EXCITING SPORT.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 296, 14 December 1931, Page 11

EXCITING SPORT.

Opening of Broadsiding at Dunedin. AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, December 13. The Speedway Royle held its opening meeting in Dunedin last night before a good crowd. The big attraction was the appearance of four Australian riders, Packer, Bysouth, Elms and Tompkins, all of whom immediately showed themselves to he clever broadsiders. Tompkins in his very first race made himself a favourite with the crowd, taking tremendous slides on the corners, but he crashed heavily in the third heat of the Australian Match Race and Avas unable to i*ide during the rest of the evening. The other two Australians in the race, Elms and Packer, seeing Tompkins’s danger, threw themselves from their machines to avoid crashing into him, their action making a great impression on the crowd. Results:— PACIFIC HANDICAP—First heat: Homer <Bsec) 1, Packer (scr) 2. Time —97 sec. Second heat: Bysouth (scr) 1, Nesbit (3sec) 2. Time—93 4-ssec. Third heat: Wyders (6sec) 1, Tompkins (scr) 2. Time—9sseo. Final: Homer 1, Bysouth 2. Time—93sec. ROYLE HANDICAP—First heat: Homer (3sec) 1, Nesbit (scr) 2. Time —94 l-ssec. Second heat: Ravenswood (Bsec) 1, Williams (7sec) 2. Time—--105 2-ssec. Third heat: Inglis (Bsec) 1, Creighton (9sec) 2. Time—loo 1-5 sec. Final: Nesbit 1, Homer 2. Time —97 2-ssec. AUSTRALIAN MATCH RACE—First heat: Packer 1, Tompkins 2. Time—86see. Second heat: Tompkins 1, Elms 2. Time—Bssec. Third heat: Packer 1, Elms 2. Time—97sec. Packer won the event. COLOSSAL PARK HANDICAP—First heat: Eims (scr) 1. The others failed to finish. Time—9Bsec. Second heat: Young (3sec) 1, Williams (Bsec) 2. Time—llß 2-ssec. Third heat: Nesbit (3sec) 1, Henning (lOsec) 2. Time—96 4-ssec. Final: Elms 1, Young 2, Nesbit 3. Time—96 3-ssec. MANY ENGINE FAULTS. Visiting Riders Handicapped at Western Springs. AUCKLAND, December 13. Persistent machine trouble marred the performances of visiting riders at the Western Springs SpeedAvay last evening. Although the local men were in good form, both J. Jackson and N. Key, of England, won several places, but were handicapped by their motors being unreliable, while E. Whittle, of Australia, also had difficulty with his mount. There were very few falls and, although the state of the track made speeds slower than on the opening night, the racing was good. Results:— INTERNATIONAL MATCHES—First race: N. Key (J.A.P.) 1, J. Jackson (Rudge) 2. Time—lmin 22 3-ssec. Second race: J. Jackson 1, C. Goldberg (J.A.P.) 2. Time—lmin 21 4-ssec. VISITORS’ HANDICAP—B. Smith (Norton), 35sec, 1; F. Day (Norton), 3sec, 2. Time—lmin 27 l-ssec. SPECIAL EIGHT HANDICAP—A. Mattson (Rudge), scr, 1; R. Cairns (Rudge), Isec, 2. Time—lmin 26 2-ssec. BIG SIX, local riders—First race: F. Day 1, H. Tetley (Rudge) 2. Time—lmin 25sec. Second race: S. Sheppard (Rudge) 1, D. Mattson (Norton) 2. Time—lmin 24sec. B GRADE HANDICAP—C. Morgan (Norton), Isec, 1; J. M’Donald (Douglas), 4sec, 2. Time—lmin 32 2-ssec. KILBIRNIE STADIUM. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 13. At the Kilbirnie Stadium on Saturday the results of the races were:— Big nine invitation scratch racte—W. Kilmister 1, R. Frogley 2. Time—B3 2-5 Speedway grand handicap—P. Phillips 2, H. Maugham 2. Time—B6 l-ssec. Douglas scratch race—E. Naylor 1, H. Anderson 2. Time—93sec. BROADSIDING POSTPONED. On account of the unfavourable weather conditions, the broadsiding to have been held at Monica Park Speedway on Saturday has been postponed until next Saturday.