BROADSIDING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21215, 22 December 1930, Page 5

BROADSIDING.

INTERPROVINCIAL CONTEST. CANTERBURY TEAM VICTORIOUS. Despite the cold, boisterous weather on Saturday night, a crowd numbering somewhere in the vicinity of 3000 people gathered at the broadsiding stadium to witness the interprovincial- match between riders representing Canterbury and Otago. It was anticipated that the Canterbury team would be a hard one to beat, and so it proved. After a series of races, in which the fortunes alternated between tbe two, the te&m from tbe northern province ran out victorious by the margin of four points, Otago securing 24 points to Canterbury’s 28. Although it must be admitted from the start that there were some particularly good riders among the visitors, it is oj’y fair to state , that Otago had most of the bad luck. Several times Otago men were in a good position when a fall or some trouble with their machines ruined their chances. Miller waa the most unfortunate in this respect. With tetter luck and his engine in better tune, he would probably have been one of the outstanding riders of the contest. Afl it was, there, were three men who, “7 their daring, skill, and general broadaiding ability, stood out from ■ the rest. They were Mangham, Marsh, and Lnnn. Maugham was the best rider on the track, a **d thoroughly deserved his victory in the final of the South Island Championship. At ths B&CH6 time, h© h&d & • very close rival in Marsh, whose brilliant cornenng and speed on the straight made him the most dangerous of the Canterbury team, though Lunn, who won three, of the match races and was second . to Mangham in the final of the South Island Championship, also proved himself a very fine broadsider. There was little worthy of note in the riding of the competitors in the Speedway Royal Handicap. The times in this event were, all poor, and none of the riders had sufficient dash on the corners to arouse to any degree the excitement of the crowd. There can be no doubt that the removal'of a considerable amount of the cinders from the tr&ck has been a wise step, and, once the local riders become used to the lighter covering, there is little doubt that the times will improve. . As usual, the meeting was well controlled, and, although most of the races w . er ® from , rolling started the programme of IB events was run off in a little over two hours. The following are the resudts;— CANTERBURY , v. OTAGO INTERPROVINCIAL CONTEST. 1 Marsb (Canterbury) I'ir (°tago) 2, W. Thomas (Canterbury) 3 Also started: D. Miller Marsh shot into the front, and gradually increased bis lead, winning a slow race by 60 yards, with 80 yards bete^S?C? nd and Miller, who had * ato a good position, fell -out with in tb ® brßt * ap - Time, Second Lunn (Canterbury) P^ alr (Otago) 2, H. Mangham (Otago) 3. Also started; N. Neill (Canterbury) Lnnn took the lead, but Mangb.B“ sbot to the f r o n t, and fir the nelt three laps the lead alternated between broker. In t be la P Maugham’s chain broke when he had a lead of 10 yards vflr^ LU f Dn da ™ ed ho s ae the winner by 60* 'SS?.ftss.- c “ " £ K ;,^^ d r Match.— (Cantermtogo)' s’ ( S ta !°i 2 *t J * Nisbet iPonfa v * v stwtedi J, Oarter in Young took the lead early Ms teXk £*■ it T ap P ea Ted that' wit£ W B nr i v d T he V?. uld be an easy winner. the kl - oCk ii, ri ls l^ J daßhingly l to the front in the third lap, and after a bePwho 8 h»J 1 WOn b 7 10 7 ardß > Trith Nis- ' Sn 11 d c ? me , from fourth to third 91 thee : yardS ! further ba <*- Time. i,r Eb Match.-—H, Mangham 1 v fch 2, A Blair 3. Also started: W. T b o mas - , Mangham came out from the ■ be ? d l wl A h a sIi B b t lead, and, riding dashingly both on the corners and in the managed to keep ahead of Wh °’rfc >wever ' f clun 3 desperately to Irf twl®* T homaß fell out at the end poat h^th r f IpPj passed the §0 wiai* ll d of lu ypds. Blair being ' * l he Time, 90 I-ssec. 2 P^*+ tc o'~9i Blactl ock 1, J. Carter R„4'^ a tt 3. Also started: D. Miller, xifjter bad a ehght lead'coming out of the north bend, and Miller, with vrideopen throttle, was . catching on him'when crashed heavily. The race then day ? ar i e !-i, and B3a cklock. Carter Tn lead till, entering the last lap, hhf C ni°-J c - cub ID . ahead, and, maintaining dnißbed with a lead of 20 TiS; 92 i a . t ss e r 8 . yardS fUrther back * Sixth Match.—P. Lunn 1. J Yonu» 9 rnma sta £ ted: . N. Neill, J. Nisbet Young o’ l * of the north bend with a slight wSnd n w” ? oSlti T on he held until the front feta ben Lu .P n roared to the if w r tb men made a S r eat race of it, but Lunn managed to finish with a first lL 10 7-v. rds * ,* iabe t fell out in the first lap with trouble, and Neill was unable to finish within the time limit, 00 l-Ssec/ 8 eDglne trouble. Time, 2 Match.— J. Young 1, J. Nisbet Tho ? na8 l - ■ Also-started: E. Marsh. Once again Marsh took the lead, and ” dl “s a . nd cornering brilliantly, he seemed r r he crashed in the first straight of the second lap. Thomas was by this time well back, and the two Youno- ri^ ers . b ad the race to themselves, xoung, despite several strong challenges by Nisbet, held the lead, ind finished 10 yards ahead of the I after, with Thomas ab "o y. a rds behind. Time,.9s l-ss“. Eighth Match.—P. Lunn 1, N. Neill 2 toto fko rt i ed j D ;, Miller. Lunn came out lead, though Miller clung well to his heels throughout the first lap. In the second lap, however, the latter’s enBjne petered out. and the Canterbury riders went on unopposed. Lunn simply rode away from Neill, and passed the Pratt in iid P °nAf W 1 f l 6 of 300 yardß- - did not start, his engine having 91 V 2”ssec OUl)Ie iD 8 fa,Se Start ‘ Tim e. Ninth Match.—H. Mangham 1, J Carlock 2 ’ XT Bl l lr 3 ‘ A ,so started: C. Black!i°un Mangham, evidently determined to thc k l l^ h \ Te^ Uta . tl fl n °f Otago, shot into a w«s d v!f d of the others - and, taking ti-li w S}l de ’, ca ! ne out with a substantial lead This he increased, although Carhlm r °±i d ,^ pe ™ tel y in an attempt to pass o Otago captain finished with a Yards, Amidst great excitement, Blair beat Blacklock for third place by five yards. Time, 89 3-ssec. . With 28 points to Otago’s 24, the Canterbury team was declared the winner of the contest. SOUTH ISLAND INVITATION CHAMPIONSHIP, i « at T ( fastest three Canterbury riders) .-P, Lunn 1, C. Blacklock 2. E. M a j sb 3 ,\ Marsh roared out of the first bend Tvell in the lead, and, riding magniflcently, he drew away from the other . 1115 engine then appeared to give trouble, and Lunn, who was also riding a sterling race, passed him on the last bend of the second lap. Blacklock came into second place in the third lap, and this order was maintained till the finish, Lun n passing the post with a lead of 50 yards, .lime, 89 l*ssec, Second Heat (fastest three Otago riders) —H. Mangham 1, A. Blair 2. Also started: J. Young. Young was in the lead when approaching the bend, but Maugham passed him after coming out of the corner. Mangham went on to give a briluant exhibition of broadsiding, and won from Blair by 220 yards. Young crashed on the fast bend halfway through his slide. Time, 88sec. Final. H. Mangham 1 P. Lunn 2 Mangham was again the first out of the bend, and, leaning over at desperate angles he roared into the corners, waves of cinders flying from the rear of his machine. Bunn was also riding well, but he was scarcely of Maugham’s class. By the third ap the Otago , captain had a substantial ie j when Lunn crashed entering a slide, and Mangham was left to finish alone, ihe Canterbury rider remounted and finished within the time limit. Time, 89 l-ssec. SPEEDWAY ROYAL HANDICAP. First Heat.—A. Rait (scr) I. H. Wil(7sec) 2. Also started: P. Lyders (Isec). Rait came to the front early in the event, and was never headed, winning after a slow race by 15 yards. Lyders fell m the first lap, but remounted and continued a lap behind the others. Time, 102 2-ssec. t Second Heat.—A. Anderson (scr) 1. AJso started: C. Hasler (Isec), G. Brown (6seo). The race resolved itself into a general mix-up. All the riders oapie pfi,

and Anderson -was the only man to finish, the others failing to restart their machines. Third Heat.—W. Grieve (2sec) 1, 8. Ravenswood (osec) 2. Also started: B. Henning (6sec). Ravenswood held the lead until, entering the last lap, Grieve dashed to the front, winning easily by 80 yards. Henning fell out in the first lap. Time, 102 l-ssec. . Final. W. Grieve 1 A. Rait 2 A. Anderson 3 Also started: S. Ravenswood. Ravenswood had the lead over the others when he crashed in the first lap. Grieve then came to the front, and rode away from the others, winning by 200 yards from Rait, Anderson being 100 yards further back. Time, 07 l-ssec. MONICA PARK RACING. (Peb United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, December 21. Two and one-fifth seconds were clipped oa the former track record by George Greenwood, the_ brilliant young English rider, on Monica Park dirt track on *>7% evening. The international P a tch race, England v. Australia, was won by England by 40 points to 12. The race was decided by four matches—first six points, second four points, third two points, fourth one point. England was first and second in all the matches. The, £ rst ma tch resulted:—Burton (England) 1, Greenwood (England) 2, donee (Australia) 3, Unwin (Australia) 4. Time, Imin 20 4-ssec. England 10. Australia 3. Second Match.—Burton 1, Greenwood 2, Jones 3, Unwin 4. Time. Imin 21sec. England 20, Australia 6. - Third Match.—Burton’ l, Greenwood 2, Jones 3, Unwin 4. Time. Imin 22 4-ssee. England 30, Australia 9. Fourth. Match .—Greenwood 1, Burton 2, Durian 3, Unwin 4. Time, Imin 21sec. England 40, Australia 12. Empire Scratch Race. One mile.— First heat: Greenwood (England) 1, Pyke Tl J me ,’. l P in 26aec - Second heat: Unwin (Australia) 1, Durkin (Australia) 2. lime, Imin 25sec. Final: Greenwood 1. Unwin 2, Time, Imin 19 4-ssec—a track record. KILBIRNIE STADIUM. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 21. Admittedly a “ night of accidents,” the first meeting between the visitors from England and Australia and the local riders at the Kilbirnie Stadium on Saturday night was a disappointing one. The machines were in capricious mood. There was an unusual number of falls The Great International Teams’ Race" could not be run to the programme of nine races comprising this event. Five of them required replacements, and in nearly every case it was one of the visitors who could not ride. The match, was won by Wellington by 29 points to 22. The outstanding performer was Kilmister, who won nis three races. Bond, who won one of. his races, was the only visitor to be successful in - these tests. Results:— Grand Christmas Handicap.—Kilmister (sor) 1, Tonks (Isec) 2, Bond (acr) 3. International Teams’ Race.—First race: ■Bond (England) 1, Wilkinson 2, Hunger 3. Time, 85eec. Second race: Kilmister 1, Kempster (England) 2, Banby 3. Time, 82 3-ssec. Third race: Tonks 1, Buchanan (Australia) 2. Time. 85see. Fourth raceKilmister 1, Hale 2, Hungar 3. Tim*. 84 2-ssec. Fifth race: Wilkinson 1, Ranby 2, Naylor 3, Time, 85sec. Sixth race: Hungar 1, Tonks 2. Time, 84 2-ssec. Seventh race: Naylor 1, Buchanan 2, Palmer 3. Time, 87 l-ssec. Eighth race: Tonks 1, Naylor 2. Time, 80sec. Ninth race:. Kilmister 1, Buchanan 2, Phillips 3, Time, 84 l-ssec. Wellington 29 points, Internationals 2. Silver Gauntlet.—Roberts beat Richards. Time, 88 2-ssec. WESTERN SPRINGS SPEEDWAY, (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, December 21. Four oversea riders—Roger Frogley and Norman Evans, of England, and Jack Bishop and Cyril Anderson, of Australia, provided thrilling racing at Western opnngs Speedway last evening. In the course of one race Anderson equalled the mile record of 82aec. The Dominion champion. A. Mattson, had trouble with his motor, and was not prominent. Results:— England versus Australia.—C. Anderson, Australia (Rudge), 1; N. Evans, England (Rudge), 2. Time, Imin 22sec. Auckland versus Australia.—C. Anderboq. Australia, 1; J, Becliap*. Australia (Rudge), 2. Time, Imin 26 2-ssec. ; England versus Auckland.—H. Evans. England, 1; B. Bray, Auckland (Douglas), 2. Time, Imin 24 2-ssec. Open Handicap.—C. Anderson (Rudge), leec, 1; R Frogley (Rudge), scr., 2. Time, Imm 27sec, International Contest* —J, Bishop (Ann, tralia) 1, R. Frogley (England) 2. Time, Imm 24sec. B. Grade Handicap,—J. Oormaok (Norton), 4sec, 1; C. Morgan (Norton),.4sec, 2. .Time, Imin 34 2-ssec.