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| Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start) Ht 1 George McKenzie Marshall Wright James Logie Sam Reid (ex) 1min 43.6 Ht 2 Bill Barclay William Forsyth Jimmy Valente Drew McQueen (f/r)1min 54.2 Ht 3 Eric Burnet Alex McIntosh Fred Fearnley Chris Hughes 1min 44.4 Ht 4 Harry Duncan Andy Milne Sig Schlam Alex White (F)1min 39.8 Semi-Final George McKenzie Bill Barclay Marshall Wright William Forsyth 1min 45.4 Semi-Final Harry Duncan Eric Burnet Alex McIntosh Andy Milne 1min 43 Final: Eric Burnet Harry Duncan George McKenzie Bill Barclay 1min 38.6 350cc Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start) Jimmy Valente James Logie Chris Hughes Alex McIntosh 1min 48 Marine Speedway Scratch Race ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Ht 1 Drew McQueen Bill Barclay Sig Schlam (EF) 1min 42.2 Ht 2 Eric Burnett Fred Fearnley Chris Hughes 1min 44 Ht 3 Sam Reid Oliver Goodfellow Jimmy Valente 1min 50.6 Ht 4 Harry Duncan George McKenzie Third rider not known 1min 44 Semi-Final (1) Drew McQueen Eric Burnet (Fr) Fred Fearnley (f) 1min 45 Semi-Final (2) George McKenzie Harry Duncan Sam Reid 1min 45.4 Final: Harry Duncan Drew McQueen George McKenzie (F Rem) 1min 44.4 On Lap Track Record Attempt Eric Burnet 23.8 sec ( New Track Record ) MATCH RACE Sam Reid v Eric Burnet(Void) |
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| Report from The Scotsman On 30 July the weather was none too kindly and rain actually fell during the sport, but nevertheless the dirt track racing at the Marine Gardens drew out another large attendance, the crowd being officially estimated at 14,000. The meeting was without any of the cracks such as Paddy Dean or Ivor Creek but the Edinburgh riders, especially Eric Burnet, had come on so rapidly that Dean and his visiting colleagues no longer represented the class above local talent. Burnet had another successful day and had he not come down might well have scooped the pool. He won the Edinburgh Handicap final with a display as accomplished and daring as any he had yet given. That he failed to find a place in the Marine Speedway’s Scratch final was due to a spill in the semi-final. This race was won by the local rider Harry Duncan, but he looked like being beaten by George McKenzie, another local man, until the latter came down and Duncan, followed by Drew McQueen, went on to win. Sig Schlam, the Australian crack, made his first appearance in Scotland, as did Fred Fearnley. |
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Marine Gardens 28/07/1928
