MOTOR CYCLE RACING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17954, 5 December 1932, Page 7

MOTOR CYCLE RACING

SYDNEY CONTESTS EIDER’S FATAL INJURIES SYDNEY, Dec. 3. Bert Brennan, the Parramatta cyclist, crashed in the Show Ground Handicap at tho Speedway last night and died shortly after being admitted to hospital. In tho final heat, another competitor, Paul, came down near the same spot and was ridden over by another competitor, injuring his leg. Bobby Blake,. Woolhara, maintained his unbeaten record when he defeated Stratton (New Zealand) in the Royal match race in straight heats in 4G J-3see.

T DRANG AND! V. GISBORNE

Both teams in the Turangamii v. Gisborne Club match had completed their first innings when time was called, tho former for 154, and the latter for 120. Gisborne 'Club, who had put up good performances earlier in the season, did not do so well, and would have put up a poor showing had it no’t been for the, 44 contributed by !ft. Ward, a former Wellington player who has’ come to Gisborne, from the’ Coast. lb G, Dwyer made 20, and J M. Michael 15. T). Hosier put up a very fine bowling average for Turanganui, capturing *dx wickets for 27, while D. Wells took three for 33. ©osier also was the best bat for his side, running up a total of 47 in quick time, while A. C. Wood Held made 40, A. 'Shelton 23, 31. Nicholson 15, and T. Niven 15. Turanganui’s last wicket fell just-••on the call of time. WIN FOR OTAGO HAWKE’S BAY DEFEATED (l’or Press Association.) DUNEDIN, last night. The match between Otago and Hawke’s Bay was won by the home side by five wickets. Otago's innings closed for 311, Dunning scoring 28. lleaney’s figures were six for 81 and Elliott look two for 36. llawke’s Bay after a bad start, scored 240 in tho second innings, Browne scoring 42 iu 40 minutes, O’Brien 45. Fin--lay son 45, Elliott 24, and Heaney, not out, 33. Badcock, three for 51, was Otago’s best howler. Dickinson looktwo for 37. Otago, who were left with 71 minutes in which to score 72 for a win, made tho required runs with 20 minutes to spare, but lost five wickets in the process. Knight (25) was the highest scorer, Browne bowled excellently to take throe for 18.