WOMBWELL 1929 (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Brian Collins internationalspeedway@yahoo.co.uk Acknowledgements Sheffield Independent, Yorkshire Post, Homes of British Speedways, Automotor Journal, The Motor Cycle, Leeds Mercury. Th 9.5.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Opening meeting. 8,000. Bert Round established a track record of 98.0 secs Final: N Rollett, W Green 112.2 Final: Jack Barber, Bert Round, W E Gus Platts 106.2 Match Race Spencer Smoky Stratton (NZ) beat Johnnie Broughton 101.0 Final: Bert Round, Joe Mitchell, Johnnie Broughton 98.4 Sa 11.5.29 (6.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) 4,000. Two Danish riders, Walther Ryle and Niels Sorensen were the top riders, Ryle lowering the track record to 95.4. Ht 1: Joe Mitchell Ht 2: Joe Chance Ht 3: George Chance Final: Joe Chance 120.0 SF1: Walther Ryle (DEN), Niels Sorensen 121.4 SF2: T Brown, J Allen 118.4 Final: Walther Ryle, Niels Sorensen (DEN) 113.0 Final: Niels Sorensen, Arthur Moore 118.0 Th 16.5.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Joe Chambers, Joe Chance 120.8 Final: W E Gus Platts (+4 yds), N Rollett (+8), M Waddington (+10) Final: Jack Barber, N Dawson, A Hindley 98.2 Sa 18.5.29 (7pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Austin Humphries lowered the track record to 94.4 secs. Final: H Evans, T Lindley 120.8 Final: J Shaw, T Thompson 104.0 Final: N Rollett, Reg Marshall 117.0 Whit Tu 21.5.29 (7pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Austin Humphries lowered his own 4-lap track record to 92.2 secs
Final: J Credland, George Chance 107.2 Final: Tommy Allott, Fred Ledger 110.0 Final: W E Gus Platts, Jack Hindley 107.4 Th 23.5.29 (7pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: J Fox, E Raynes 114.2 Final: Jack Barber (scr), Joe Chance (+8 yds), G Thompson (+8 yds) 98.0 Final: Jack Barber, Fred Ledger, W E Gus Platts 98.0 Sa 25.5.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) No details available Mo 27.5.28 (7pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Ted Reynolds, Tom Mitchell 92.5 George Wigfield beat George Corney 90.0 Austin Humphries beat George Corney 93.4 Final: Joe Chambers, Fred Ledger, Jack Hindley 96.4 Final: A Langley, L Holmes, Stan Dusty Jenkins 96.2 Th 30.5.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) No details available. Mo 3.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: W Fox, R D Gibson 114.6 Final: Fred Ledger, E Raynes, Harry Credland 95.8 Final: Austin Humphries, Dennis Atkinson, Reg Marshall 105.2 Fred Ledger beat Charlie Ward Th 6.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Charlie Kirby, E Davis, R Gibson 114.8 Final: Fred Ledger, F E Bianchi, J Shaw 93.8 Final: Fred Ledger, Buster Whitehead, Jack Hindley 98.4 Mo 10.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Fred Ledger and Bob Allen drew 1-1 in their best-of-3 series, the 3 rd race being abandoned due to machine problems. Final: E Raynes, E Webster, F Quarmby 95.4 Final: Jack Barber, T Shaw, Fred Ledger 98.4 Final: Jack Barber, Fred Ledger, W E Gus Platts 99.0
Th 13.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: W O Neil, F Quarmby, Bill Bellhouse 91.6 Final: Bill Bellhouse, H Bingley, Buster Whitehead 106.0 Final: F Bianchi, T Thompson 106.0 Final: J Shaw, Reg Marshall 101.6 Mo 17.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Arthur Atkinson lowered the track record to 91.4 secs. Final: E Webster, F Quarmby, Skid Lodge 112.4 (rolling start) J Shaw beat Dennis Atkinson by 2 races to 1. 85.4(Shaw), 89.2(Atkinson) & 86.0(Shaw) Final: Joe Chance, H Bingley, Buster Whitehead 104.4 Final: Arthur Atkinson, Dennis Atkinson, Buster Whitehead 98.4 Th 20.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Junior Scratch Final: F Quarmby, J Halstead, Tom Mitchell 114.2 Final: Jack Hindley, Stan Dusty Jenkins, T Thompson 103.0 Final: F Bianchi, W E Gus Platts, Stan Dusty Jenkins 101.8 Final : Jack Barber, W E Gus Platts, Tommy Allott 97.0 Mo 24.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: J Halstead, F Quarmby, Charlie Kirby 110.4 Final: Jack Barber, Jack Hindley, H Bingley 109.8 Final: T Thompson, Tommy Allott, Jack Hindley Challenge Race Arthur Atkinson beat Billy Burrows by 2 races to 0. 93.0 & 94.8 Th 27.6.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Oliver Langton reduced the track record by an astonishing 3 seconds the new record is 88.4 secs.. Final: J Halstead, E Raynes, J Dodd 112.4 Final: Broncho Dixon, Eric Langton, H Bingley 95.4 Final: Eric Langton, Broncho Dixon, Fred Ledger 94.4 Final: Eric Langton, Broncho Dixon 92.2 Mo 1.7.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Roland Crowe, Charlie Kirby, B O Neil 113.4 Final: Jack Barber, Reg Marshall, Arthur Atkinson 96.0 Final: Jack Barber, Austin Humphries, Reg Marshall Challenge Race
Jack Barber beat Arthur Atkinson by 2 races to 0. 132.2 & 135.0 Th 4.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: E Davis, R Gibson, H Chippy Lomas 113.6 Final: H Chippy Lomas, Jack Hindley, F Bianchi 100.8 Final: George Scotty Cumming, Stan Dusty Jenkins, F Bianchi 100.0 Final: Jack Hindley, Jack Barber, J Shaw 98.8 Mo 8.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) George Greenwood lowered the track record to 89.2 secs. Final: J Gregory, R Gibson, A Lindley 109.0 Challenge Race George Greenwood beat Arthur Atkinson by 2 races to 0 90.2 & 89.2 Final : Joe Chambers (+6 secs), G Thompson (+8), George Greenwood (scr) Scratch Race Final: George Greenwood, Buster Whitehead, Vic Fantozzi 96.0 Th 11.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Jack Barber, Broncho Dixon, Jack Hindley 95.0 = 37.89 mph Final: Tommy Allott, Austin Humphries, Broncho Dixon 94.2 = 38.24 mph Final: Buster Whitehead (+6 secs), E Davis (+10), Charlie Ward (+4) 102.2 Final: Roland Crowe, Bill Bellhouse, H Race 110.0 Mo 15.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) George Greenwood beat Jack Barber by 2 races to 0. 105.0 & 93.0 Final: George Greenwood, F Bianchi, Austin Humphries 98.4 Final: R Gregory, R Gibson, F Bianchi 103.0 Final: R Gregory, C Burgin, R Gibson 109.4 Th 18.7.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) No details available. Mo 22.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Record attendance (to see Miss Eva Asquith) Final: George Greenwood, Buster Whitehead, Jack Barber 97.0 Miss Eva Asquith beat Tommy Allott by 2 races to 1 94.4(Allott), 96.2 & 93.0(both Asquith) Final: Lester Moore, Eric Broadside Hall, Buster Whitehead 98.2 Final: Roland Crowe, C Credland, W Hamilton 108.8 Th 25.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Bill Bellhouse, Roland Crowe, J Ayres 108.8
Final: Fred Ledger, Dave Jones, Lester Moore 101.8 Final: Tommy Allott, Charlie Ward, Jack Barber 96.8 Final: Jack Barber, C Brown, Joe Chambers 105.2 Mo 29.7.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Junior Union Final: R Gibson (scr), Bill Bellhouse (scr), Charlie Kirby (+4 secs) 109.0 Gold Wings Final: Bill Bellhouse, Jack Hindley (+2), A Brown (+6) 101.4 Lester Moore beat Joe Chambers by 2 races to 0. 96.4 & 95.0 Final: Jack Hindley, T Thompson, Lester Moore 96.2 Th 1.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) W E Gus Platts (Shef) lowered the track record to 88.2 Final: Gus Platts, Jack Barber, Austin Humphries 93.2 Golden Wings Final: Roland Crowe, Eric Broadside Hall, H Sawer 103.4 Final: R Gibson, Roland Crowe, Bill Bellhouse 103.8 Final: Gus Platts, Jack Hindley, Stan Dusty Jenkins 94.2 Tu 6.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Roland Crowe, Bill Bellhouse, George Chance 102.6 Golden Wings Final: Lester Moore, Fred Ledger, Arthur Moore 98.6 Final: Jack Barber, Jack Hindley, Austin Humphries 96.2 Final: Charlie Ward, Jack Barber, Eric Broadside Hall 97.8 Th 8.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Inter-Track Race Final: George Scotty Cumming, Jack Barber, W E Gus Platts 96.0 (Sheffield won the race) Final: R Gibson, C Credland 96.0 Final: Jack Hindley, Eric Broadside Hall, W E Gus Platts 96.2 Final: Eric Broadside Hall, George Scotty Cummings (only 2 finishers) 96.0 Mo 12.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: George Chance, Charlie Kirby, Bill Bellhouse 108.0 Final: Lester Moore, H Watson, H Scatchard 101.2 Final: Austin Humphries, H Watson 91.8 Final: F Carney, Lester Moore, Jack Hindley 98.8 Th 15.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium)
Final: Charlie Ward, Fred Ledger, George Scotty Cumming 93.0 Final: George Chance, C Credland, C Tipping 92.4 Final: Lester Moore, George Chance, Fred Ledger 99.8 Final: George Scotty Cumming, Lester Moore, Charlie Ward 97.6 Mo 19.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Record attendance. Skid Skinner & George Greenwood drew 1-1 (in 2nd ht Skinner set rolling start record 90.6) Final: Dave Jones, George Greenwood, Jack Barber 97.8 Final: Arthur Atkinson, George Corney, George Scotty Cumming 96.0 Final: Roland Crowe, George Chance, Bill Bellhouse 105.2 Th 22.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: Jack Barber, George Scotty Cumming, Fred Ledger 93.4 Final: Jack Barber, J Shaw, Eric Broadside Hall 97.6 Final: Dave Jones (+4 secs), Jack Barber (scr), Roland Crowe (+6) 100.0 Final: H Evans (+4 secs), C Tipping (+4), Roland Crowe (scr) 109.6 Mo 26.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell 10,000. Bert Round killed on his way to the track in a road traffic accident. Final: Jack Barber, Arnold Moore, Dave Jones 95.4 Final: Eric Broadside Hall, Jack Barber, Dave Jones 99.4 Stadium Scratch Rcae Final: Arthur Atkinson, Jack Barber, Jack Hindley 94.0 Final: George Chance, Tom Mitchell, R Gibson 105.0 Th 29.8.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) : Wombwell 38 Nottingham 24 (EDTL KOC Rd.1, 2 nd Leg. Agg: 61-59) No details available for the team match. Final: C Hindley (scr), W O Neill (+2 secs), H Race (+2) 113.0 Final: Eric Broadside Hall, Dave Jones, W E Gus Platts 103.0 Mo 2.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: George Wigfield, Stan Dusty Jenkins 92.2 Stadium Scratch Final: Jack Barber, Fred Ledger, Stan Dusty Jenkins 97.8 Golden Wings Final: Joe Chance, Fred Ledger, Geoff Taylor 99.0 Final: C Credland, Tom Mitchell 108.2
Th 5.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Low Valley Final: W Lindley, W Alstead, Tom Mitchell 105.8 Wombwell Final: W O Neill, Charlie Ward, Fred Ledger 99.2 Inter-Track Race Fred Ledger, Eric Broadside Hall 94.4 Final: Fred Ledger, Eric Broadside Hall 98.8 Mo 9.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Low Valley Final: H Grace, A Lindley, Joe Chance 106.0 Golden Wings Final: H Smith, W Styring, George Chance 102.8 Final: Squib Burton, George Greenwood, Jack Barber 88.6 Final: Arthur Atkinson, Squib Burton, Dave Jones 94.8 Fr 13.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Low Valley Final: H Lindley, W O Neill, George Chance 97.6 Final: A Lindley, Lester Moore, Broadside Hall 95.0 Final: Jack Barber, G Thompson, Lester Moore 100.0 Final: Fred Ledger (only finisher) 103.8 Mo 16.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) : Wombwell v Halifax (EDTL KOC Rd.2 2 nd leg (Agg:56-66) No details of the team match are available. Final: A Lindley (scr), F Halstead, W Styring 99.25 Final: C Credland (+8 secs), R Gibson (+6), Lindley (+6) 96.6 Th 19.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) No details available. Mo 23.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: R Gibson, W Styring 99.8 Final: W O'Neil, G Chance 94.8 Final: F Charles, W Platts 92.6 Final: C Watson, F Charles 94.0 Th 26.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: A Lindley, Tom Mitchell, W O'Neil 101.6 Final: Jack Barber, Austin Humphries, George Scotty Cumming 97.0 Final: Joe Chance, R Gibson, George Chance 98.0 Final: A White, Joe Chance, Jack Hindley 96.0 Mo 30.9.29 (7.30pm) Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Postponed until Tu 1.10 due to rain
Tu 1.10.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final: F Halstead, C Credland, Joe Chance 99.0 Final: George Scotty Cumming, Jack Hindley, S McKie 96.0 Final: C Credland, F Halstead, G Thompson 97.4 Final: S McKie, Broadside Hall, G Thompson 95.8 Th 3.10.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) No details available Mo 7.10.29 Wombwell (South Yorkshire Sports Stadium) Final meeting of the season. Final: F Halstead, E Davis, Tom Mitchell 99.8 Final: Squib Burton, Lester Moore, H Harvey 93.0 Final: Squib Burton, Arthur Moore, W E Gus Platts 90.2 Final: Eric Broadside Hall, Dave Jones, Fred Ledger no time Updated 17.1.18