| 17 July 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 Bill Barclay Drew McQueen Harry Duncan Andy Milne Joe Palastrand 1min 37.8 Heat 2 Bill Dickie Eric Burnet Maurice Bradshaw Oliver Goodfellow Walter Elliot 1min 35.4 Heat 3 Allan Campbell John Duncan James Logie Buzz Hibberd George McKenzie (F) 1min 35.8 Heat 4 Bob McGregor Sam Reid James Edward Jack Chapman Jim Holder (EF) 1min 38.2 Semi Final Bill Dickie Bill Barclay Drew McQueen Eric Burnet Maurice Bradshaw 1min 36.2 Semi Final Jack Chapman Allan Campbell Bob McGregor Harry Duncan Sam Reid 1min 32.6 Final Bill Dickie Bill Barclay Jack Chapman (F) Allan Campbell (F) Drew McQueen (EF) 1min 35.8 Scottish Gold Helmet ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 Jack Chapman Eric Burnet James Logie Harry Duncan 1min 30 Heat 2 Bob McGregor Bill Dickie Drew McOueen (fr) Buzz Hibberd (F) Awarded Heat 3 George McKenzie Sam Reid Oliver Goodfellow Joe Palastrand 1min 32.4 Heat 4 Jim Holder Maurice Bradshaw Andy Milne Bill Barclay 1min 34.4 Semi Final Jack Chapman Bob McGregor Bill Dickie Eric Burnet 1min 29.2 Semi Final George McKenzie Maurice Bradshaw Jim Holder Sam Reid 1min 33.2 Final: Jack Chapman George McKenzie Maurice Bradshaw Bob McGregor 1min 27.2 Lap Record Attempt Drew McQueen 21.2sec ( New Track Record ) George McKenzie 21.6sec |
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| The racing at the Marine Gardens Speedway on 17 July was noteworthy for the number of spills which took place, but luckily injuries were not serious. The Edinburgh riders were under a cloud. Drew McQueen found his engine giving trouble and was forced to stop summarily in the handicap final and in his heat of the Gold sash. George McKenzie, the holder of the Sash, made his exit from the handicap by falling on a bend, but made a great effort in the final of the Sash and got up in the last yard to dead heat with the Australian Jack Chapman. On the re-run McKenzie was always behind after the first bend and in chasing his rival crashed on the last lap. Chapman came down on the top bend but managed to finish the course. In an attempt on the lap record of 21 and three fifth secs established by Stan Catlett and Ned Kelly, Australia, Drew McQueen succeeded in putting up new figures 21 and one fifth secs. The attendance approached 10,000. |
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Marine Gardens 17/07/1929
