THREE MEN CRASH

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1932, Page 8

THREE MEN CRASH

AUCKLAND SPEEDWAY MEETING

INJURIES IN TEE COLLISION

(Per PresC Association — Copyright.)

AUCKLAND, December 5.

The 'sudden collapse of the 'front tvre of a racing motor cycle resulted in three. prominent cinder track r kUw becoming in-Aiqlve;l in ji- spectacular smash at the Western Springs Speedway this evening.

One of the’ three, C. Goldbert, aged 23‘, received concussion, and he avik take^ , .Auckland Hospital, while of: TOe fohb&r : ;fwo J A. • Matt-son, the D*>minion champion, wa s rendered uncon'ScioUs/f but khe recovered-; while T. Sterereon, one of the, English team, escaped -unhurt. Goldbert, who resides at Fdon Ter-r°c-e, -i« not- ")in'’“d H 0 the third rider from the local -Speedway to be admitted to U“~nit>] v>ph in’iiries .since the track was opened on November 26. The cr°sh occ’-me- 1 i’i tb® rf the (Speedway Handicap ev e -nt. F. Crevorv. of England, was leading, being plo=ely followed hv Mattron, avl.i 0 in turn, w->s pursued hv Steven®-'"’ Gold bet bringing up the rear. The pace increased at t;ho race progressed and in the tot lap etch of the rider" was on full throttle in th e final he-d when f-attgon's front tyre suddenly colbnwl.

Tn an in-®t«nt, th» debated tube W" R pui-nnglcd in the- front wliePl, a TVfI tK 0 outer cover was jammed in the for K s.

The machine «twMpnly eltfcM, leaned bed.ilv : --’to til" a ; r. ’-nd tlrCw the rifUi- sr>r°wling across the track. Stevenson' ws® onlya few vard® '' n ptnd, and Old hew v-m ’.still f u r th°’ back. Both of th»m tlirmv t-hei-rHn^s jr. nluch" attO'nntg to "void fallen rider, but O’-"'" speed carried them on top of Mattson. Fa- a moment the t-hT“® rid “ns In*hn.cV’rt th'u'r m,n u ,nts. but £Wen®'"i Avas -quickly on his feet, and, although sir”ken, he was unhurt. P-fh -Ool~"V’rt and ''*<»+tom w" T * r — J.wd q ,-oar> R -inuc. Mattson Ava s to r shaken to rido again.