MOTOR-CYCLE RACING.
WELLINGTON DIRT TRACK. RECORD FOR MILE EVENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Sunday. About 13,000 people attended tho Kiibirnie Stadium last evening to witness tho dirttrack motor-cycle racing. Miss Kay Taylour failed in an effort tc break the track record for one mile, her machine breaking down on entering the fourth lap. The record was subsequently broken by Gus Clifton {Australia), who rode the nile in 1m 31.4-58. The New Zealand dirt-track championship was won by Dave Managh, of Ualcombe. There were several spills. Tui Morgan sustained slight concussion.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20218, 1 April 1929, Page 14
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91MOTOR-CYCLE RACING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20218, 1 April 1929, Page 14
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