Edinburgh vs Glasgow 12/10/1929

Edinburgh 16	12 October 1929
Glasgow 12	Marine Gardens
Edinburgh T P 1. Drew McQueen f 0 2. James Logie 2 2 4 3. George McKenzie 4 4 8 4. Bill Barclay 2' 1 3 1 R. Bob McGregor 1' 1 1 Glasgow 1. Jimmie Pinkerton 4 2 6 2. arthur Mann 1 0 1 3. Jimmy Valente 0 4 4 4. Jim Holder 1 0 1 Edinburgh Handicap 1st Billy Lamont Scottish Golden Sash 1st Billy Lamont Match Race 1st Billy Lamont Lap Record Attempt Billy Lamont
Team Match Edinburgh 16-12 Glasgow 12 Heat 1 Jimmie Pinkerton, James Logie, Arthur Mann, Drew McQueen (F) 2 5 2 5 1min 29.6 Heat 2 George McKenzie, Bill Barclay, Jim Holder, Jimmy Valente 6 1 8 6 1min 31.4 Heat 3 George McKenzie, Jimmie Pinkerton, Bill Barclay, Arthur Mann 5 2 13 8 1min 29.8 Heat 4 Jimmy Valente, James Logie, Bob McGregor, Jim Holder 3 4 16 12 1min 33.2 Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start ) Heat 1 Bob McGregor Billy Lamont Wilf Mulliner Harry Duncan Eric Burnet 1min 35.4 Heat 2 Bob Dawson Alex McLachlan James Logie Norrie Isbister Bill Dickie 1min 40.8 Heat 3 Jimmy Valente Bill Barclay Billy Galloway Jim Holder (F) Donald McDonald (F) 1min 32.4 Heat 4 John Duncan Jimmie Pinkerton Archie Chisholm Drew McQueen (NS) Arthur Mann (NS) 1min 33.2 Semi Final Billy Lamont Bob McGregor Bob Dawson Alex McLachlan Harry Duncan 1min 31.4 Semi Final John Duncan Billy Galloway Jimmy Valente Bill Barclay 1min 40.2 Final:Billy Lamont Bob Dawson John Duncan Billy Galloway Bob McGregor (New Track Record) *1min 29.2 Scottish Gold Sash ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Heat 1 George McKenzie Bob McGregor Bill Barclay Wilf Mulliner 1min 28.8 Heat 2 Alex McLachlan Norrie Isbister Bill Dickie Archie Chisholm 1min 33.8 Heat 3 Billy Lamont John Duncan Eric Burnet James Logie 1min 30.2 Heat 4 Billy Galloway Harry Duncan Jimmy Valente Bob Dawson Jimmie Pinkerton 1min 31.8 Semi Final Bob McGregor Alex McLachlan Norrie Isbister Bill Barclay 1min 31.8 Semi Final Billy Lamont Billy Galloway Harry Duncan John Duncan 1min 28.8 Final Billy Lamont Billy Galloway Alex McLachlan Bob McGregor 1min 26.4 Special Triangle Match Race ( 4 Laps Flying Start ) Billy Lamont Billy Galloway Drew McQueen (NS) (New Track Record) 1min 27.8 One Lap Track Record Attempt Billy Lamont 21sec (Equals Track Record) Alex McLachlan 22.2sec
The thrills at the final meeting of the season at the Marine Gardens Speedway on 12 October were supplied by the Australian rider Billy Lamont who, on his second appearance at the track, was in almost invincible form. He won the premier award in each of the three events and in winning the Edinburgh Handicap from the scratch mark established a new record for four laps from a standing start, covering the distance in 1 min 29 and one fifth secs. His main opposition was limited to Billy Galloway as Drew McQueen took no further part in the racing after he had injured a hand in the opening inter-track race against Glasgow. George McKenzie won his heat of the Gold Sash but came down in circling the track after passing the post and did not ride again. In addition to winning three races and breaking a record, Lamont equalled Eric Burnet’s lap record of 21secs. Edinburgh gained another victory over Glasgow in the inter-track event. George McKenzie won two races for the home track and Jimmy Pinkerton and Val Valente, without Drew McQueen’s opposition, gained victories for Glasgow. Edinburgh, however, held the balance on minor placings to gain the verdict by four points.