Marine Gardens 19/05/1930

19 May 1930
Marine Gardens
Edinburgh Handicap
1st. George McKenzie

Scottish Gold Helmet
1st. Frank Varey

Match Race
1st. Frank Varey

Edinburgh Handicap ( 4 Laps Standing Start )
Ht 1 Len Stewart Frank Charles Archie Chisholm (F) Andy Milne (F) 1min 31.4
Ht 2 Norman Hartley Drew McQueen Gordon Spalding Bob Dawson 1min 30.4
Ht 3 George McKenzie Bill Barclay Frank Varey (EF) John Miller (NF) 1min 31.8
Ht 4 Syd Parsons Bob McGregor Charlie Hornby Tom Royston 1min 31.4
Semi Final Drew McQueen Norman Hartley Frank Charles Len Stewart (EF) 1min 30
Semi Final George McKenzie Bob McGregor Syd Parsons Bill Barclay (EF) 1min 30.4
Final George McKenzie Norman Hartley Bob McGregor Drew McQueen (EF) 1min 30.4

Scottish Gold Helmet (4 Laps Flying Start)
Ht 1 Drew McQueen Charlie Hornby Bob McGregor Bill Barclay 1min 26.8
Ht 2 Bob Dawson Norman Hartley (NF) Len Stewart (NF) James Logie (NS) 1min 37.2
Ht 3 Frank Varey Syd Parsons Archie Chisholm Andy Milne (NS) 1min 25.6
Ht 4 George McKenzie Frank Charles Gordon Spalding Tom Royston 1min 26.6
Semi Final Drew McQueen Charlie Hornby Bob Dawson 1min 27.2
Semi Final Frank Varey Frank Charles George McKenzie Syd Parsons (NS) 1min 25.6
Final Frank Varey Frank Charles Charlie Hornby Drew McQueen (NF) 1min 25.8

Match Race
Frank Varey Bt Len Stewart 1min 23 ( Equals Track Record )
The Spring bank holiday meeting at the Marine Gardens Speedway attracted a crowd of about 8000, who witnessed some fine riding.

The honours of the evening went to Frank Varey of the Belle Vue, Manchester track who equalled the track record in winning his match with Len Stewart and thereafter won the Gold Helmet. The Edinburgh riders could not cope with Varey.

In the Handicap, however, he failed to pass beyond his heat as a result of engine trouble. In this event George McKenzie rode well and won his third final of the season.

The first race of the evening was unfortunate for the local rider Andy Milne. He was heavily thrown through collision with another machine and found to be suffering from a fractured jaw and concussion was removed to the Royal Infirmary.