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| Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 Charles Sanderson Stewie St George Andy Marr (F) Allan Campbell (F) 1min 49.8 Heat 2 Johnnie Walker Bill Barclay Eric Burnet John Duncan Buster Frogley (EF)1min 57.2 Heat 3 Jim Kempster Bill Dickie John Jackson Ralph Brown David Manson 1min 42.4 Heat 4 George McKenzie Roger Frogley Norrie Isbister George Hutton William Forsyth 1min 47.4 Heat 5 Harry Duncan Archie Chisholm Peter Coia Charles Armstrong John Yates Harry Duncan was the only finisher 1min 51 Heat 6 Drew McQueen James Logie James Hutchison Bob McGregor 1min 42.8 Semi-Final Charles Sanderson Jim Kempster Stewie St George (EF) Johnnie Walker (F) 1min 47 Semi-Final Drew McQueen George McKenzie Harry Duncan Roger Frogley (F) 1min 40.2 Final: Drew McQueen Charles Sanderson Jim Kempster (EF) George McKenzie (EF) 1min 39.8 Scottish Gold Helmet ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 Drew McQueen Bill Dickie John Jackson (F) Bob McGregor (F) 2min 5.2 (All of the riders fell but only Drew McQueen and Bill Dickie remounted and finished the race ) Heat 2 George McKenzie Buster Frogley [ Norrie Isbister Stewie St George 1min 39.4 Heat 3 Jim Kempster Harry Duncan [ Eric Burnet Allan Campbell 1min 43.4 Heat 4 Roger Frogley Bill Barclay [ Archie Chisholm Charles Sanderson 1min 44.2 Semi-Final (1) Drew McQueen George McKenzie Buster Frogley Bill Dickie 1min 38.2 Semi-Final (2) Roger Frogley Jim Kempster [ Bill Barclay Harry Duncan 1min 40 Final: Drew McQueen Roger Frogley [ George McKenzie Jim Kempster 1min 34.8 MATCH RACE: ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Drew McQueen Bt Roger Frogley 1min 34.2 |
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| Over 26,000 people attended the Speedway on New Years Day 1929. The riders included the brothers Frogley and Stewies St. George while Smiling Jim Kempster made his initial appearance in Edinburgh. Riding all through was keen and some fine duels were witnessed. Notable indeed were two in which George McKenzie was engaged. In the Edinburgh Handicap he rode a great race to defeat Roger Frogley and later in the heat of the Gold Helmet he defeated Buster Frogley after more determined riding. The Edinburgh Handicap saw Drew McQueen give of his old form and a fine race he rode to gain premier award. He gradually cut down C. Sanderson’s lead and then in the final straight dashed through to win in fine style. The two other finalists came down and failed to finish. McQueen then reached the final of the Gold Helmet, though he was a trifle lucky to win his heat for after he had come down and los distance and all his opponents toppled over and McQueen remounting easily got past them to win in very slow time. He was very convincing in the final and at the expense of Roger Frogley, the holder of the Helmet, he won a hard race. He confirmed his superiority thereafter in a match race with Frogley, the Englishman being well beaten. |
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Marine Gardens 01/01/1929
