BROADSIDING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20178, 5 March 1931, Page 6

BROADSIDING.

RECORDS BROKEN. i (PBBSB iBSOCIi-TIO* TXtXOBAU.) PAIMERSTON NORTH, March 4. Squib Burton twice shattered the record' of 84 2-sseo at the speedway tor night, going round in' 84sec and 88aeo. A record crowd, was thrilled with the brilliancy of England's foremost sjx riders. Result#:—: All-England Big Greenwood 1,. N. Evans 2. Time, 85seo.' i i 1 Empire Handicaps-Burton 1, H. Tolley 2. Time, 98sec. • ~ Welcome Handicap—R. Weqon 1, R, Vining 2. Time, S)9 8-ssec. Sig Nine Scratch Race—Burton 1, Greenwood 2. Time,' 83sec. . . ■ ■ EVENTS FOR SATURDAY. Lion Van Praag, "the Flying Dutchman," i idol of Australian and New Zealand speedwaya,«will make a reappearance at Monica | Pork Speedway on Saturday night, under special engagement. This. -announcement j j 1 means a real broadsiding treat. Van Praag's vcnderful broa'dsiding when last here is | something that still lingers in the memory 1 of thousands. 'There are no dull moments once his engine roars into action. Praag' has become the world's record-holder, having beaten the times of fiuoh champions as Vic. xiuxley, who took all before him in England last season, Frank Pearce and Frank Arthur. Van Praag is all but all toe way. With "the Flying Dutchman" will be Harold Btevens and Cyril Anderson, the two speedy, proficient Australians, and Reg. Banby,- of Wellington, will also be in ■ the lists. Praag, Stevens, and will contest three thrilling 'match races. There will Tie set special scratch race for the local ohampionß, .Charlie Blacklock, Ernie rye, Ernie Marsh, Norm. Gray, and Jack Oakley, and . Reg. Ranby, of Wellington. Thre*> handicap r&oea with all th& aJiminiMMi.' Uoropetmg .mff alwb» ran. V • ' v 1 '