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| Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 Sam Reid Bob McGregor George McKenzie Walter Brown Allan Campbell 1min 34.4 Heat 2 John Duncan Roger Frogley Taffy Williams Oliver Goodfellow John Jackson 1min 35.4 Heat 3 James Logie Drew McQueen Andy Milne Jim Kempster (F) Bill Dickie 1min 40.8 Heat 4 Eric Burnet James Edward Archie Chisholm Harry Duncan Bill Barclay 1min 35.6 Semi Final Sam Reid John Duncan Roger Frogley Taffy Williams Bob McGregor 1min 36.4 Semi Final Eric Burnet James Logie Drew McQueen James Edward Archie Chisholm 1min 36.4 Final: James Logie Eric Burnet (ET) Sam Reid Roger Frogley John Duncan 1min 36.6 Scottish Gold Helmet ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 Roger Frogley Oliver Goodfellow Allan Campbell (NF) Drew McQueen (EX) 1min 31.4 Heat 2 Eric Burnet Taffy Williams James Logie Bob McGregor 1min 30.4 Heat 3 Jim Kempster Sam Reid Bill Dickie Andy Milne 1min 31.6 Heat 4 George McKenzie James Edward Harry Duncan John Jackson 1min 30.2 Semi Final Eric Burnet Roger Frogley Oliver Goodfellow Taffy Williams 1min 28.6 Semi Final Jim Kempster George McKenzie Sam Reid James Edward 1min 30.8 Final George McKenzie Roger Frogley Eric Burnet Jim Kempster 1min 27 Match Race ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Roger Frogley Bt Eric Burnet ( ET ) 1min 31.2 |
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| Of the whole card of events at Marine Gardens Speedway on the following Saturday the best races were undoubtedly those near the end of the evening. More thrills were packed into the two semi-finals and final of the Gold Helmet than had been felt in the preceding contests. There was an unfortunate ending to a heat of the helmet when Drew McQueen, the holder, was disqualified. The incident that led to disqualification concerned McQueen and Roger Frogley. The Englishman, Frogley, was leading as the men took a bend and when Frogley went wide, McQueen snapped the chance and swung to the inside berth to come along side. McQueen was drawing off from his rival when the machines just touched and though McQueen went ahead, Frogley was unbalanced and came down. Nevertheless McQueen was allowed to finish before his disqualification was made known. Neither Smiling Jim Kempster nor Taffy Williams could keep pace with the local cracks of whom George McKenzie, Eric Burnet and Sam Reid were best. Burnet was unfortunate with his engine, which at times did not run smoothly and probably kept him from gaining premier award in the handicap by causing him to ease up for a brief space. In his match with Roger Frogley his riding lacked fire, but he gave a brilliant display in the semi-final of the Helmet where he decisively reversed the placings in faster time. George McKenzie’s early riding was barely up to his standard in the early races, but he fully atoned in the final and, beating Roger Frogley, won the Gold Helmet in time equal to the record which he recently established. The attendance was stated to be 17,000. McQueen’s disqualification caused a furore. A committee meeting was held at the Marine Gardens Speedway immediately following the racing for the purpose of investigating the cause of the disqualification in the first heat of the Gold Helmet challenge race. It was concluded that the disqualification was due to over zealous riding bordering on the dangerous. The judge, Mr. E.S. Bradshaw strongly emphasised the fact that there was absolutely no suggestion of foul riding on Drew McQueen’s part. |
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Marine Gardens 27/04/1929
