were made to overturn other cars of tho Hackney Wick players. Amid a fusillade of brickbats and other missiles, they reached tho garage, where their supporters rushed to the rescue. A fight developed, the traffic was held up, and the police intervened.

The trouble is attributed to Case falling when leading, causing a fourfold crash, for which nobody was to blame, but Norman Parker, a leading Harringay rider, suffered an injured foot, and was unable to continue. Hackney Wick twice surprisingly defeated Harringay. Mr Whitehead nas asked the 'Control Board immediately to inquire into the incident.