Collecllne his Just desserts-Trophy Duh victor
Blackle BrJlce.
From Jell, Pat Gosch, Dick Hammer, Blackle Bruce and Elliott Schultz eet off the
line lor a lhrllllne Trophy
Dash.
LOVING IN & fALLING OUT AT ASCOT
Last Friday was one of the biggest nights ever on the half mile - and
one of the roughest on the point leader s.
Three straight upsets were scored in the expert heat races. Blackie
Bruce scored a most impressive heat race win over Pat Gosch, sammy Tanner
and Point leader, Mel Lacher.
It was even a bigger surprise in tbe second heat race. Bruce Holland and
Ralph White held a "Love-In" for five laps with Dan Haaby trying to pass
both for the win. Immediately after the event, Holland and White had what is
best called a, -Falling Out."
The third and final heat race saw Chuck Jones hitting the dirt early and
ElliottSchultz coming up late to pass and defeat Dick Hammer for the fastest
heat race win of the night.
It was a new face-race in the trophy dash with Bruce scoring a nipper
over Schultz with Gosch running in third and Hammer taking fourth.
The Semi-Main took on the look of a main event with Dan Haaby holding
off repeated bids by Shorty seabourne for the win. sammy Tanner did not get
inside the first four places at any time during the race and failed to make the
main event. Tanner had been the main event winner the last two time previous
to last Friday night.
One of tile best Ding-Dong battles ever nil took place In the main eveat.
Sch ultz led the first lap, Lacher came from the back row to lead the second
lap. Lacher also led the next three laps by a matter of a few feet.
Then it was Schultz back in front on laps six and seven. Lacher was in
front by inches at the end of eight. Schultz was the leader at the end of nine
laps. At the end of ten laps Schultz, Lacher and Bruce crossed the line nearly three abreast. Then Bruce moved to second as Lacher started to fade and
Haaby picked uP steam.
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