BROADSIDE CHAMPIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 27 February 1933, Page 5

BROADSIDE CHAMPIONS

AUCKLAND SEASON ENDED. ENGLISH RIDERS’ SUCCESS. (By Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, Feb. 26. Spectacular cinder track racing, which included a series of . close finishes and a number of spills, was witnessed by a crowd of over 6000, the largest of the season, at the final breadsiding meeting at the Western Springs speedway last evening. The most .successful rider was N. Key, England, who defeated W. Phillips, afco of England, in the final of the New Zealand open championship and the Span Cup series and later won a match race against Phillips. The Wellington champion, W. Kilmister, came to grief in the first event and did not ride again. He started from an an outside position with A. Mattson, Auckland, on the inside and R. Tauser, America, in the centre. At the start Tauser and Kilmister beat Mattson into the first bend, but the local man wapi first out of the corner and had a clear lead on the back straight. Tauser’s machine humped Kilmister’s, forcing the Wellington man against one of the gates, which was not completely closed. Kilmiister was unseated and his machine was damaged extensively. He was offered other mounts, but could not find one suitable and .so did not appear again. The racing was of a high order and the times were particularly fast. • The results are : New Zealand open championship.— First heat: A. Mattson (Auckland) 1, R. Tauser (America) 2. Time, lmin 18 4-osec. Second heat: N. Key (England) 1, W. Phillips (England) ■ 2. Time, lmin 17 4-ssec. Third heat: T. Stevenson (Encdand) 1. E. Langton (England) 2. Time, lmin 18sec. First semi-final: Phillips 1, Stevenson 2. Time, lmin 16 3-ssec. Second semifinal: N. Key 1, A. Mattson 2. Time, lmin I.7sec. Final: N. Key 1. Time, lmin IDsec. Summer Stakes.—C. Goldberg 1, D. Mattson 2. Time, lmin 21 4-ssec. Fa.-ewell Stakes.—T. Stevenson 1, R. Tar)ser 2. Time, lmin 19 3-ssee. Match Races. —First event: T. Stevenson and R. Tauser (dead heat) 1. Time, lmin 20 2-ssec. Second event: N. Tvev 1. W. Phillies 2. Time, lmin 17 3-ssec.