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| Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 John Duncan Sam Reid Laurence Michie ( 3 Riders Only ) 1min 47.6 Heat 2 Drew McQueen Charles Armstrong James Logie John Jackson 1min 47 Heat 3 Ivor Creek Bill Dickie Donald McDonald William Forsyth 1min 40.6 Heat 4 George McKenzie Les Dallimore Ralph Brown Walter Elliot 1min 42.6 Heat 5 Jimmy Valente Bill Barclay Alex Dick Harry Duncan 1min 38.6 Heat 6 Eric Burnet James McDonald Andy Milne Peter Coia 1min 45.4 Second Round: Heat1 Drew McQueen Charles Armstrong (F Rem) Sam Reid (F Rem) John Duncan (NF) 1min 38.6 Heat 2 George McKenzie Bill Dickie Ivor Creek (EF) Les Dallimore (EF) 1min 43.4 Heat 3 Jimmy Valente Bill Barclay Eric Burnet (F) James McDonald (F) 1min 39 Final Drew McQueen Bill Dickie George McKenzie Jimmy Valente (EF) 1min 37.6 Scottish Gold Helmet ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 Ivor Creek Jimmy Valente (F) * No Time Heat 2 Eric Burnet Les Dallimore Donald McDonald 1min 48.8 Heat 3 Drew McQueen Harry Duncan Bill Dickie 1min 33.6 Heat 4 George McKenzie James Logie Sam Reid (F) 1min 36.6 Semi Final (1) Ivor Creek Les Dallimore Eric Burnet (F) 1min 36 Semi Final (2) Harry Duncan George McKenzie Drew McQueen (F) 1min 36.6 Final Ivor Creek Les Dallimore Harry Duncan (F) 1min 33.4 MATCH RACE Scotland v England Drew McQueen Bt Ivor Creek (EF) 1min 35.8 |
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| A high wind was a disturbing feature of the motor racing at the Marine Gardens on 17 September 1928. This may have accounted for the number of spills which was much higher than usual. J. Valente, after gaining his place in the final of the Edinburgh Handicap, had to retire in the second lap, his machine causing him trouble. Drew McQueen was then left the task of hauling in W. Dickie and this he accomplished after a fine struggle in the third lap, going on to win convincingly. Another success fell to McQueen when he successfully challenged Ivor Creek in a match. The first attempt was nullified when Creek fell after McQueen had gone to the front, but the Scot made no mistake in the second venture. Creek, certainly, was forced again to stop but McQueen was so far ahead in the final lap that the Englishman’s chance of catching him was very remote. Valente’s ill luck dogged him in the Scottish Gold Helmet as he had rather a bad spill in the second lap. The race was stopped and though Valente recovered quickly he did not ride again and Creek was given the place in the final. Here he was opposed by another Englishman J. Dellamore and Harry Duncan. In the second lap Duncan came down and in the end Crook beat Dellamore somewhat easily. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marine Gardens 17/09/1928
