Key: • denotes Supplementary Reserve
| Sheffield 'Tigers' v Glasgow 'Tigers' |
British League |
25th August 1966 |
|---|
| Rider | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Tot+Bp |
|---|
| 1. John Dews |
3 | | 1' | | |
| 3 | | | |
3 | | 3 |
13+1 |
| 2. Arnold Haley • |
2' | | | 3 | |
| 1 | | | |
1 | | |
7+1 |
| 3. Jack Kitchen © |
| 3 | | | 2 |
3 | | | | 2 |
| 2 | |
12 |
| 4. John Hart |
| 2' | | | |
1 | | 3 | | 1' |
| | |
7+2 |
| 5. Billy Bales |
| | 2 | | 1' |
| | | 3 | |
| | 2' |
8+2 |
| 6. Bob Paulson r/r |
| | - | | - |
| | | - | |
| - | |
(3+1) |
| 7. Eric Hockaday |
| | | 2' | |
| | ef | | |
| 0 | |
2+1 |
| 8. Denis Wasden |
| | | | |
| | | 0 | |
| | |
0 |
| Ernest Palmer |
5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
4 | 2 | 5 | |
| Sheffield 'Tigers' |
5 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 |
25 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 |
42 | 44 | 49 |
| Glasgow 'Tigers' |
1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
24 | 28 | 29 |
| Trevor Redmond |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1. Maurie Mattingly |
1 | | | | |
2 | | | 2 | |
2 | 1 | |
8 |
| 2. Willie Templeton |
0 | | | 0 | |
0 | | | - | |
| | |
0 |
| 3. Bluey Scott r/r |
| - | | | - |
| | | | |
- | | - |
(3) |
| 4. Alf Wells |
| 1 | | | 0 |
| | 2 | | |
- | | |
3 |
| 5. Charlie Monk |
| | 3 | | 3 |
| 2 | | | 3 |
| 3 | |
14 |
| 6. Bill McMillan |
| 0 | 0 | | |
| 0 | | | - |
| | 1 |
1 |
| 7. Johnny Faafeng |
| | | 1 | |
| | 1' | | 0 |
| | |
2+1 |
| 8. Jimmy McMillan |
| | | | |
| | | 1' | |
0 | | 0 |
1+1 |
Track record = 67.6
C.Featherby & I.Mauger | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|
70.8 | 71.4 | 70.2 | 70.6 | 70.0 |
70.4 | 69.8 | 71.0 | 70.4 | 69.6 |
70.6 | 70.8 | 71.0 | |
Both teams were missing riders through injury and utilised the
rider replacement rule, although not to very good effect. Bluey Scott was missing for the Scottish Tigers
and Bob Paulson for the Yorkshire ones. Bob, just back in the saddle following a fractured shoulder, had been involved in a four-man pile-up
at Dudley Wood
the previous weekend. Bob suffered a broken collar-bone, Jack Kitchen hurt his knee and Ivor Brown luckily escaped injury. Tragically Ivor
Hughes suffered
serious head injuries from which he subsequently died.
~
The following is Vic White's editorial from Speedway Star Vol.15 No.25...
Although the Sheffield Tigers won handsomely against their Scottish opponents, the label of "Rider of the Night" must go to Charlie Monk.
He
was top point scorer with 14 points - only one less than half [sic] the rest of his team put together.
John Dews was the only Sheffield rider to show any real genius and it should be noted that he did manage to beat Monk. Seventeen-year-old
Denis Wasden made his debut for the Tigers in heat 9. He didn't manage to get amongst the point scorers but nevertheless he rode with spirit.
Tigers skipper Jack Kitchen scored 12 points and was unlucky not to beat Charlie Monk in heat 5. In fact this was by far rthe best race of the
match with the bikes crossing the final tape almost equal.
Charlie Monk also managed to put up the fastest time of the evening with a time of 69.6 secs. The other Glasgow rider worthy of mention is
Maurie Mattingley who gained 8 points from his five rides. He rode second to Jack Kitchen in heat 6 and this was probably his best ride.
~
The Remington Electric Shaver Company (202 Castle Market) sponsored the second half events. In the senior final John Dews once again got the better of
Charlie Monk with John Hart third, while Denis Wasden won the Novices event from Derek Jay and Laszlo Munkacsi. John and Denis both received Remington
Electric Shavers for their efforts, and another was presented to Arnold Haley as the most popular rider on the night determined by the volume of cheering
from the crowd.
The progamme included a tribute to Ivor Hughes and condolences to his family, and a collection on the terraces raised the magnificent sum of £160
(equivalent today (2019) to approximately £3,200!).
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