BROADSIDING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 33, 9 February 1931, Page 15

BROADSIDING

OVERSEAS EIDERS

ANOTHER RECORD TO BURTON

With the pick of £he local riders engaged in the return interproviucial match at Auckland, it was left to overseas riders, together with Wellington's second string, to provide the thrills at the Kilbirnie Stadium on Saturday night. Burton and Spiuks, two of the best riders that England and Australia respectively have produced, are a big draw on any New Zealand track, and Whittle, Stevens, Perkins, and Greenwood are tour more who are capable of expert and speedy broadsiding.. These six may be said to have provided the backbone of the programme, and on the whole, they rode well up to their reputations. The local men, when appearing in handicap races with the visitors, were liberally treated by the handicapper, but with Spiuks and Burton, the two scratch men,'behind them, they could not afford to loiter. Burton was again in great form, and rode the first race in" 70 4-ssec, 1 l-ssec better than- his previous -best fort a race, and only i-bsec outside'the record for the trafck, estaljlislfett sbld by Fruh'k I'earce last .IJurtpn, in his-ne^fe ride, covered ttie mile in 76 3-ssee, liis lap times being "18" 3-ssec, IWseo-, 19"2i5sec, rl9 3-ssec. The time for the first lap is the fastest to date for a 4uarlel:-miiti on the track. ; Burton's- next effort was 78 3-5 sec, but in his other race he came down tlil'dUyH t&uclUng ■ tiie "rfeal- -wheel of '.Another cycle. Spiuks also rode well, .but had trouble with his machine. He performed splendidly against Burton in one of the match racesiii.'-:. ■■• ■ ~•-- RESULTS. The results In detail were:— BIG SIX INVITATION SCRATCH itACB, of £12; four laps;'from a rolling start. j( First Heat.—"Squib'" Burton, 1; E. Whittle. Also started: H. Stevens. Stevens and Whittle fell -on. the first Bend the first time the race was started, and Stevens again tell early in.-the restart. Burton rode right, away from Whittle, and won by nearly half a ia.pi :,.Times, 76 4-Dsec," SBstc;" '"•■>'.' '■»'' Second Heat.—C. Spinks, 1: S. Perkins, 2, • (freeilWofld • alsor--{Started," but 'Had Itf' abaiiilon. the race through engine trpubje oh the first time round. -SptHlts led W-'tHH Wayfaiia' Won by half a lap. Times, 79 3-'sscc, 97 4-uscc. . Final." " ■'■ "Squib" Burton (Kiidgo) 1 E. Whittlo (Douglas) . 2 Also started: C. Siilnks (Budge). : : Spiuks started on the inside, with Burton in the middle, and the latter led from,the start to win by a big margin. Splnks's machine failed in the third lap, when he'was running second. .Times, 7(5 3-ssec, 86sec. ALL-COMKRS1 HANDICAP, or £37 10s; four laps; from a standing start. First Heat.—C. It. Til'ley. (lOsee), 1; A.-Pratt (ssee), a. Also started: K. Whittle (2sec),. J. Hassell.('Jsee). Tilley led all the way, and won by 100 yds, wtlh a similar- distance between second and third. .Whittle fell in the first lap. Times/ 98sec, 96sec. - ■■ ■ ■ -■ : • Second Heat.—A. RadclitTe ("sec). 1; A. Hooper (9sec), 2. Also started; H. . Stevens (lsec), J. W. Spencer (Bsee). • ' ; The riders wero in the order of starting over the flrst three laps, although the gaps, between them closed up considerably. Stevens was coming round into the final straight with a good chance of winning when he touched Hooper's back : wheel, and came down. Hooper was slowed up as a result, and Radcliffe came through to snatch v win by about 10 yards. Times, 37 2-ssec, 101.2-ssec. • Third Heat.—C. Trilford (lOsee), 1; W. Viggars (4scc), 2. Also started: G. Greenwood (scr), B. F. Appleyard ("3ec). Viggars passod Appleyard oarly in the race, and from theu on the order was Trilford, Vig« gars, Applejard, and Greenwood, the lastnamed having been given an unsatisfactory start. Won by 80yds, with 40yds between second and third. Times, 95sec, 91 l-ssec. , Fourth Heat.—S. Perkins (lsec), 1; J. Richards (Bsec), 2. Also started: V. Mangham (sscc) and A. Walling (Bsec). Although not getting a good start, Perkins rapidly overhauled the early starters', and wonby about a quarter of a lap, with about 10 yards separating Kichards from Mangham, who was third. Times, 88 3-ssec, 99sec. Fifth Heat.—D. Higgins (Bsec), 1; T. Firth (6sec), 2. Also started: "Squib" Burton (scr), A. Watt (9sec). ■ ■ ■ ■ The handicap men rode together over the distance, with Burton about a quarter of a lap behind at tho start. He had nearly caught the leaders towards the end of the second lap when ho touched Watt's rear wheel, and came down. Won by 60yds, with a quarter of a lap between second and third. Times, 90 i-5 sec, 92 2-Sscc. ■< Sixth Heat.—G. Lowndes (9sec), 1; H. Lucchesi (ssec), 2. Also started: C. Spinks (scr), D. Koberts (Bsec). . Lowndes won easily after leading all the way Roberts was second, with Lucchesi close behind him till tho last lap, when Roberts came down on the southern .bend. Spinks s machine failed to get going. Times, - 92sec, 100- 2-ssec. v ' .-.. ■ . i:!. ■:■;.:•■■ ' First Scmi-Qiial.-^RadcliffOy .1.: Hooper, 2. Also started:. Pratt and Tilley..:' ' , :■ Tllley's machino failed In the-second lap. Won by a quarter of a lap. Times, 92 3-sscc, D 8 3-ssec. . ■- ' ' Second Seml-flnal.—Trilford, 1; Richards, 2. Also started: A'lggars. , ' ■ t The order of starting was maintained throughout the race. Won by a length. Times,94sec, 93 l-ssee. .. . . Third Seml-flnal.—Lowndes,. 1; Firth, 2. Also started: Lucchesi and Higgins. . Higgins did not got a good start, and Lucchesi had engine trouble. Won by two lengths. Times, 94 2-ssec, 94sec. . Final. A. V. Radcliffe (Douglas) I 7sec- ........ 1 G. Trilford (Douglas),-lOsee ..,. j J. Richards (Douglas), Ssec ■ * Also'started: G. Lowndes (Harlcy-A.J.S.), .9 The order over the first half of tho distance was Trilford,.. Lowndes, Radcliffe, Richards. Lowndes took the lead in the third lap, but fell immediately afterwards,' and Kadclifle cut through insido of Trilford in the last lap on the northern bend, and won by about 20yds. Times, 93sec, 97sec, 102 Misec. BIG SIX CONSOLATION KACE, of £«; foil* laps; from a rolling start. : • ■ H. Stevens, 1; G. Greenwood, 2. Also started : S. Perkins. . ' Greenwood led out of tho straight from Stevens and Perkins, the latter losing ground) in the second lap owing to temporary trouble with his machino. He came up again, ana the finish of an interesting race saw the three riders come down the straight almost together. Stevens won narrowly, and Perkins crashed Into the fence a few yards from the finishing line. Times, 82 2-ssec, 84 l-sseo. . . SPECIAL INVITATION MATCHES,,of £12; four laps; from a rolling start. ■ j First Match.—H. Stevens beat Whittle; "•■ ■ ■ Stevens started from the outside, but led round the first bend, and. maintained his advantage to win by a length In a good finish. Times, S4sec, 84 2-Dsec. : ! Second Match. —G. Greenwood beat W. Vlg- : Greenwood started on the inside, and led alt the way to win by 30yds, Times, 88 3-ssec, 89 j 3-nscc. . . . " 'I Third Match.—"Squib" Burton beat. C. Spinks. , , .. ■ 'I Burton won by 15yds after leading all the way. Both men rode good races. Times, 78 3-ssec, SOsec. ENCOURAGEMENT RACE, of £3; for riderg who havo not previously competed. Santos, 1; Tonics, 2.; Leckle, 3. Also started: Mazola. Times, Ojsec, 112 2-ssec, 124 sec.