Edinburgh vs Wembley 07/06/1930

Edinburgh 16 7 June 1930
Wembley 20 Challenge
Edinburgh T B
1 Drew McQueen 3 2 3 8
2 George McKenzie 1 0 ef 1
3 Syd Parsons 2 3 1 6
4 Len Stewart 0 0 1 1
5 Bill Barclay dnr
Wembley
1 Stan Catlett 2 1' 2' 5 2
2 Arthur Atkinson 0 1 2 3
3 Jack Ormston 3 3 3 9
4 Harry Whitfield 1 2 0 3
5 Reg Ranby dnr
Edinburgh 16-20 Wembley
Ht 1 McQueen, Catlett, McKenzie, Atkinson 4 2 4 2 1min 25.4
Ht 2 Ormston, Parsons, Whitfield, Stewart 2 4 6 6 1min 24.8
Ht 3 Parsons, Whitfield, Catlett, McKenzie 3 3 9 9 1min 25.4
Ht 4 Ormston, McQueen, Atkinson, Stewart 2 4 11 13 1min 25.2
Ht 5 McQueen, Atkinson, Parsons (ET), Whitfield 4 2 15 15 1min 25.2
Ht 6 Ormston, Catlett, Stewart (F/Rem), McKenzie (EF) 1 5 16 20 1min 24.6

Edinburgh Handicap (4 Laps Standing Start)
Ht 1 Broncho Bianchi John Miller Alfie Williams Reg Ranby 1min 34.8
Ht 2 George McKenzie Tom Royston Andy Marr Stan Catlett 1min 30
Ht 3 Drew McQueen Arthur Atkinson Bill Barclay Bob Dawson Syd Parsons (EF) 1min 29.4
Ht 4 Jack Ormston Bob McGregor Harry Whitfield Bill David Len Stewart 1min 33.2
Final Drew McQueen George McKenzie Jack Ormston (F) Broncho Bianchi (F) 1min 29.8

Scottish Gold Torch (4 Laps Flying Start)
Ht 1 Arthur Atkinson George McKenzie [ Andy Marr 1min 23.8
Ht 2 Stan Catlett Drew McQueen [ Broncho Bianchi Alfie Williams 1min 25.4
Ht 3 Len Stewart Harry Whitfield [ Bill Barclay 1min 26.4
Ht 4 Jack Ormston Bob McGregor [ Syd Parsons 1min 24.4
Final: Jack Ormston Arthur Atkinson Len Stewart Stan Catlett 1min 23.8
On 7 June a crowd of over 16,000 at the Marine Gardens saw Edinburgh’s dirt track team sustain their second defeat at home when the Wembley team, members of the Southern dirt track League, were their victors by 20 points to 16.

The racing throughout was thoroughly exciting and the teams were level with only one race to go.

Edinburgh lost their chance of going to the final test with a lead because of engine trouble to Syd Parsons and with their two representatives similarly affected in the last run, the Manchester men were given an easy win.

Jack Ormiston was their star, winning his three races, but Drew McQueen, Edinburgh’s captain, with two wins and one second, was only a point behind. Syd Parsons won one race and was never happy with his machine thereafter, but both McKenzie and Stewart found their mounts in stubborn mood and did not give of their accustomed excellence.

But for a fall in the final of the Handicap Jack Ormiston would have gone through the evening undefeated. He came down with Broncho Bianchi after two laps and left the way clear for Drew McQueen to record his first win this season. Ormiston was unattended by misfortune in the Gold Torch and by his skilful displays fully deserved to take the trophy to Wembley.