DIRT TRACK RACING.
LADY RIDER FOR AUSTRALIA. [IHO.M OUR ATHLETIC CORRESPONDENT.]LONDON, Oct. 17. With the advent of dirt-track racing in England thoi'o has corric on tho t.ccno a pretty Irish girl rider in Miss Fay Taylour, who, having beaten quite a number of crark English and Australian riders, is now going to Australia to ride thero against tho best men in tho Commonweal! h. Miss Taylour will bo (lie first British rider, man or woman, to leave Europo l"i- the express purpose of competing against the Australians at their own particular sport. Tho cousin of a I'amoiw millionaire newspaper peer, she has in her a strong sporting spirit. Discussing her experience on the tra-k .Miss Taylour told Jno that while she had made monev on tho dirt track, the real reason why she compete, against, the men "was been,.so shn loved it. . fueident ally her record on. the speedway Hder-' ! e W ! ? U '«° her of lie iten I"l | W "I"'"'"* Sl,c I- . hist-class riders, inehuling Austra--1.1" stars, and .ecently at Salford sho ripoJl i° xl " bd,n " fjf daring that was sailT, \° T r ,0 ' M ' Sa Tli y lom ' will sail lui Australia next month.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20111, 23 November 1928, Page 18
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