MOTOR-CYCLE SPORTS.
WESTERN SPRINGS RACING
Motor-cycling thrills are promised on Saturday evening when the new stadium at Western Springs, with its dirt racingtrack, will be opened. Training last evening, the prominent riders [W. Herbert, C. Goodwin, W. Allen and A. Mattsori, put up times which indicated that the track is likely t° P«™ one of the fastest, in Australia and Jew Zealand Mattsou did the circuit at . speed equal to the mile record «t.blrted in Wellington two years ago. lhe Auck Hid riders who have been training here ," d V'V;. -uch promise that it has been decided to match a team of them against „ Wellington team on Satuiday. T stadium is to be officially opened by the Mayor 'Mr. G. Baildon, at eight o clock •md the 18 events on the programme airo ' e .f<»rl to provide sport for a little over two hours A special tram service by cars on tJho zoo route leading to the mam entrance of the stadium has been arranged.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20424, 28 November 1929, Page 9
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165MOTOR-CYCLE SPORTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20424, 28 November 1929, Page 9
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