BROADSIDING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21004, 17 April 1930, Page 7

BROADSIDING.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MEETING. PEARCE RIDES BRILLIANTLY. TRACK AND LAP RECORDS BROKEN. Another successful broadsiding meeting was held, on- the Speedway Royal last evening, when a crowd of about 8000 enthusiasts watched a night’s racing which, although interesting, was marred by a series of unfortunate mishaps, which took their toll of the machines to such an extent, that the ranks of the competitors in some of the finals and in the match races were sadly depleted. _ The only rider to be injured was C. Perabo, who, whilst trying out a strange machine prior to the commencement of the meeting, hit the grass near the top bend, and crashed badly. He was removed to Hospital in an unconscious condition, and at a late hour last night he had not regained consciousiness. L. Van Praag made a re-appearance, and showed that he has lost none of his brilliancy by giving a dashing display in every race in which he rode. Whittle’s riding was just as daring and skilful asever,- but his machine appeared to have developed a temperament, and ran very badly ■ throughout the ’evening. Bennish also made a return to the Dunedin track, and, as usual, rode consistently, F. Pearce, without doubt one of the most brilliant riders yet seen in Dunedin, pleased the’crowd immensely with his intrepid riding in the Open Handicap, and he also received an enthusiastic ovation after clipping 2 4-ssec off Skyd Perkyns’s track record of 84.2-sscc, and incidentally, during the ’attempt, breaking Miss Fay Taylour’s lap record of 21 l-sscc. His lap times were 20 2-ssec, 20 3-ssec, 20 l-ssec, and 20 2-ssec, so that he shattered the lap record on every circuit. Amongst the younger, brigade Nesbit and Miller showed up well, arid even when pitted against some of the stars they a B°od account of themselves. , The following are the results:— OPEN HANDICAP. One mile. First Heat.—E. Whittle (scr) 1, D. Miller (9seo) 2. A. Anderson (Bsec) and F. Spencer (7sec) also started, but Anderson fell in the second lap, and Spencer, after pulling up with machine trouble, finished a lap behind the placed pair.- Won by 10 yards.' Time, 96 3-ssec, Second Heat.—F. Pearce (scr) 1, J. Young (ssec) 2. P. Lydere also started, but fell in the second lap, and after a great race Pearce got home by five yards. Time, 89 4-Sseo. Third Heat.—L. Van Praag (Isec) 1. F. Bennish (2sec) 2. ,W. Grieve (13sec) also started. Riding brilliantly, Van Praag went to the lead in the second lap, and after a stiff duel with Bennish, finished with 20 yards to spare. ■ Time, 02 2-ssec. Fourth Heat.* —J. Nesbit (9sec) 1, A. Rait (Bsec) 2. H; Mangham (2sec) also started, but his machine did not appear to be running as sweetly as usual, and the race resolved itself into a hard-fought duel between Nesbit and . -Rait, the former winning by five yards. Time, 99 4-ssec. First Semi-final. —Pearce 1, Miller 2. Whittle also started. Although he was beaten for first place, the honours of this race lay with Miller, who, for a novice, rode with exceptional daring, and was just beaten by a ! length. Time, 89 2-ssec. Second Heat.- —Van Praag 1, Nesbit 2. Bennish and Rait also started. Making the best of bis handicap, Nesbit held the lead for the first three laps, when Van Praag clapped on the pace, and drew ahead to win by 10 yards. Time, 90 3-ssec. . filial. . Van Praag .... 1 Nisbct .. .. .. .. 2 Miller ...... .. .. .... 3 Miller and Nesbit went neck and neck until the end of the third lap, where Miller took a toss. Van Praag gradually drew up, and passed the post with 'lO yards to spare. Miller by this time bad remounted, and he rode in for third place, 200 yards behind. Time, 89 3-sscc. SECOND, GRADE HANDICAP. First Heat.—A. Anderson (2sec) 1, P. Lyders (lOseo) 2. A. Heineley (Bsec) also, started. . Anderson lost no time in going’, to the front, and, drew away to win by 100 yards. Time, 101 3-ssec. Second Heat.—W. Grieve (9see) 1, J. Nesbit (4sec) 2. F. Spencer (3sec) also started. Won by 10-yards. Time, 109 3-ssec. Third Heat.—D. Miller (4ec) 1. G. Brown (llsec) 2. A. Rait (3sec) also started. -Won by 300 yards. Time, 101 3-ssec. ' -■ Final. Miller .. .. .. 1 Anderson 2 G. Brown i. 3 Miller lost no time in going to the front, and led all the way to win by 20 yards. Grieve crashed in the second lap, but was;unhurt, and Brown, whose machine refused to fire near the finish, pushed home for' third place. Time, 98 2-ssce. MATCH RACE. Three Laps. • E. Whittle v. L. Van Praag. First Heat.—Van Praag 1, Whittle 2. Van Praag led from the start, and after a-good , race won by three yards. Time, 65sec.; Second Heat. —Van . Praag 1, Whittle 2. Van Praag again showed the way, and passed.the nost with 10 yards in hand, won the match. Time, 64 3-ssec. SPECIAL MATCH RACE. . ' Three Laps. First Bennish 1, H. Mangham 2, J. Young 3. Bennish led all the way. and although strongly challenged by Mangham, : he rode home a winner by 20 yards, a similar distance separating Mangham and Young. Time, 66 4-ssee. Second Heat.—F. Bennish 1, Mangham 2. Young was unable to start on account of machine trouble. Mangham led for two laps, but Bennish drew up and won, by 10 yards, thus taking the match. Time, 68 2-sseo.