Marine Gardens 13/07/1929

13 July 1929
Marine Gardens
Edinburgh Handicap
1st Drew McQueen

Scottish Gold Helmet
1st George McKenzie

Scotland v Australia
Scotland
Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start )
Heat 1 Drew McQueen Harry Duncan Bill Dickie Walter Elliot Eric Lister (F) 1min 34.8
Heat 2 Eric Burnet James Edward Buzz Hibberd Oliver Goodfellow Donald McDonald 1min 35.4
Heat 3 Andy Milne Frank Duckett James Logie Sam Reid John Duncan 1min 37.4
Heat 4 George McKenzie Bill Barclay Ernie Rickman Bob McGregor Allan Campbell 1min 32.8
Semi Final Drew McQueen Eric Burnet Harry Duncan Buzz Hibberd James Edward 1min 33.2
Semi Final Bill Barclay George McKenzie Andy Milne Frank Duckett Allan Campbell 1min 38.8
Final Drew McQueen George McKenzie Harry Duncan Bill Barclay Eric Burnet (F) * 1min 31.4
*(New Track Record)

Scottish Gold Helmet
( 4 Laps Flying Start )
Heat 1 George McKenzie Eric Lister Harry Duncan James Edward 1min 29.8
Heat 2 Bill Dickie Frank Duckett James Logie Eric Burnet 1min 31.2
Heat 3 Drew McQueen Ernie Rickman Oliver Goodfellow Allan Campbell 1min 29.8
Heat 4 Andy Milne Bob McGregor Sam Reid Buzz Hibberd (F) 1min 36.6
Semi Final George McKenzie Frank Duckett Eric Lister Bill Dickie 1min 29.6
Semi Final Drew McQueen Andy Milne Ernie Rickman Bob McGregor 1min 29.4
Final: George McKenzie Frank Duckett Andy Milne Drew McQueen (EF) 1min 27.8

Scotland v Australia ( 4 Laps Flying Start )
George McKenzie Frank Duckett Buzz Hibberd Drew McQueen (Ret at start) 1min 28.2
The racing at the Marine Gardens Speedway on 17 July was noteworthy for the number of spills which took place, but luckily injuries were not serious.

The Edinburgh riders were under a cloud.

Drew McQueen found his engine giving trouble and was forced to stop summarily in the handicap final and in his heat of the Gold sash.

George McKenzie, the holder of the Sash, made his exit from the handicap by falling on a bend, but made a great effort in the final of the Sash and got up in the last yard to dead heat with the Australian Jack Chapman. On the re-run McKenzie was always behind after the first bend and in chasing his rival crashed on the last lap. Chapman came down on the top bend but managed to finish the course.

In an attempt on the lap record of 21 and three fifth secs established by Stan Catlett and Ned Kelly, Australia, Drew McQueen succeeded in putting up new figures 21 and one fifth secs.

The attendance approached 10,000.