KILBIRNIE STADIUM SPEEDWAY.

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 19

KILBIRNIE STADIUM SPEEDWAY.

Midget-car racing, the latest American sport, will be introduced for the first time to New Zealand next Saturday evening, when the reopening of the Kilbirnie Speedway -will be headed by a fine programme of dirt-track racing. Prominent on the programme will be the two Australian international test riders, Lionel Van Praag-and Dick Case, who have represented their country in English-Austra-lia Test matches for the past three years. At the Tests which were held recently in Australia Van Praag and Case proved to be outstanding scorers, and sensational performances are expected on "Saturday night, when these two champions will be matched, against the New Zealand star, Alf. Matson, whose past reputation on the cinder track. is well known throughout the Dominion. . Local speedsters will be seen in a big teams championship, the chosen combinations for the opening meeting being Newtown, captained by the popular rider Clarrie Tonks, and City, with Peter Phillips at their head. The midget cars will appear in a rucord attempt and a short limit handicap. A spectacular event will be a grand parade, headed by the Wellington Kegimental Band in their scarlet full-dress uniform. '•' Arrangements have been made for a special tram, service, and there' will be pjjpular admission charges of Is, Is 6d, and 2s. A keen demand is already evident for reserved seats, and intending patrons are advised to make their reservations_ as early as possible.' Seats can be obtained at the D.I.C. or C. E. Claridge, tobacconist, 69 Manners Street. •■.,■."■■..- .: