SPEEDWAY 1930 LEA BRIDGE by Brian Collins

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1 SPEEDWAY 1930 LEA BRIDGE by Brian Collins Promoters Motor Speedways Ltd (Ernest Bass) Track length 440 yards (¼-mile) 58 meetings were held at Lea Bridge in 1930 Sa Lea Bridge Opening meeting. Record crowd for this track. 1: Jim Kempster 36.14mph. Triss Sharp and Bert Fairweather were 2nd & 3rd (but not neccessarily in that order) 2: Jack Parker 3: Bert Mathew 4: Alf Merrell SF1: Jack Parker SF2: Howie Osment Final: Jack Parker (scr), Alf Merrell (4 sec), Howie Osment 37.19mph Essex Final: Jack Parker, Alf Foulds 37.42mph 3-Cornered Championship 1: Jim Kempster beat Harold Hastings AUS, who overslid when level on lap mph 2: Jimmy Stevens beat Gus Kuhn 3: Jack Parker beat Buster Frogley e/t Final: Jim Kempster, Jack Parker, Jimmy Stevens f mph (fastest race of the evening) Sa Lea Bridge Australia v England s 1: George Greenwood ENG beat Harold Hastings AUS 2: Jimmy Stevens ENG beat Ron Johnson AUS 3: Vic Huxley AUS beat Colin Watson ENG Final: Vic Huxley, George Greenwood, Jimmy Stevens 38.22mph Final: Stiffy Aston, Stew Fairbairn, Alf Foulds Final: Colin Watson, Vic Huxley 39.47mph Tu West Ham 35 Lea Bridge 18 (Challenge) 100th meeting at this track. Jack Parker lowered both the 4-lap (to 85.8 sec = 41.96mph) & flying 1-lap (to 21.0 = 42.83mph) track records. Les Maguire crossed the line in the handicap final (after a tremendously close race) thinking he had dead-heated with Foulds, but he was disqualified for "looking round".motor Cycling said How many races has Sprouts Elder won at West Ham without well-nigh putting his neck out of joint? Why, I even remember him pipping Roger Frogley on the last turn on one occasion by turning in his saddle and making a rude gesture. I have yet to see harm come from turning round and I doubt if I ever shall. Challenge Match West Ham 35 (Tiger Stevenson 9, Arthur Westwood 6, Don Durant, Tommy Croombs, Les Maguire etc) Lea Bridge 18 (Alf Foulds, Alf Merrill, Harold Hastings,etc) Centenary Open H cap Final: Alf Foulds (2 sec), Tommy York (3 sec).

2 We Lea Bridge Arthur Atkinson dominated this meeting, beating Hastings in a by half a lap in a time only one-fifth of a second outside the track record. 6-Cornered 1: Arthur Atkinson (Rudge) beat Harold Hastings AUS 40.0mph 2: Jack Ormston beat Tiger Stevenson 3: Jimmy Stevens beat Norman Evans Final: Arthur Atkinson, Jimmy Stevens f, Jack Ormston ns (hand injury) 38.79mph Final: Stiffy Aston, Norman Evans, George Heard 35.57mph Essex Final: Tiger Stevenson, Reg Stanley, Alf Merrell, Norman Evans ns 37.74mph Sa Lea Bridge Australia v England s 1: Harold Hastings AUS beat Roger Frogley ENG by less than a length 2: Geoff Taylor ENG beat Ned Kelly AUS f 3: Jack Parker ENG beat Vic Huxley AUS 39.39mph Final: Geoff Taylor, Harold Hastings e/t, Jack Parker ns Final: Howie Osment, Reg Stanley, Alf Foulds, Stiffy Aston, Alec Slow f 36.29mph Essex Final: Alf Foulds (Wallis-Blackburne), Roger Frogley, Geoff Taylor, Vic Huxley ret, broke chain when leading 38.22mph We Lea Bridge Final: Reg Stanley (3 sec start), Arthur Atkinson by inches (Atkinson lowered the standing start record to 95.2 secs) Lea Bridge v Wembley s 1: Arthur Atkinson WEM beat Ned Kelly LB : Harry Whitfield WEM beat Alf Foulds LB 93.6 Final: Arthur Atkinson WEM beat Harry Whitfield WEM 38.79mph Essex Final: Arthur Atkinson, Alf Foulds, Triss Sharp, Harry Whitfield f,rm 38.46mph s 1: George Heard beat Stiffy Aston by a length 2: Alf Foulds beat Triss Sharp F Final: Alf Foulds beat George Heard (positions reversed in Speedway News) Easter Sat Lea Bridge 26 West Ham 28 (Challenge) Challenge Lea Bridge 26 (Jimmy Stevens, Alf Foulds, Howie Osment, etc) West Ham 28 (Tiger Stevenson, Don Durant, Les Maguire, etc) Tiger Stevenson beat Jimmy Stevens Final: Reg Stanley, Don Durant, Charlie Jackson Easter Mo (aft) High Beech 16 Lea Bridge 13 (Inter-Track Match) Inter-Track Match 1: Harold Hastings (LB) 2: Jimmy Stevens (LB) Final: Jack Barnett (HB), Fritz Niemeck (HB) Final: Jimmy Stevens, Billy Dallison Easter Mo (eve) Lea Bridge In a special track record attempt, Arthur Atkinson lowered Grosskreutz s 4-lap flying start record by 1.2

3 secs to On the second lap of his ride he equalled Ormston s lap record. Special M.R: Lea Bridge v Visitors 1: Arthur Atkinson VIS beat Jimmy Stevens LB 2: Billy Dallison VIS beat Ned Kelly LB Final: Arthur Atkinson VIS beat Billy Dallison VIS 1: Arthur Atkinson 2: Billy Dallison 3: Harry Taft 4: Jimmy Gent Final: Arthur Atkinson, Billy Dallison [Harry Taft, Jimmy Gent] Challenge: Lea Bridge v Hall Green 1: Billy Dallison (HG), Jimmy Stevens (LB), Reg Stanley (LB), Cyril Taft (HG) 2: Jimmy Gent (HG), Harry Taft (HG), Alf Foulds (LB),??? (LB) Final: Billy Dallison (HG), Jimmy Stevens (LB) [Jimmy Gent (HG), Harry Taft (HG)] Final: Reg Stanley, Alec Slow, Alf Merrell We Lea Bridge The home League team was riding at Southampton. Riders here included Joe Francis. s 1: Roger Frogley beat Triss Sharp 2: Ron Johnson beat Colin Watson Final: Ron Johnson beat Roger Frogley f 38.38mph Essex Final: Roger Frogley, Triss Sharp, Reg Stanley, Colin Watson f Final: Alec Slow, Ron Hieatt, Alf Merrell We Southampton 29 Lea Bridge 24 (SL) Details of league match at Lea Bridge rode well to take Southampton to a last heat decider. Final: Clarrie Eldridge, Stiffy Aston, Frank Goulden (1 sec) Bournemouth Imperial Motors Championship: Ht.1: Geoff Taylor, Frank Goulden, Vic Collins 57.1 sec = 42.7mph Sa Lea Bridge 3-Cornered 1: Harry Whitfield beat Jack Parker chain 2: Buster Frogley beat Harold Hastings f 3: George Greenwood e/t beat Jimmy Stevens ef Final: Harry Whitfield, Buster Frogley, George Greenwood e/t 1: Phil Bishop, George Greenwood, Howie Osment 2: Stiffy Aston, Harry Whitfield 3: Reg Stanley 4: Final: Harry Whitfield, Reg Stanley Lea Bridge Final: Alf Foulds beat??? We Lea Bridge 29 West Ham 22 (SL) League match details at An unexpectedly easy win for the home team. Alf Foulds beat Tiger Stevenson 37.82mph 1: Stiffy Aston 2: Bert Mathew 3: George Heard 4: Reg Stanley

4 SF1: Alf Foulds SF2: Reg Stanley Final: Reg Stanley, Alf Foulds, George Heard Sa Lea Bridge 100th meeting - Arthur Atkinson won the "Century Silver Cup for points accumalated during the meeting (he won his heat and semi-final of both H/C and races). Heard won the Silver Rosebowl for the best performance by a local rider. On a wet night, the scheduled 8pm start was delayed until almost 9pm, in order for the track to be cleared of water as far as possible, though race times were slow. Final: George Heard (5 secs start), Stiffy Aston (5), Arthur Atkinson (scr) Century Race 1: Arthur Atkinson 2: George Greenwood 3: Billy Dallison 4: Don Durant SF1: Arthur Atkinson SF2: Don Durant Final: Norman Evans, Don Durant, Jimmy Stevens f, Arthur Atkinson (chain broke) 3-Cornered 1: Harry Taft beat Harold Hastings AUS 2: A Atkinson beat Billy Dallison 3: George Greenwood beat Jimmy Stevens f Final: George Greenwood, Harry Taft, Arthur Atkinson (chain broke when leading) Mo Wimbledon 33 Lea Bridge 21 (SL) League match details at Big Four 1: Jim Kempster beat Harold Hastings AUS (15 lengths) 2: Frank Arthur beat Billy Lamont f Final: Jim Kempster beat Frank Arthur f Wandle SF1: Dick Case, Frank Arthur AUS SF2: Alf Foulds, Howie Osment Final: Dick Case (3 secs start), Alf Foulds (3), Frank Arthur (scr), Howie Osment (3) f 83.6 We Lea Bridge Miss Eva Asquith was very disappointing truth compels one to say that her riding did little but provide a strong argument for those who hold that women have no place on the speedway. She was obviously a long way below the form of the limit men, and failed to complete the course either in the scratch race or handicap heats. (Speedway News) Jack Ormston beat Charlie Shelton 2-0 Final: Stew Fairbairn, Reg Stanley, Alf Foulds, Jimmy Stevens tyre [George Heard, Ned Kelly] Final: Bluey Wilkinson, Reg Stanley, Jimmy Stevens, Ned Kelly AUS Sa Lea Bridge Wet track, slow racing. 3-Cornered 1: Harry Whitfield beat Jimmy Stevens 2: Ned Kelly AUS beat George Wigfield 3: Harold Hastings AUS beat Alf Foulds Final: Harry Whitfield, Ned Kelly, Harold Hastings 36.07mph Final: Stew Fairbairn (3 secs start), Harry Whitfield (scr), Charlie Jackson Final: A Slow, N Kelly, Alf Foulds 35.71mph (H Hastings shed a chain

5 when leading) We Birmingham, Perry Barr 29 Lea Bridge 25 (SL) This track closed after this meeting. League match details at Fastest Riders Jimmy Stevens beat Clem Mitchell AUS by 2 races to 0 Final: Howie Osment, Alf Foulds, Geoff Siddaway We Lea Bridge Lea Bridge were riding a league match at Perry Barr. Arthur Atkinson beat Roger Frogley by 2 races to 0 1: Alec Slow (4 secs start) 2: Bert Matthew (5) 3: Ned Kelly (3),????, Buster Frogley 4: Roger Frogley (scr), Ron Thompson (4) SF1: George Heard (4), Arthur Atkinson (scr) SF2: Buster Frogley, Roger Frogley Final: George Heard, Buster Frogley, Roger Frogley, Alec Slow f, Arthur Atkinson f. 1: Bert Fairweather 2: Triss Sharp 3: Buster Frogley, Bill Spratt 4: Bert Matthew SF1: SF2: Bert Matthew Final: Triss Sharp, Bert Matthew, Bill Spratt Sa Lea Bridge 32 Nottingham 22 (SL) Details of league match at Fastest Riders George Wigfield beat Harold Hastings AUS 94.8 = 37.7mph Final: Reg Stanley, Stew Fairbairn, George Heard, Alf Foulds 36.14mph We Lea Bridge 31 Coventry 22 (SL) 11 Coventry bikes were damaged when the lorry transporting them to London caught fire, so Glanfield Lawrence supplied replacement machines. During the meeting, the R100 airship flew over. Details of the league match are at Star M.R Roger Frogley beat Harold Hastings AUS by 2 races to & Hastings fell in both races Lea Bridge 1: Roger Frogley (scr), George Heard (4 sec start), Bill Stanley (2) [Reg Stanley (3), Martin Harvey (5)] : Arthur Tiny Tims (2), Norman Parker (1), Bert Mathew (4) [Jimmy Stevens (1), Alf Merrell (4), Bill Spratt (5)] : Alf Foulds (2), Stew Fairbairn (4), Roy Dook (1) [John Deeley (2), Ned Kelly (2)] : Charlie Jackson (1), Howie Osment (3), Stiffy Aston (4) [Alec Slow (4), Harold Hastings (5)] no time SF1: Bill Stanley, George Heard, Tiny Tims, Bert Mathew, Norman Parker f, Roger Frogley f SF2: Charlie Jackson, Stew Fairbairn, Stiffy Aston [Roy Dook, Howie Osment, Alf Foulds f] 101.0

6 Final: Charlie Jackson, Tiny Tims [Stew Fairbairn, Stiffy Aston, Bill Stanley, George Heard] no time Sa Lea Bridge Ht.1: Syd Jackson (scr), Jimmy Stevens 93.8 (38.38mph)(standing start record) SF1: Jimmy Stevens (1 sec), Syd Jackson Final: Alec Slow, Jimmy Stevens, Alf Foulds, Syd Jackson Ht.1: Stew Fairbairn 97.8 Harry Whitfield f Ht.2: Clem Mitchell AUS, Reg Stanley Ht.3: Howie Osiment, Harold Hastings AUS Ht.4: Syd Jackson 39.47mph Final: Syd Jackson, Stew Fairbairn, Clem Mitchell, Reg Stanley (chain broke) 3-Cornered Final: Jimmy Stevens, Syd Jackson, Ned Kelly AUS We Lea Bridge 35 High Beech 18 (SL) Also rode: A new Australian, Sid Perkins. League match details at Harold Hastings beat Jim Kempster 2-0 Final: Reg Stanley, Charlie Jackson, Phil Bishop, Howie Osment 99.4 Th Nottingham 26 Lea Bridge 27 (SL) League match details are at Fastest Riders Buster Brown beat Jimmy Stevens H/C Final: Reg Lucas (3 sec), Billy Ellmore (1 sec) Sa Lea Bridge 1: Arthur Atkinson bt Jimmy Stevens 2: Colin Watson bt Alf Foulds 39.65mph 3: Harold Hastings AUS Final: (winner unknown) 36.51mph Final: Colin Watson (scr), Reg Stanley, Harold Hastings 34.82mph Final: Arthur Atkinson, Reg Stanley 35.86mph We Lea Bridge 24 Southampton 30 (SL) Details of League match at Geoff Taylor (replacing Sprouts Elder USA, machine problems) beat Harold Hastings 1: Alf Foulds : Howie Osment 3: Reg Stanley [Harold Hastings ef] 4: Ned Kelly AUS,???, Jimmy Stevens [Bill Spratt f] SF1: Geoff Taylor, Jimmy Hayes [Alf Foulds, Howie Osment] 98.8 SF2: Jimmy Stevens, Reg Stanley, Charlie Jackson (4 sec) Final: Charlie Jackson, Reg Stanley, Geoff Taylor, Jimmy Hayes Sa Lea Bridge

7 Also rode: Tom Farndon. SF1: Jack Parker, Ned Kelly, Reg Stanley 97.8 SF2: Charlie Jackson (4 sec start), George Heard, Norman Parker Final: Jack Parker (scr), George Heard, Reg Stanley 96.2 = 37.42mph 1: Jack Parker 91.8 = 39.22mph 2: Jimmy Stevens 3: Stew Fairbairn 4: Harold Hastings AUS SF1: Jack Parker, Jimmy Stevens, Reg Stanley SF2: Stew Fairbairn, Alec Slow [Harold Hastings f] Final: Jack Parker, Jimmy Stevens, Alec Slow, Stew Fairbairn 93.6 = 38.46mph 1: Jack Parker beat H Hastings f 2: Jimmy Stevens beat Syd Jackson Final: Jack Parker beat Jimmy Stevens 94.6 = 38.05mph Whit Mo (aft 3.30pm) High Beech 32 Lea Bridge 18 (SL) League match details at Final: Jimmy Stevens, Jack Barnett Final: Norman Humphrey Whit Mo (eve) Lea Bridge 1: Max Grosskreutz AUS beat Vic Huxley AUS 2: Colin Watson beat Harold Hastings AUS 3: Ron Johnson AUS beat Jimmy Stevens f Final: Max Grosskreutz, Colin Watson chain, Ron Johnson f Final: Reg Stanley, Howie Osment, Jimmy Stevens [George Heard, Bert Mathew f] Final: Alf Foulds, Ron Johnson f,rm [Wally Lloyd f] We Lea Bridge 31 Leicester Stadium 22 (SL) See for league match details. Squib Burton beat Harold Hastings AUS 96.2 = 37.42mph Final: Reg Stanley (3 sec start), Squib Burton, George Heard Sa Lea Bridge Charlie Spinks AUS (who missed the 1929 UK season) & Harry Mangham NZ made their debuts on borrowed machinery, both having arrived at London Docks from New Zealand this morning. 1: Colin Watson beat Jimmy Stevens f 39.65mph 2: Stan Catlett beat Harold Hastings 3: Nobby Key beat Harry Mangham Final: Colin Watson, Stan Catlett, Nobby Key 1: Alec Slow 2: Bill Spratt 3: Alf Foulds 4: Martin Harvey SF1: Bill Spratt SF2: Alf Foulds Final: Alec Slow, Alf Foulds, Reg Stanley, George Heard Final: Colin Watson, Reg Stanley, George Heard, Jimmy Stevens

8 We Lea Bridge v Stamford Bridge (SL) Cancelled rain Sa Lea Bridge 31 Wembley Cubs 22 (Challenge) Billy Ellmore s bike caught fire in the pits. Also rode: Stan Baines, Ned Kelly. Challenge Match Lea Bridge 31: Reg Stanley 8, Charlie Spinks, Jimmy Stevens, Harold Hastings, etc Wembley Cubs 22: Stan Catlett 3, etc. Bert Fairweather & Jack Jackson fell in their first rides and took no further part in the match. Final: Howie Osment, Reg Stanley, Alf Foulds, George Heard tyre, Jimmy Stevens chain Fastest Riders Jimmy Stevens beat Stan Catlett (who fell in both heats) by 2 races to 0. We Lea Bridge 27 Harringay 25 (SL) League match details are at s Vic Huxley AUS beat Alf Foulds f Final: Jack Kidwell, Alf Foulds, Stiffy Aston Sa Harringay 32½ Lea Bridge 20½ (SL) League match details are at 1: Vic Huxley beat Charlie Spinks : Harold Hastings beat Buster Frogley 3: Alf Sawford beat Jimmy Stevens ex Final: Vic Huxley, Alf Sawford, Harold Hastings 77.0 Finsbury Final: Vic Huxley, Harry Hickling[Wally Hicklin?] Sa Lea Bridge Lea Bridge team riding at Harringay tonight Jack Ormston beat Syd Jackson bu 2 races to 0 Essex 1: Jack Ormston 2: Syd Jackson 3: Stan Baines 4: Phil Bishop SF1: Syd Jackson, George Heard SF2: Jack Ormston, Phil Bishop Final: Syd Jackson, Phil Bishop, George Heard, Jack Ormston Final: Stew Fairbairn, Jack Ormston, Alec Slow We Lea Bridge 27 Stamford Bridge 27 (SL) League match details are at The visitors led after 7 heats of the league match, but Lea Bridge took a surprise 5-1 with an excellent ride from Spinks and Foulds over Frank Arthur in heat 8 to give the home team a two-point lead, In the final race, Lea Bridge took a 3-3 to secure the victory or thought they had, but the Steward decided to exclude Jimmy Stevens for bumping Colin Ford. Osment then protested that he had been bumped by Ford, but this was not upheld, and an angry crowd had to be content with a draw. In the handicap final, Harry Mangham (NZ) broke his collarbone when he laid his bike down to avoid the fallen Charlie Jackson. Final: Wal Phillips, George Heard [Harry Mangham f, Charlie Jackson f] Wal Phillips beat Charlie Spinks e/t 37.19mph

9 Fr Hall Green, Birmingham 33 Lea Bridge 21 (SL) League match details are at Fastest Riders Bunny Wilcox beat Charlie Spinks by 2 races to 0 Final: Harry Taft (scr), Howie Osment (10 yds start), Ernie Smith (15), Stew Fairbairn (15) 86.7 Sa Lea Bridge Special Essex 1: Jimmy Stevens beat Alf Foulds 2: Nobby Key beat Harold Hastings 3: Charlie Spinks beat Squib Burton Final: Charlie Spinks, Jimmy Stevens, Nobby Key Final: Reg Stanley, Don Durant, Ned Kelly 38.22mph Final: Stew Fairbairn, George Heard, Reg Stanley (2 sec start), Alec Slow We Lea Bridge Max Grosskreutz lowered Vic Huxley's 4-lap track record to 87.4 sec (41.19mph), and equalled the 1-lap record. Final: Max Grosskreutz, Alf Foulds, Jimmy Stevens 1: Jimmy Stevens beat Arthur Westwood 2: Geoff Taylor beat Harold Hastings ef 3: Jim Kempster beat Max Grosskreutz in a thriller Final: Jim Kempster Final: Howie Osment (3 sec start), Geoff Taylor Sa Lea Bridge 2nd Anniversary Meeting Lockwood Cup (for most points in the handicap races): Phil Bishop Bridge 1: Norman Parker, Jimmy Stevens, Phil Bishop 2: Syd Jackson, Harold Hastings, Bluey Wilkinson 3: Don Durant, Reg Stanley, Howie Osment 4: Tommy Croombs, Alf Foulds, Wally Kilmister SF1: Norman Parker SF2: Tommy Croombs Final: Syd Jackson 92.2 We Lea Bridge 33 High Beech 18 (Essex County Championship) Essex County Champ. Lea Bridge 33 (without Jimmy Stevens & Reg Stanley) Howie Osment, Stew Fairbairn 8, Charlie Spinks, George Heard High Beech 18 Phil Bishop 9, etc Final: Stew Fairbairn, George Heard, Phil Bishop, Charlie King Vic Huxley AUS beat Charlie Spinks AUS by 2 races to 0. Th Wembley 40 Lea Bridge 14 (SL) League match details are at Vic Huxley beat Frank Varey by 2 races to 0 Final: George Heard, Harry Whitfield, Stan Catlett, Wally Kilmister ef

10 Sa Lea Bridge Fay Taylour had her first ride since returning from Australia and New Zealand. Alf Foulds beat Fay Taylour by 2 races to 0 Final: Reg Stanley, Stew Fairbairn, Stiffy Aston, Bill Spratt, Harold Hastings ret Final: Reg Stanley, Don Durant, Alf Foulds, Howie Osment We Lea Bridge 27 Hall Green, Birmingham 26 (SL)[originally 29-23] League match details are at Motor Cycling reported that Bunny Wilcox was disqualified for "grass cutting" in ht.5. His subsequent appeal was allowed, and the score amended from to Charlie Spinks beat Harry Taft 38.46mph Final: Stew Fairbairn, Reg Stanley, Alf Foulds Sa (afternoon) Wimbledon 31 Lea Bridge 23 (Challenge) Challenge Match Wimbledon 31: Billy Lamont 9, Jim Kempster 8, Len Parker, etc Lea Bridge 23: Jimmy Stevens, Charlie Spinks, Harold Hastings, etc 1: Jim Kempster beat Jimmy Stevens 2: Charlie Spinks beat Billy Lamont f 3: Vic Huxley beat Harold Hastings Final: Jim Kempster, Charlie Spinks, Vic Huxley f,rm 76.4 Final: Dick Case (10 yds start), Stew Fairbairn (25), Gus Kuhn (10) 81.6 Sa (eve) Lea Bridge On his 21st birthday, Triss Sharp broke his leg in a crash with Jimmy Stevens in a heat of the. Final: Howie Osment, Stew Fairbairn, Stiffy Aston, Reg Stanley 1: Jimmy Stevens beat Triss Sharp f 2: Syd Jackson beat Harold Hastings 3: Roger Frogley beat Charlie Spinks Final: Syd Jackson, Jimmy Stevens, Roger Frogley Essex Final: Reg Stanley, Jimmy Stevens, Stew Fairbairn We Lea Bridge 30 West Ham 18 (Essex County Championship) Lea Bridge 30 Howie Osment Jimmy Stevens f,ns Charlie Spinks Stew Fairbairn Harold Hastings 2 3 ef 5 Reg Stanley Alf Foulds (res) West Ham 18 Tiger Stevenson ef 3 wheel 3 Allen Kilfoyle ef 0 Bluey Wilkinson Arthur Westwood 2 ef 2+1??? 0 Don Durant : Osment, (Stevenson ef), (Kilfoyle ef) (Stevens f,ns) 2: Wilkinson, Westwood, Fairbairn : Durant, Hastings, Stanley

11 4: Stevenson, Foulds, Spinks : Hastings, Wilkinson, Stanley : Foulds, Osment, Durant : Stanley, (Stevenson wheel), (Hastings ef) : Foulds, Wilkinson, Osment, (Westwood ef) : Fairbairn, Durant, Spinks Final: Alf Foulds (3 secs start), Reg Stanley (2), Howie Osment Supporters' Club Trophy Rd.1: Jimmy Stevens [Charlie Spinks (scr), Harold Hastings (scr)] Th Leicester Stadium 29 Lea Bridge 25 (SL) League match details are at 1: Squib Burton 2: Cyclone Smith 3: Reg Stanley 4: Howie Osment SF1: Charlie Spinks, Reg Stanley SF2: Squib Burton, Jack Rowley Final: Squib Burton, Reg Stanley, Jack Rowley, Charlie Spinks Sa Harringay 52 Lea Bridge 44 (Evening News London Cup Round 1, 1 st Leg) 16,000. London Cup heat details at Sa Lea Bridge Lea Bridge team riding away at Harringay tonight 1: Jack Ormston 2: Art Warren 3: Alex Peel 4: Syd Jackson SF1: Ron Hieatt SF2: Syd Jackson Final: Martin Harvey (4 secs start), Syd Jackson 1: Jack Ormston beat George McKenzie SCOT 2: Len Stewart AUS beat Billy Ellmore 3: Syd Jackson beat Len Parker Final: Jack Ormston, Len Stewart, Syd Jackson chain 1: Syd Jackson 2: Billy Ellmore 3: Jack Ormston 4: Alf Merrell Final: Len Parker, Martin Harvey, Syd Jackson - shed chain when leading, Jack Ormston ns (e/t) Bank Holiday Mo (eve) Lea Bridge Big Twelve 1: Vic Huxley, Ron Hieatt, 2: Roger Frogley, Joe Francis, 3: Colin Watson, 4: Billy Lamont, SF1: Colin Watson [Billy Lamont f] SF2: Vic Huxley, Roger Frogley Final: Vic Huxley AUS beat Colin Watson Final: Dick Case AUS, Charlie Jackson

12 Sa (aft) Crystal Palace 27 Lea Bridge 26 (SL) Details of league match are at Jimmy Stevens suffered head injuries and concussion in a fall in ht.6. Clem Mitchell AUS beat Harold Hastings AUS 43.93mph 1: Roger Frogley [Jim Cowie chain broke when leading lap 3] 2: Bert Gerrish : Clem Mitchell : George Lovick, Reg Stanley Final: George Lovick, Reg Stanley, Roger Frogley [Clem Mitchell, Bert Gerrish] 40.71mph C Palace Heat Clem Mitchell, Wally Lloyd, Roger Frogley L Bridge Heat Harold Hastings, Alf Foulds, Charlie Spinks ret, chain broke Final: Clem Mitchell beat Harold Hastings f Sa (eve) Lea Bridge Final: Martin Harvey (4 secs), Stiffy Aston, Alec Slow [Phil Bishop] SF1: Roger Frogley, Harold Hastings [Phil Bishop ret, chain broke] SF2: Charlie Spinks, Reg Stanley Final: Charlie Spinks, Roger Frogley, Harold Hastings 1: Roger Frogley beat Charlie Spinks 2: Phil Bishop beat Alf Foulds 3: Harold Hastings beat Joe Francis Final: Phil Bishop, Roger Frogley, Harold Hastings 40.18mph We Lea Bridge 23 Wembley 31 (SL) Details of league match are at Jimmy Stevens absent injured. Final: George Heard (Harley Peashooter, 4 secs start), Alf Foulds, Reg Stanley, Alec Peel Supporters' Club Rd.3 Stew Fairbairn, Alec Slow, Howie Osment Sa Lea Bridge 1: Charlie Spinks AUS beat Billy Lamont AUS : Dick Case AUS beat Wally Lloyd f : Ray Tauser USA beat Harold Hastings AUS 94.2 Final: Dick Case, Charlie Spinks, Ray Tauser Merrell Essex Final: Stiffy Aston (4 secs start), Dick Case (scr), Stew Fairbairn, Alf 1: Wally Lloyd 2: Ray Tauser 3: Billy Lamont 4: Charlie Spinks SF1: Reg Stanley, Ray Tauser SF2: Charlie Spinks, Howie Osment Final: Charlie Spinks, Reg Stanley, Howie Osment, Ray Tauser 92.0

13 We Lea Bridge 1: Stiffy Aston 2: Alec Slow 3: George Heard 4: Arthur Westwood SF1: Stiffy Aston SF2: George Heard Final: Reg Stanley, Stiffy Aston, John Scatcherd 1: Les Blakebrough beat Howie Osment 2: Syd Edmonds beat Alf Foulds 3: Phil Bishop, Mart Seiffert Final: Syd Edmonds, Les Blakebrough, Phil Bishop ef 38.05mph 1: Colin Ford 2: Alf Foulds 3: Harold Hastings 4: Mart Seiffert SF1: Colin Ford, Arthur Westwood, SF2: George Heard, Stew Fairbairn, Final: Arthur Westwood, Stew Fairbairn, Colin Ford, George Heard Supporters' Club Rd 4 Howie Osment, Martin Harvey Sa Lea Bridge England v Australia 1: Jack Ormston (ENG) bt Ron Johnson (AUS) 40.27mph 2: Roger Frogley (ENG) bt Bluey Wilkinson (AUS) 3: Dick Case (AUS) bt Alf Foulds (ENG) Final: Jack Ormston (Eng), Dick Case (Aus) ret, chain broke, pushed home for 50yds, Roger Frogley (Eng) ret 40.0mph 1: Dick Case (scr), Ron Johnson 2: Charlie Jackson 3: Arthur Westwood 4: George Heard SF1: Dick Case SF2: George Heard Final: Dick Case, George Heard, Charlie Jackson 1: Howie Osment 2: Alf Foulds 3: George Heard 4: Ron Johnson, Dick Case SF1: Dick Case, Alec Peel SF2:? Final: Dick Case, Stiffy Aston, Charlie Jackson We Lea Bridge 31 Wimbledon 22 (SL) Details of league match are at Jimmy Stevens & Reg Stanley absent from Lea Bridge team Final: Howie Osment, Stew Fairbairn, Stiffy Aston Jim Kempster beat Alf Foulds 39.22mph Sa Lea Bridge 1: Stew Fairbairn, 2: Stiffy Aston,

14 Supporters' Club Rd 6 Alf Foulds 3: George Heard, 4: Don Durant SF1: Stew Fairbairn, SF2: Don Durant Final: Stiffy Aston, George Heard, Howie Osment, Arthur Atkinson 1: Don Durant, Stew Fairbairn, Wally Lloyd 2: Alf Foulds, Harry Whitfield, Tiger Sanderson, George Heard f,ns 3: Jack Ormston, 4: Howie Osment, Arthur Atkinson SF1: Harry Whitfield, Alf Foulds SF2: Arthur Atkinson, Howie Osment Final: Harry Whitfield, Arthur Atkinson, Alf Foulds, Howie Osment We Lea Bridge 1: Howie Osment, 2: Stew Fairbairn, 3: Harry Whitfield, 4: Syd Jackson, Sid Fuller 93.2 (standing start record) SF1: Stew Fairbairn, Alec Peel SF2: Harry Whitfield, Syd Jackson Final: Stew Fairbairn, Harry Whitfield, Howie Osment, Syd Jackson, Stiffy Aston, Alec Peel 1: Charlie Spinks, Harry Mangham f 2: Syd Jackson, 3: Harry Whitfield 4: Norman Evans, Tiger Sanderson SF1: Charlie Spinks, Syd Jackson 89.0 SF2: Final: Charlie Spinks, Syd Jackson 90.0 = 40.36mph Supporters' Club SF1: Stiffy Aston, Stew Fairbairn [Charlie Jackson won the race, but was disqualified for crossing the inner edge of the track] Th Coventry 36 Lea Bridge 18 (SL) Details of league match are at Fastest 6 Race Lea Bridge heat: Charlie Spinks, Alf Foulds, Howie Osment 77.8 Coventry heat: Arthur Tiny Tims, Lew Lancaster, Tom Farndon ef 80.0 Final: Not run, as Spinks' motor would not function Novices Race Wal Elliott, Les Wheeler, M J Ormond, A E Gould 88.8 Brandon Open H cap Final: Arthur Tims (20 yds start), John Deeley (20), Lew Lancaster (20), Wilmot Evans (20) 81.8 Sa (aft) High Beech 32 Lea Bridge 22 (Essex Championship) High Beech 32 Syd Edmonds Jack Barnett ef George Bishop Charlie King 3 3 Stan Baines 3 ef 2 5 Jack Sharp

15 Lea Bridge 22 Howie Osment Alf Foulds Charlie Spinks Stew Fairbairn 1 1 Alec Peel Harold Hastings 2 2 1: Edmonds, Osment, Foulds, (Barnett ef) 41.92mph : Spinks, G Bishop, Fairbairn : Baines, Sharp, Peel : Spinks, Edmonds, Barnett : G Bishop, Hastings, Peel : Sharp, Osment, Foulds, (Baines ef) : Edmonds, Barnett, Peel : King, G Bishop, Osment : Spinks, Baines, Sharp W J Cearns Gold Trophy Vic Huxley beat Phil Bishop 2-1 (Bishop won a superb 1st heat by 8 lengths, and was easily leading the 2nd when his chain broke. The 3rd heat was a classic, but spoiled when Bishop fell when trailing by 2 lengths on lap 3) Final: Alec Peel (3 sec start) 37.46mph Sa (eve) Lea Bridge Final: Stew Fairbairn (3 sec start), Jack Chapman, Stiffy Aston England v Australia 1: Charlie Spinks AUS beat Roger Frogley ENG 2: Jack Chapman AUS beat Alf Foulds ENG 3: Ron Johnson AUS beat Jack Parker ENG Final: Not run due to rain Essex Race 1: Jack Parker 2: Alf Foulds 3: Alec Peel 4: Ron Johnson The meeting was abandoned due to heavy rain before the semi-finals and final of the scratch race could be run. Tu West Ham 33 Lea Bridge 21 (SL) Details of league match are at The meeting was abandoned due to rain after two heats of the handicap were run. We Lea Bridge 9 Harringay 20 (Evening News London Cup - 2nd Leg) (Abandoned) Lea Bridge: Alf Foulds, Charlie Spinks, Harold Hastings, Harry Mangham, Harringay: Vic Huxley 3, Ivor Hill, Howard Traynor, Alf Sawford 6, Bill Clibbett, Wally Hicklin, Stan Spencer, 1: Huxley, Foulds, Hill : Sawford, Spinks, Traynor : Clibbett, Hastings (only 2 finishers) : Hicklin, Spencer, Mangham : Sawford,?, Traynor f,pushed, Foulds f Abandoned after heat 5 due to rain Sa Lea Bridge

16 Postponed due to rain We Lea Bridge 47 Harringay 47 (Evening News London Cup Round 1, 2nd Leg. Agg: 91-99) London Cup heat details at After two postponements this match was finally decided, despite heavy rain which would normally have caused a cancellation. Sa Lea Bridge Aston f rain) Supporters' Club Ht Reg Stanley 1: Stiffy Aston, 2: Stew Fairbairn, 3: Don Durant, Bill Spratt 4: Charlie Jackson, Bluey Wilkinson SF1: Stiffy Aston, Stew Fairbairn, Reg Stanley, Arthur Westwood SF2: George Heard, Howie Osment, Don Durant, Bill Spratt f Final: Stew Fairbairn, Howie Osment, George Heard, Don Durant, Stiffy 1: Charlie Spinks, Don Durant 2: Arthur Westwood 3: Tiger Stevenson 4: Bluey Wilkinson SF1: Charlie Spinks, Don Durant SF2: Bluey Wilkinson, Tiger Stevenson Final: Tiger Stevenson, Charlie Spinks, Don Durant, Bluey Wilkinson 1: Bluey Wilkinson beat Charlie Spinks by 2 lengths 2: Tiger Stevenson beat Billy Dallison (puncture) 3: Alf Foulds beat Arthur Westwood Final: Alf Foulds, Tiger Stevenson f,rm, Bluey Wilkinson f (run in heavy Mo Lea Bridge : Charity Meeting Charity meeting in aid of the Metropolitan and German Hospitals. H/C (F G Brooke Cup) 1: Roger Frogley (scr), Phil Bishop, Alec Peel 2: Joe Francis, Allen Kilfoyle, Vic Huxley 3: Stew Fairbairn, Howie Osment, Bluey Wilkinson 4: Tiger Sanderson (only finisher) SF1: Allen Kilfoyle, Roger Frogley, Vic Huxley, Alec Peel, Phil Bishop ef, Joe Francis ef SF2: Howie Osment, Stew Fairbairn, Tiger Sanderson Final: Stew Fairbairn (3 sec), Vic Huxley (scr), Tiger Sanderson, Howie Osment [Roger Frogley, Allen Kilfoyle] (Motor Cycling Trophy) 1: Gus Kuhn, Don Durant 2: Martin Harvey (only finisher) 3: Roger Frogley, Stew Fairbairn 4: Tiger Sanderson, Jack Barnett SF1: Gus Kuhn, Don Durant SF2: Tiger Sanderson, Stew Fairbairn, Jack Barnett Final: Stew Fairbairn, Don Durant, Tiger Sanderson, Gus Kuhn ef 38.38mph 1: Charlie Spinks beat Roger Frogley

17 2: Vic Huxley beat Arthur Warwick 3: Bluey Wilkinson beat Phil Bishop ret, lost chain Final: Vic Huxley, Bluey Wilkinson, Charlie Spinks (flat tyre) Tu West Ham 34 Lea Bridge 20 (Essex County Championship)(Final aggregate pts: W Ham 113, L Bridge 105, H Beech 96) West Ham 34 Tiger Stevenson Allen Kilfoyle Bluey Wilkinson Arthur Westwood Reg Bounds Don Durant Lea Bridge 20 Howie Osment Alec Peel Charlie Spinks Stew Fairbairn 1 1 Alf Foulds George Heard 1-1 Reg Stanley (res) : Stevenson, Kilfoyle, Osment 39.74mph : Spinks, Wilkinson, Westwood : Bounds, Durant, Heard : Wilkinson, Peel, Osment : Spinks, Bounds, Durant : Kilfoyle, Stevenson, Foulds : Bounds, Durant, Peel : Spinks, Stevenson, Fairbairn : Wilkinson, Foulds, Stanley West Ham 17 Wembley 14 Wimbledon 12 Lea Bridge 10 (4-Team Match) West Ham: Bluey Wilkinson 7, Reg Bounds 6, Tiger Stevenson 4 Wembley: Colin Watson 7, Jack Ormston 5, Art Warren 2 Wimbledon: Dick Case 6, Ray Tauser 3, Mart Seiffert 3 Lea Bridge: Charlie Spinks 9, Howie Osment 1,? 0. 1: Case, Watson, Stevenson 2: Spinks, Wilkinson, Tauser 3: Bounds, Warren, Seiffert 4: Spinks, Watson, Stevensson 5: Ormston, Wilkinson, Seiffert 6: Case, Bounds, Osment 7: Watson, Stevenson, Seiffert 8: Wilkinson, Ormston (only 2 finishers),case broke chain 9: Spinks, Tauser, Bounds We Lea Bridge Essex 1: Stiffy Aston (3 sec) 2: Arthur Warwick 37.19mph 3: 4: Jack Ormston SF1: Stiffy Aston SF2: Final: Stiffy Aston, Reg Stanley, Jack Barnett 35.93mph 1: Charlie Spinks, Jack Barnett

18 2: Jack Ormston, Stew Fairbairn 3: Arthur Warwick, Reg Stanley 4: Alf Foulds, Charlie Jackson SF1: Jack Ormston, Jack Barnett [Charlie Spinks, Stew Fairbairn] SF2: Arthur Warwick, Alf Foulds [Reg Stanley, Charlie Jackson] Final: Jack Ormston, Alf Foulds, Jack Barnett, Arthur Warwick ef 38.38mph Junior Final: Alex Peel, Harry Mangham NZ, Martin Harvey Supporters' Club SF: Alf Foulds Sa Lea Bridge : British Empire Championship 1: Roger Frogley, Nobby Key, Max Grosskreutz 2: Jack Ormston, Ron Johnson, 3: Charlie Spinks, Jim Kempster, 4: Colin Watson, Harry Taft, Squib Burton f 5: Jack Chapman, Alf Foulds, Phil Bishop f : Syd Jackson, Bluey Wilkinson, Tiger Stevenson SF1: Jack Ormston, Roger Frogley, Charlie Spinks f SF2: Colin Watson, Syd Jackson, Jack Chapman nf 90.4 Final: Colin Watson ( 50) beat Jack Ormston ( 30) by 2 races to 0 (by 1 length, and by 3 lengths) Lea Bridge Plate (for non-championship finalists) 1: Ron Johnson, Billy Dallison, Max Grosskreutz ef 2: Squib Burton, Harry Taft, 3: Phil Bishop, Bluey Wilkinson, Tiger Stevenson f 4: Syd Jackson, Jack Chapman, SF1: Squib Burton f,rm, Harry Taft e/t, Ron Johnson e/t SF2: Syd Jackson, Jack Chapman, Phil Bishop f Final: Squib Burton, Syd Jackson, Harry Taft, Jack Chapman We Lea Bridge 30 Crystal Palace 23 (SL) Details of league match are at A Silver Cup for the season's highest league points scorer in the Lea Bridge team was won by Alf Foulds (109½ pts). Supporters' Club H/C Final: Alf Foulds (1 sec start) beat Stiffy Aston (3 secs) by 2 races to 1 Lea Bridge 1: George MacKenzie, George Lovick, Reg Stanley, Charlie Spinks f 2: George Heard, Howie Osment, Alf Foulds 3: Martin Harvey, Alec Peel, B Edwards, Ron Johnson ef 4: Clem Mitchell, Len Keen, Stiffy Aston ef SF1: Reg Stanley, George MacKenzie, George Lovick SF2: Clem Mitchell, Martin Harvey, B Edwards Final: Reg Stanley (2), Martin Harvey, George MacKenzie, Clem Mitchell Sa Lea Bridge : England 62 The Rest 32 (International Challenge) This was Frank Charles' Lea Bridge debut - and he weighed up the track pretty quick! England 62: Arthur Warwick 12, Phil Bishop 11, Wal Phillips 10, Frank Charles 9, Jack Parker 7, Jack Ormston 6, Gus Kuhn 5, Harry Whitfield 2. Rest 32: Billy Lamont 6, Max Grosskreutz 5, Dicky Case 5, Charlie Spinks 4, Ron Johnson 4, Bluey Wilkinson 4, Clem Mitchell 2, Harold Hastings (res) 2, Ray Tauser 0. 1 Phillips, Ormston, Spinks,? Warwick, Parker, Johnson, Tauser Bishop, Lamont, Whitfield,?

19 4 Case, Grosskreutz, Charles,? Ormston, Mitchell, Phillips,? Warwick, Lamont, Parker,? Bishop, Grosskreutz, Whitfield, Case ef Spinks, Charles, Kuhn,? Phillips, Lamont, Ormston,? Warwick, Parker, Grosskreutz, Case ef Wilkinson, Bishop f,rm, Whitfield ef, Spinks f Charles, Kuhn, Johnson,? Phillips, Case, Hastings, Ormston f Warwick, Parker, Wilkinson,? Bishop, Johnson, Hastings,? Charles, Kuhn,? nf,? nf Reserve Riders' Race Alf Foulds, Harold Hastings, Billy Dallison We Lea Bridge 32 Wimbledon 22 (Challenge) Closing meeting. Lea Bridge 32: Stew Fairbairn 12, Alf Foulds, Charlie Spinks, Wimbledon 22: Dick Case 6, Jim Kempster 5, Len Parker 5, 1: Martin Harvey, 2: George Heard, 3: Howie Osment, 4: Alf Foulds SF1: Stew Fairbairn, George Heard, Harold Crook SF2: Reg Stanley, Howie Osment, Alex Peel Final: Stew Fairbairn, Howie Osment Essex County Championship RESULTS 28 June High Beech 24 West Ham July Lea Bridge 33 High Beech July West Ham 31 High Beech July Lea Bridge 30 West Ham 18 6 Sept High Beech 32 Lea Bridge Sept West Ham 34 Lea Bridge 20 TABLE M W D L F A Pts 1. West Ham Lea Bridge High Beech Acknowledgements Automotor Journal, Motor Cycling, Speedway News, Evening News (London), Times