NO TRAINING TODAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 822, 16 November 1929, Page 11

NO TRAINING TODAY

DIRT TRACK SPEEDSTERS V WESTERN SPRINGS RIDERS Owing delays caused by the wet j ot t . - last week the Western Springs stadium is not yet quite ready Lor practice by intending cinder-track speedsters. The track itself has been completed, six inches of cinders being , htid \_-vvr a draining foundation of so-rat and rooks, and the three-foot '-aT'tv-1- not constructed. Training. ! whuh was to have begun this afternoon, lias been postponed until Wednesday n«-xt. uYn the track will be thrown open to all. _ _ : k manager Mr. J. Kay, said I this morning that the date of the open- ii ing n• - • _ .a. Wot- rn Springs would ; o be fixed definitely within a few days. t The local riders will require a week ; or two to get ready giui to tune up ; their special machines, and the man- | J -i go me nt has decided to wait until they ; f nt in ord« r L> give Auck- j landers a taste of fast racing on the | c opening night. Throe Auckland speedsters, Messrs. W. Allen, A. Matson and J. Garmson, | raced with success at Christchurch! o last Saturday and Tuesday, and will j o be in action at the Kilbirnie Stadium, I L Wellington, tonight. j r The following riders have signified | their intention of riding at the Western j Springs stadium: W. Allen. AY. Herbert. Cass Good- j i win. A. Matson. R. Ranby, J. Garni- j t son. Richards and Cyricol Walker, all ■ t ! of Auckland; Wally Kilmister, Naylor, ! j MeGhie, Harvie and McKenzie, of i t I Wellington: A. Mann, S. Perkins and ! F. Bennish, of Australia; Percy Cole- a man. and IT. Mangham. a Southern ! rider who has had experience in Aus- j c | tralia during the past two years, j • i .Later, Miss Fay Taylor and Miss As- t j quith will arrive from England, when it t iis rumoured that they will meet some 1 of Auckland's women riders on the cinders. 1 Several of the above are well known j as grass-track experts. Coleman won the Dominion heavy-weight championship a fortnight ago for the seventh year in succession. (.'ass Goodwin holds the 350 c.c. world’s record, and R. Ranby the Dominion title in tlie 3J h.p. class. Cyril Walker made a : world’s record last year at Tajsa- j. puna.