AUCKLAND

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1931, Page 4

AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON TEAM BEATEN

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Stii February. Keen competition marked the lntcrprovluclal 1 broadsidlng match at Western Springs Speedway ' last evening, when tho Auckland tcam'defcatcd Ilio Wellington team by 29 points to 24, in the course of nine races. . ■ W. Kll'mister, the'Wellinßton captain., and A. Mattson, Dominion champion and Auckland ' captain met twice. In 'the first, race .Kilmis-" ' Icr won by 15 yards, milking the fastest, time 'of the cvcntnß.' .Time, lmin '11 l-sscc. In . the second, Kllniister fell while behind Matt- • son, who stopped in tho next lnii and sacrificed '■ a certain win, as, tho Wellington Vjapiiiiu was out of the running. .., . Cj'" "',-., Results:— ■•' .... '!l^ '' ■■■.■:■::". ' AVollington r. Auckland.—First race: 'W. fc'U- • mister (Wellington), 1; 8.-.Bray. (Auckland), 2; ;E. Naylor (Wellington); 3. Time, lujin 21 4-5 sec. Second race: A. Way (Auckland), 1; W. Herbert' (Auckland). 2; W. Harvio;, (Wellington), a. '=• Time, lmin 26 l-ssec. Third, race: A. Mattson (AucHland), 1; C. Tonk?'. 1 (Wellington), 2.; W. ■gllen'Miixtidana) , X Time, lmin 4-Dsec. . Fourth.••.%'acc; W. KiJmister (Wellington), 1.; W. ■Herbert' (Auckland), 2; E. Naylor " (Wellington), 3. Time, lmin 23 l-ssec. /.'Fifth racer- C. Tunks (Wellington), 1; B. Bray (Auckland), 2; P. Day . (Auckland), 3. Time, lmin 25sec. Sixth race: - A. Mattson (Auckland), 1;... A. Hunger (Wel- .' iington), 2; W. Allen (Auckland), 3. Time,' lmin 23 4-ssec. Seventh' race: C. Tonks (Wellington), 1; A. Way (Auckland), 2. Herbert (Auckland) finished third, but the point 'was not. awarded; while Phillips fe11.:.;. Time, lmin 2G,2-sse'c. Eighth race: T. Day'(Auckland), 1; A. nungcri.rWelHngtpn),.^;;-^. Bray (Auckland). 3. A great race. Time; lmin 27 l-ssec. Ninth race: W. Kllmlster (Wellington), 1; A. Mattson (Auckland), 2; W. Alien (Auckland), 3.. Another- exciting contest. Time, lmin 21 1-SSOC.'- : B Grade Handicap.—J* Cortnack, 7soc, 1; B. 'Cairns, (i'/iscc, 2. Time, Jmin u4 -It-iiscc." retone-Alcarantv Handicap-.—,-T. Butler, 1; 11.I1. ; Day, 3sec; 2. Time,'- lmin "35sec.' " /,.- A Wellington Speedways official who watched the Interprovliicial. contests - at- Auckland on Saturday night states that .the telegraphed report regarding Mattson stopping In tho handicap race after Kllmister had fallen is liable to give a wrong Impression. ' What actually happened was that Kilmister fell In the eccondlap, and Matt/on fell during the following lap. Eight attempts were made to start tho match race in which Mattson ami Kilmister rodo together, the two .captains, of whom Maltson had the inside'position and was setting the pace, repeatedly getting away, too fast for the-other, starters. Eventually they got away together, and went out of the straight abreast, tut Kilmister then tnolc tho lead and remained in front till the finish, returning tho fastest time for the meeting. ■ ' -'.-■■'■