Cavalcade Of Sport Meetings

[Parsloes 1928 nearly 495]

The Vespas were ridden on the *athletics* track. See my earlier post.

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Yes - sorry..: the Athletics track..

I'm assuming, BTW, that this circuit was nowhere near as muddy as the TV dramatisation of the 1950s White City Athletics track shown in that ITV murder mystery of the year before last, 'Jericho'..??

That circuit was, of course, actually the Wimbledon Speedway one of 2005!!

 

For more on this why not check out the current issue of 'The Speedway History Magazine' - email: oriolecy@btinternet or 'phone 01253 733288 for details.

 

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Results from Harringay 28 October 1959

Gooch & Mountford replaced Genz & White for N X

9 heat Challenge Match - Harringay 28 New Cross 26

1 Tebby, How, Mountford, Goody, 72.0 H 5 NX 1

2 Biggs, Briggs, Gooch, Dunton, 70.8 H 8 NX 4

3 Williams, Unstead, Trott, Hagon, 72.8 H 11 NX 7

4 Biggs, Mountford, Goody, Dunton, 71.0 H 14 NX 10

5 How, Unstead, Trott, Tebby (f), 73.2 H 17 NX 13

6 Gooch, Williams, Briggs, Hagon, 72.6 H 19 NX 17

7 Unstead, Biggs, Trott, Dunton, 71.6 H 21 NX 21

8 Goody, Hagon, Williams, Mountford, 72.0 H 24 NX 24

9 How, Briggs, Tebby, Gooch, 72.4 H 28 NX 26

Harringay - Ron How (2',3,3) 8+1, Jim Tebby (3,f,1) 4, Jack Biggs (3,3,2) 8, Danny Dunton (0,0,0) 0, Alf Hagon (0,0,2) 2, Ian Williams (3,2,1') 6+1, Dan Stevens (reserve) did not ride

New Cross - Barry Briggs (2,1,2) 5, Jimmy Gooch (1',3,0) 4+1, Jack Unstead (2,2,3) 7, Reg Trott (1',1',1) 3+2, Ron Mountford (1,2,0) 3, Colin Goody (0,1',3) 4+1, Bill Wainwright (reserve) did not ride

 

The meeting also included Greyhounds (1 race), Stock Cars (3 races) Trotting (3 races) and a "Brilliant firework display"

It was run to raise funds for Local Charities in the Hornsey, Stoke Newington, Tottenham & Wood Green Boroughs.

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Results from Harringay 28 October 1959

Gooch & Mountford replaced Genz & White for N X

9 heat Challenge Match - Harringay 28 New Cross 26

1 Tebby, How, Mountford, Goody, 72.0 H 5 NX 1

2 Biggs, Briggs, Gooch, Dunton, 70.8 H 8 NX 4

3 Williams, Unstead, Trott, Hagon, 72.8 H 11 NX 7

4 Biggs, Mountford, Goody, Dunton, 71.0 H 14 NX 10

5 How, Unstead, Trott, Tebby (f), 73.2 H 17 NX 13

6 Gooch, Williams, Briggs, Hagon, 72.6 H 19 NX 17

7 Unstead, Biggs, Trott, Dunton, 71.6 H 21 NX 21

8 Goody, Hagon, Williams, Mountford, 72.0 H 24 NX 24

9 How, Briggs, Tebby, Gooch, 72.4 H 28 NX 26

Harringay - Ron How (2',3,3) 8+1, Jim Tebby (3,f,1) 4, Jack Biggs (3,3,2) 8, Danny Dunton (0,0,0) 0, Alf Hagon (0,0,2) 2, Ian Williams (3,2,1') 6+1, Dan Stevens (reserve) did not ride

New Cross - Barry Briggs (2,1,2) 5, Jimmy Gooch (1',3,0) 4+1, Jack Unstead (2,2,3) 7, Reg Trott (1',1',1) 3+2, Ron Mountford (1,2,0) 3, Colin Goody (0,1',3) 4+1, Bill Wainwright (reserve) did not ride

 

The meeting also included Greyhounds (1 race), Stock Cars (3 races) Trotting (3 races) and a "Brilliant firework display"

It was run to raise funds for Local Charities in the Hornsey, Stoke Newington, Tottenham & Wood Green Boroughs.

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Is there a chance that Dan Stevens was in fact Stan Stevens? I cannot recall a Dan Stevens - can anyone else?

[Parsloes 1928 nearly 495]

The Harringay stuff's great...

But folks I am DESPERATE for more on the White City meetings held under this similar banner...!!!!