| 1 September 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marine Gardens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh Handicap (4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 Jimmy Valente Andy Milne Norrie Isbister John Yates 1min 33 Heat 2 George Cumming James Hutchison Donald McDonald Bill Dickie 1min 45 Heat 3 William Forsyth John Duncan Johnnie Walker John Wilkie 1min 55.2 Heat 4 Harry Duncan Charles Armstrong Walter Elliot James McDonald 1min 45.4 Heat 5 John Jackson Drew McQueen Peter Coia Ralph Brown 1min 50.8 Heat 6 George McKenzie Bill Barclay Oliver Goodfellow Alex Dick 1min 40.4 Semi-Final Jimmy Valente Andy Milne George Cumming James Hutchison 1min 33.8 Semi-Final William Forsyth John Duncan Harry Duncan Charles Armstrong 1min 54 Semi-Final John Jackson Bill Barclay Drew McQueen George McKenzie 1min 46.8 Final: Andy Milne John Jackson Jimmy Valente William Forsyth 1min 40.8 350cc Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 George Cumming James Hutchison John Wilkie Johnnie Walker 1min 47.8 Heat 2 Norrie Isbister Peter Coia Oliver Goodfellow Alex Dick 1min 47.8 Final: George Cummings James Hutchison Peter Coia Norrie Isbister 1min 44.8 Scottish Gold Helmet (4 Laps Flying Start) Heat 1 George McKenzie Norrie Isbister Oliver Goodfellow 1min 37.8 Heat 2 Harry Duncan Ralph Brown Andy Milne 1min 39.8 Heat 3 Drew McQueen George Cumming Bill Dickie 1min 38.2 Heat 4 Jimmy Valente William Forsyth Walter Elliot 1min 46.2 Semi Final Harry Duncan George McKenzie Norrie Isbister 1min 35.8 Semi Final Jimmy Valente Drew McQueen (ET)( Two Riders Only) 1min 34.2 Final Jimmy Valente Harry Duncan George McKenzie (F) ( Three Riders Only in Final) 1min 37.8 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By 1 September the crowd was estimated at 20,000. The weather on this occasion was more suitable for sport and the riding all through was skilful and spectacular. Additional attraction was offered in the appearance of monsieur Gaston, who rode blindfolded round the track guided by a form of mental telepathy. M. Gaston made two circuits of the clear track and while he was still unsighted obstacles were strewn all over. He then made another two circuits and negotiated the machine without once touching any of the obstacles. The machine he rode was a Frances Barnett, supplied by Messrs Alexander & Co and was strange to the performer. The main feature of the actual racing was the riding of J. Valente, Glasgow. He opened sensationally by breaking the four laps record in the first heat of the Edinburgh Handicap, covering the distance in 1 min 33 secs. In the second round he rode another fine race defeating A. Milne in 1 min 33 and four fifth secs, but Milne had his revenge in the final. A slower race saw Valente unable to get his machine to run so sweetly until the final lap was reached. Here he made up a lot of ground but failed by 30 yards or so to get on terms with the leading pair. Without undue effort Valente passed to the second round of the Scottish Golden Helmet and a victory over Drew McQueen saw him enter the final. Against Harry Duncan and George McKenzie the Glasgow man drew away. Duncan came down in the first lap and remounted while Mckenzie raced some 15 yards in Valente’s wake. When the pursuit was hottest McKenzie came down and with Harry Duncan already in the rear, Valente easily assumed the new title. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marine Gardens 01/09/1928
