Speedway Siftings
NO. 3—HOW MANY MATCHES?
The man who wonders how match manufacturers make a profit from their product at a penny a box will find their answer at any speedway stadium. ,^ s the lights go out and the riders mount their machines before dashing away for the first corner, at every point in the audience smokers can be seen busy lighting cigarettes or pipes. A dancing flicker seems to run hither and thither round the crowded terraces, sometimes seeming to burst into a blaze as several men around the one spot light up together. Never for a moment is the flickering flame at even at the most exciting moment, some spectator will absently strike a match forgetting that a moment late** he will be on his feet, all thoughts of his cigarette forgotten as he cheers the rider* on.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 906, 25 February 1930, Page 6
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140Speedway Siftings Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 906, 25 February 1930, Page 6
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