SPEEDWAY SPEEDSTERS

NZ Truth, Issue 1301, 20 November 1930, Page 17

SPEEDWAY SPEEDSTERS

• .., (From/ 'NIZ. Ti-uth's'-' . Special Welliiigtbn Representative.)

"THE early promise shown by T. Wil-- * kinsbn at the; initial "try-puts at ,the Kilbirnie < Wellington) ' Speed-way was further demonstrated V on; Monday night, l 'when he collected the honors m the Speedway.XJrand 'Opening Handicap.. ' The times m the heats were not fast, arid 'Wilkinson: took his (the third) m 90.. 2^5 sees. In the. final,, however, the time : was considerably reduced, Wilkinson coming. home a winner m '"86 1-5 Tlie - Big~ ' Nine " Invitation • Scratch race created con-.; siderable interest by reason of the fact' that both the Australian, riders, , Durkin and Ham- .Wilkinson berger, 'were ap- ■• '-' pearing. Neither had any. luck,, though. '. This .event went to C Tonks,- who rode a great race to finish m 83 1-5 sees. Wil-

kinson reached tho final of the Big Nine, ..but fell hr the first' cace. The event was restarted, but again, he came a cropper. In the second division event, the Kilbirnie Handicap, H., Santi.came through to the^-flnal and won it^in'9;! sees. , Although' 'H. '■' 'Durk'in and B. Hamberger have- gone from Wellington . to Christchurch, the second meeting of the season at the Kjlbirriie Stadium Speedway -will , not be without competitors from overseas. In fact, one of those to compete at next Saturday night's big meeting is stated to be a "cinder shifter" of exceptionally line class. ' This one is Jack ' Bishop, who has had a great run of success on, the Davis Park track, Brisbane^. where he rficently ac-, complished the "hat -trick" m winning the. Goldeff^Helmet, the Golden Gauntlet and the.Kingsford Smith wings. Among the competitors whom. Bishop has defeated this season is Frank Pearce, who: holds- the record for fo ( ur laps on the Kilbirnie track. The other visiting rider 1 at this 'week's meeting at Kilbirnie .will be .•another Queenslander, . Cyril Anderson. ■.. "' ,;. ■■;•