Edinburgh vs Belle Vue 15/08/1939

Edinburgh 56 15 August 1939
Belle Vue 28 ACU Northern Cup
Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B
1. George Greenwood 3 3 3 3 12 M 
2. Wilf Plant 0 1 1 1 3
3. Oliver Hart 3 3 3 3 12 M
4. Jack Hyland 2' 1 2' 3 8 2
5. Laurie Packer 3 0 0 0 3
6. Jack Chapman 2' 3 3 3 11 1 P
7. Buck Whitby 1 2' 3 1
8. Leo Lungo 2' 2 4 1
Belle Vue
1. Ted Bravery 2 0 1' 3 6 1
2. Alan Butler 1' 2 2 2 7 1
3. Walter Hull 1 2 1 2 6
4. Paul Goodchild 0 0 0 0
5. Tommy Bateman 0 2 1 1 4
6. Fred Tuck 1 0 0 0 1
7. Stan Lemon 2 1' 1 4 1
8. George Coachbone 0 0 0
Heat 1 Greenwood, Bravery, Butler, Plant 1min 21.6 3 3 3 3
Heat 2 Hart, Hyland, Hull, Goodchild 1min 20.8 5 1 8 4
Heat 3 Packer, Chapman, Tuck, Bateman 1min 22 5 1 13 5
Heat 4 Greenwood, Lemon, Whitby, Goodchild 1min 22.2 4 2 17 7
Heat 5 Hart, Butler, Hyland, Bravery 1min 20.6 4 2 21 9
Heat 6 Chapman, Hull, Lemon, Packer 1min 20.4 3 3 24 12
Heat 7 Greenwood, Bateman, Plant, Tuck 1min 22 4 2 28 14
Heat 8 Hart, Lungo, Hull, Cochbone 1min 22 5 1 33 15
Heat 9 Chapman, Butler, Bravery, Packer 1min 20 3 3 36 18
Heat 10 Greenwood, Hull, Plant, Goodchild 1min 21.8 4 2 40 20
Heat 11 Hart, Hyland, Bateman, Tuck 1min 22.2 5 1 45 21
Heat 12 Bravery, Lungo, Lemon, Packer 1min 22.8 2 4 47 25
Heat 13 Hyland, Whitby, Bateman, Cochbone 1min 23 5 1 52 26
Heat 14 Chapman, Butler, Plant, Tuck 1min 20.8 4 2 56 28

Reserves Race
Stan Lemon Bill Nisbet Buck Whitby (NF) Leo Lungo (NF) 1min 24.8

Scottish Silver Gauntlet 
Heat 1 Jack Hyland Fred Tuck Ted Bravery Leo Lungo 1min 22.6
Heat 2 George Greenwood Paul Goodchild Tommy Bateman Bill Nisbet 1min 23.2
Heat 3 Jack Chapman Alan Butler George Cochbone Oliver Hart (F) 1min 20.4
Heat 4 Stan Lemon Wilf Plant Buck Whitby Walter Hull 1min 23.4
Final: Jack Chapman George Greenwood Stan Lemon Jack Hyland 1min 20.4 
 Edinburgh again scored a smashing victory in another ACU Northern Cup match on 15 August, when they defeated Belle Vue by 28 points, the final score being Edinburgh 56 points, Belle Vue 28 points.

The home team were superior in every way and never allowed the visitors to come anywhere near leading. Edinburgh’s outstanding riders were Greenwood and Hart who both completed maximum points.

Edinburgh riders continued their successes in the heats of the Scottish Silver Gauntlet race when Greenwood, Hyland and Chapman won their heats easily, the fourth winner being Stan Lemon of Belle Vue. With a quick start, Greenwood and Chapman got away together. Fighting it out on the bend, Chapman gained the lead and held on to win a magnificent race.