Speed Trial

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6746, 2 January 1932, Page 8

Speed Trial

“NOBODY WILL INTERFERE” "WIZARD” SMITH’S STATEMENT PUBLISHED REPORT DENIED

With Mr. Norman (“Wizard”) Smith’s car ready for his attempt on the land speed record at Ninety-milo beach, a report has been published in Sydney that official permission for the tiial has been withheld, that there has been friction in Mr. Smith’s party, that another designer has been approached, and that Mr. Don Harkness may not go to tho beach.

This has been, officially denied by Mr. Smith and his manager (Mr. J. H. Mostyn). . . “Thero has been no friction and no misunderstanding between myself, Mostyn, tho Auckland Automobile Associa tion and the Auckland Auto-mobile Racing Club,” said Mr. Smith. “The car is under my solo control and will definitely bo shipped to Awanui on January 2. I will havo tho car run in tho condition I want it, and nobody will interfere. Tho A.A.A. has helped mo in every way possiblo and agrees with all my views about tho car. No outsido designer is to be brought into tho picture.” An absolute denial that permission to hold tho trial had been withheld was also given by Mr. Mostyn. “Tho car will bo shipped and wo will lcavo as arranged,” ho said. "The trials will bo held early in the New Year.” Both Mr. Grayson (president of the: A.A.A.) and Mr. 11. J. Butcher (chairman of the A.A.R.C.) deny that there has been any friction between thoso bodies and Mr. Smith’s party. They endorso Mr. Smith’s statement entirely. Mr. Harkness, designer and builder of tho car, said he was not prepared to make a statement of any kind at the moment.

exhibition in totalling 347. At the drawing of stumps, Auckland had scored 24 for the loss of two wickets. Badcock was top scorer for the visitors with S 4 and lie gavo a bright ail round display, particularly in the early part of his innings when ho averaged over a run per minute. Tho crowd was disappointed at tho early dismissal ot Blunt, tho record holder, who lost his wicket on a run out through a foolish call by Badcock. Elmos and Dunning gave bright exhibitions for 49 and 36 respectively, while Knight and Smith wero slower in compiling their contributions of 42 and 39.

Auckland’s fielding was really shocking in tho morning and although there was an improvement after lunch, it was still far below what is expected of a good representative side. Some excuse could possibly be made for a few of tho ground mistakes but wild returning to tho wickets adding runs for overthrows, was a bad fault which could not be pardoned under any circumstances. Thero was not much sting in tho Auckland bowling which Weir handled very creditably. Vivian and Weir wero tho steadiest although Lyon also howled well at times and deserved better success.

Otago’s innings occupied exactly live hours in which more runs should have been scored after such a lively start had been made. Auckland was fortunate in getting rid of two such rapid scorers as Badcock and Blunt, who would no doubt have mado light of what proved to bo a moderate attack. Buns came rapidly in tho early stages but thero was a decided lull as the afternoon wore on and the light became bad as the tea adjournment approached It was surprising that the later Otago men did not attempt to score more rapidly or else get out and rnako the home team bat in a bad light. To give an idea of tho slow rate or scoring towards the end, Moloney was in 36 minutes for 11 runs, McHaffio 25 minutes, for G, Coupland 67 minutes for 23, and Hawkcsworth 27 minutes for 13. This was certainly flattering to the Auckland attack. Auckland lost two valuable wickets in tho failing light and when the drizzle set in stumps were drawn at 5.42 p.m. OTAGO. —First Innings.

Badcock, e Postlcs, c Vivian .... 84 Cherry, lbw, b Lyon • 2V Blunt, run out 6 Knight, c Vivian, b Weir 42 Elmos, b Weir ............ 49 Smith, b Vivian 39 Dunning, lbw, b Vivian 3(1 Maloney, run out U Coupland, b Vivian 24 McHaffio, b Matheson 6 Hawkcsworth, not out ........ 13 Extras Total 347 Bowling analysis: Vivian 4 for 73, Weir 2 for 46, Lyon 1 for 62, Matheson 1 for 36, Postlcs 0 for 13, McCoy 0 for 47. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Postlcs, b Dunning 3 Mills, b Badcock L-' Weir, not out .. .. .. 3 Vivian, not out .. 6

Total for two wickets .. .. 24 COLLEGE TOURISTS PLAY SOUTH TARANAKI. Per Press Association. HAWEEA, Last Night. Tho cricket match Victoria College tourists v. South Taranaki eleven resulted in a draw. South Taranaki, with 157 for their first innings yesterday, batted for the greater part of to-day’s play, finally declaring at a total of 255 for six (Moloney 66, Palmer 43). College, which made 153 in tho first strike yesterday, had scored 100 in the second innings at the drawing ot stumps (Paetz 38, H. Osborne 29).

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