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| Saturday 8th September 1928 Marine Gardens, Edinburgh Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 Drew McQueen John Duncan James Hutchison Andy Milne 1min 37.8 Heat 2 George McKenzie Oliver Goodfellow Ralph Brown Johnnie Walker 1min 42 Heat 3 Harry Duncan Donald McDonald Alex Dickie William Forsyth 1min 41.8 Heat 4 Jimmy Valente Walter Elliot Peter Coia John Jackson 1min 40 Heat 5 Eric Burnet Charles Armstrong John Yates Marshall WrigHeat 1min 41.8 Heat 6 Sprouts Elder Bill Barclay James McDonald Bill Dickie 1min 33.8 Semi Final Oliver Goodfellow John Duncan Drew McQueen George McKenzie (F) 1min 46 Semi Final Donald McDonald Jimmy Valente Harry Duncan Walter Elliot 1min 46 Semi Final Bill Barclay Sprouts Elder Eric Burnet Charles Armstrong 1min 46.8 Final: Donald McDonald Sprouts Elder Bill Barclay Oliver Goodfellow (F) 1min 50 £100 Match Race ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Sprouts Elder Beat Jimmy Valente (ET) ( New Track Record ) 1min 29.8 Scottish Silver Gauntlet ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 Drew McQueen John Jackson Andy Milne 1min 33.2 Heat 2 Sprouts Elder Eric Burnet (Rudge) Charles Armstrong 1min 32 Heat 3 Oliver Goodfellow Harry Duncan (F Rem) Jimmy Valente (F) 1min 46.2 Heat 4 George McKenzie (Rudge) Bill Dickie (Douglas) Bill Barclay 1min 57.2 Semi Final Sprouts Elder Drew McQueen (F) Eric Burnet (F) 1min 31.8 Semi Final George McKenzie Bill Dickie Oliver Goodfellow 1min 36.8 Final Sprouts Elder George McKenzie Bill Dickie (F) 1min 33.8 Flying Lap Record Sprouts Elder 21.9sec ( New Track Record ) |
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| All records went by the board when a crowd of nearly 24,000 attended the meeting on Saturday afternoon. In addition to a programme which embraced the Edinburgh Handicap and the Silver Gauntlet, an extra attraction was the £100 match between Sprouts Elder, America, and J. Valente, Glasgow over four laps, flying start. Valente had been making a name for himself and his winning laurels had been many, but he was no match for his more experienced opponent. He never appeared to get going with the same freedom that characterised Elder and was defeated by a fair margin. The time of 1 min 29 and four fifth secs, which was a record for the ground, showed the speed at which Elder was travelling. The previous best was 1 min 35 secs and stood to the credit of his opponent J. Valente. This was not the only occasion during the afternoon on which Elder beat Valente’s figures. At the wind up of the programme he tackled the four laps flying start time and succeeded in lowering Valente’s record by the tenth of a second. The American also won the Silver Gauntlet, but the racing in this event lacked the excitement of the Edinburgh Handicap. The heats were well contested and the good work of the back markers was much admired. The final ended in a win for the local rider D. McDonald, who made the pace a good one and had a good winning margin over Sprouts Elder at the finish. Valente had a spill in the third heat of the Silver Gauntlet but fortunately without any serious mishap. The proceedings were admirably managed by Mr. Fraser, everything going with a swing from beginning to end. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marine Gardens 01/09/1928
