| 6 July 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps standing Start ) Heat 1 Drew McQueen Oliver Goodfellow James Logie Donald McDonald Gordon Byers (F) 1min 34.8 Heat 2 Harry Duncan Stan Catlett Walter Creasor James Edward Bob Dawson 1min 39.4 Heat 3 Allan Campbell George McKenzie Andy Milne Sam Reid John Duncan 1min 30.2 Heat 4 Bill Dickie Ned Kelly Bill Barclay Eric Burnet Bob McGregor 1min 35.2 Semi Final Harry Duncan Drew McQueen James Logie Oliver Goodfellow Stan Catlett 1min 34.8 Semi Final Bill Dickie George McKenzie Ned Kelly Andy Milne Allan Campbell 1min 38.4 Final Drew McQueen Bill Dickie Ned Kelly Harry Duncan George McKenzie *(Track Record) 1min 31.6 Scottish Gold Gauntlet ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 George McKenzie Walter Creasor Harry Duncan Sam Reid 1min 28.6 Heat 2 Stan Catlett Eric Burnet Gordon Byers James Edward 1min 30.6 Heat 3 Ned Kelly James Logie Oliver Goodfellow Allan Campbell (F) 1min 30.6 Heat 4 Drew McQueen Bob McGregor Andy Milne Bill Dickie (F) 1min 32.2 Semi Final George McKenzie Eric Burnet Stan Catlett Walter Creasor 1min 29.8 Semi Final Drew McQueen Ned Kelly James Logie Bob McGregor 1min 29.2 Final Drew McQueen George McKenzie Eric Burnet Ned Kelly (ET) 1min 26.4 Lap Record Attempt Stan Catlett 21.6sec ( Track Record ) Ned Kelly 21.6sec ( Equals Track Record ) |
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| The following week the two Edinburgh riders Drew McQueen and George McKenzie won their way to the final of the handicap but the Australians Buzz Hibberd and Frank Duckett were not so fortunate, both going down in the semi final. The last stage furnished a fine race between McQueen and McKenzie, the latter making up a lot of ground after an indifferent start, just being narrowly beaten in the end. In winning the race McQueen broke the record which he had established the previous Saturday. His time was 1 min 31 and two fifth secs, one fifth of a second faster. McKenzie had his revenge in the final of the Gold Helmet, though in winning he profited by the failure of McQueen’s engine in the final lap when McQueen seemed an almost certain winner. McQueen’s engine was at fault also in a special match race. His machine slapped on the first bend and he was forced to give up, but George McKenzie, Scotland’s other representative was too good for his Australian opponents Duckett and Hibberd and by forceful riding led them for practically the entire journey. |
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Marine Gardens 06/07/1929
