BELLE VUE 1934 Working File Updated 8.4.2020 Update 3.8.2020 Update 14.8.2020 Updated 13.11.2020 Saturday 31st March1934 Belle Vue, Manchester Supporters Trophy Supporters Trophy 1 Grosskreutz, Van Praag, 2 KIlmister, Lees, NEvans, Kitchen (f) 3 Charles, 4 Abbott SF 1 Max Grosskreutz, Ginger Lees 82.0 SF 2 Joe Abbott, Frank Charles 81.2 Final Frank Charles, Joe Abbott, Ginger Lees. 82.0 Silver Wheel 1 KIlmister 2 3 Kitchen 4 Charles Final Wally Kilmister, Bill Kitchen, Frank Charles 80.6 Match Races Ginger Lees bt Max Grosskreutz 79.0 Bill Kitchen bt Frank Charles. 80.0 Newcomers Race 1 Eric Worswick Monday 2nd April 1934 Belle Vue, Manchester Manchester Cup Manchester Cup 1 Joe Abbott, Ginger Lees, Nobby Key, Bill Kitchen. 78.0 2 Lionel Van Praag, Eric Gregory, Frank Varey, Max Grosskreutz. 81.6 3 Wally Kilmister, Harry Shepherd, Harry Whitfield, Eric Langton. 82.0 4 Frank Charles, Jack Dalton, Joe Francis, George Greenwood. 82.2 Final Abbott, Van Praag, Charles, Kilmister 79.0 Scratch Race 1 Gordon Byers, Harry Shepherd, Norman Evans, Joe Francis. 84.4 2 Eric Langton, Frank Charles, (Jack Dalton, Nobby Key places n/k). 83.4 3 Bill Kitchen, George Greenwood, (Frank Varey, Ginger Lees places n/k). 80.4 4 Joe Abbott, Max Grosskreutz, Wally Kilmister, Eric Gregory. 80.4 Final Abbott, Langton, Kitchen, Byers 80.2 Match Race Ginger Lees bt Frank Charles 79.2 Silver Citadel 1 Frank Varey, Gordon Byers, Harry Whitfield, Bob Harrison (ns) 83.8 2 Eric Langton, Lionel Van Praag, (Joe Francis, Norman Evans places n/k). 82.4 3 George Greenwood, Eric Gregory, (Bill Kitchen, Frank Charles places n/k). 82.4 4 Joe Abbott, Max Grosskreutz, (Nobby Key, Wally Kilmister places n/k). T? Final Abbott, E Langton, Greenwood Varey T? Saturday 7th April 1934 Belle Vue, Manchester Belle Vue Aces 36 The Visitors 18 (Challenge) Belle Vue Frank Varey 1 2 3 6 Eric Langton 3 E 2 5 Bill Kitchen 2 F N 2 Max Grosskreutz 3 3 1 7 Joe Abbott 3 2 2 7 Bob Harrison E N N 0 Frank Charles 3 3 3 9 Visitors Vic Huxley 2 2 1 5 Frank Goulden 0 1 0 1 Wal Phillips 1 1 0 2 Tommy Croombs 0 0 N 0 Claude Rye 2 3 2 7 Gus Kuhn 1 1 0 2 1 Langton, Huxley, Varey, Goulden 82.4 4 2 4 2 2 Grosskreutz, Kitchen, Phillips, Croombs 83.2 5 1 9 3 3 Abbott, Rye, Kuhn, (Harrison E) 82.6 3 3 12 6 4 Grosskreutz, Huxley, Goulden, (Kitchen F) 83.8 3 3 15 9 5 Charles, Abbott, Phillips, Croombs 81.8 5 1 20 10 6 Rye, Varey, Kuhn, (Langton E) 81.6 2 4 22 14 7 Charles, Abbott, Huxley, Goulden 81.4 5 1 27 15 8 Varey, Langton, Pymar, Phillips 82.8 5 1 32 16 9 Charles, Rye, Grosskreutz, Kuhn 83.4 4 2 36 18 Mancunian Cup 1 Eric Worswick, Syd Plevin, Austin Humphries. 88.4 2 J.Ellis, Jack Hargreaves, Bill Birtwell. 90.0 Final J.Ellis, Syd Plevin, (places of Worswick and Hargreaves not known). Belle Vue Scratch Race 1 Varey, Huxley, (Goulden, Croombs places n/k) 82.6 2 Eric Langton, Abbott, (Kuhn, Pymar places n/k). 82.2 3 Charles, Rye, (Worswick, Plevin places n/k). 82.2 4 Grosskreutz, Phillips, (Harrison, Oliver Langton places n/k). 84.0 Final Eric Langton, Charles, Varey, Grosskreutz. 81.2 Saturday 14th April 1934 Belle Vue, Manchester Open Event Record Attempt Lancashire Mile Joe Abbott 78.6*, 45.8 m.p.h. Record Match Races Eric Langton bt Max Grosskreutz 80.8 Frank Varey bt Squib Burton (f) 80.6 English and Australian Scratch Race 1 Bill Kitchen, Clem Thomas, no third. 80.8 2 Joe Abbott, Frank Varey, Dusty Haigh. 81.4 3 Eric Blain, Eric Langton, no third. 83.0 4 Max Grosskreutz, Frank Charles, Jack Bibby. 81.4 SF 1 Joe Abbott, Bill Kitchen, Frank Varey. 81.6 SF 2 Eric Langton, Eric Blain, Frank Charles. 82.8 Final Eric Langton, Eric Blain, Joe Abbott. 81.8 All Star Eight Race 1 Max Grosskreutz, Joe Abbott, Frank Charles. 80.6 2 Eric Langton, Bill Kitchen, Bob Harrison. 82.6 Final Joe Abbott, Eric Langton, Max Grosskreutz. 82.8 Silver Citadel 1 Eric Blain, Frank Varey, Bill Rogers. 82.2 2 Max Grosskreutz, Bill Kitchen, Dusty Haigh. 83.8 3 Eric Langton, Joe Abbott, Fred Tracey. 83.0 4 Frank Charles, Bob Harrison, Syd Plevin. 84.4 Final M Grosskreutz, E Blain, F Charles, (ELangton ef) 81.8 Monday 16th April 1934 Wimbledon, London Wimbledon Dons 21 Belle Vue Aces 33 (National League) WIMBLEDON Vic Huxley 3 3 3 9 Gus Kuhn 1 0 0 1 Claude Rye 1 F F 1 Geoff Pymar 0 2 1 3 Syd Jackson F N 1 1 Wal Phillips 1 2 2 5 Fred Leavis (Res ) 1 1 BELLE VUE Frank Varey DNR Eric Langton 2 3 3 8 Frank Charles 3 3 1 7 Joe Abbott 2 F 2 4 Bill Kitchen 3 2 3 8 Max Grosskreutz 2 1 2 5 Bob Harrison (Res) 0 1 0 1 1 Huxley Langton Kuhn Harrison 75.0 4 2 4 2 2 Charles Abbott Rye Pymar 76.0 1 5 5 7 3 Kitchen Grosskreutz Phillips (Jackson F) 75.6 1 5 6 12 4 Langton Pymar Harrison (Rye F) 77.8 2 4 8 16 5 Charles Phillips Leavis (Abbott F) 75.4 3 3 11 19 6 Huxley Kitchen Grosskreutz Kuhn 74.8 3 3 14 22 7 Langton Phillips Jackson Harrison 77.4 3 3 17 25 8 Huxley Abbott Charles Kuhn 76.0 3 3 20 28 9 Kitchen Grosskreutz Pymar (Rye F) 75.4 1 5 21 33 Saturday 21st April 1934 Belle Vue, Manchester Belle Vue Aces 26 New Cross Lambs 25 (National League) BELLE VUE 1 Frank Varey 2 2 3 7 2 Eric Langton 0 0 2 2 3 Bill Kitchen 1 E 2 3 4 Max Grosskreutz 3 E 0 3 5 Joe Abbott F 2 F 2 6 Frank Charles 3 3 3 9 7 Bob Harrison (Res) DNR NEW CROSS 1 Ron Johnson 3 3 XS 6 2 Joe Francis 1 2 2 5 3 Stan Greatrex 0 N 0 0 4 Nobby Key 2 1 1 4 5 Tom Farndon F 3 3 6 6 Harry Shepherd 2 1 1 4 7 Roy Dook (Res) 0 0 1 Johnson Varey Francis Langton 82.2 2 4 2 4 2 Grosskreutz Key Kitchen Greatrex 82.6 4 2 6 6 3 Charles Shepherd (Abbott F) (Farndon F) 82.2 3 2 9 8 4 Johnson Francis (Kitchen E )(Grsskrtz E) 83.8 0 5 9 13 5 Charles Abbott Key Dook 82.8 5 1 14 14 6 Farndon Varey Shepherd Langton 80.6 2 4 16 18 7 Charles Francis (Johnson XS) (Abbott F) 84.4 3 2 19 20 8 Varey Langton Key Greatrex 86.6 5 1 24 21 9 Farndon Kitchen Shepherd Grosskreutz 81.8 2 4 26 25 Mancunian Cup 1 Syd Plevin, Jack Hargreaves, Stanley "Acorn" Dobson. 82.8 2 Eric Worswick, J.Ellis, Austin Humphries. ? Final Eric Worswick, J.Ellis, Syd Plevin, Jack Hargreaves 84.2 Silver Wheel 1 Roy Dook, Bob Harrison, Oliver Langton, Syd Plevin. 83.4 2 Frank Varey, Max Grosskreutz, Eric Worswick, Nobby Key. 86.8 3 Eric Langton, Bill Kitchen, Tom Farndon, Frank Charles. 82.8 4 Stan Greatrex, Ron Johnson, Harry Shepherd, J.Ellis. 85.6 SF 1 Frank Varey, Max Grosskreutz, Bob Harrison, Roy Dook. 84.4 SF 2 Eric Langton, Bill Kitchen, (Stan Greatrex, Ron Johnson, places n/k). 83.4 Final Frank Varey, Eric Langton, Max Grosskreutz, Bill Kitchen. 82.8 Wednesday 25th April 1934 Lea Bridge, London Lea Bridge 18 Belle Vue Aces 32 (National League) LEA BRIDGE Squib Burton 2 2 E 4 Tommy Gamble XS 1 XS 1 Dick Case 3 2 1 6 Wally Hull 0 N 2 2 Eric Blain 0 R 0 0 Dusty Haigh 1 2 2 5 Steve Langton (Res) 0 0 BELLE VUE Frank Varey 3 3 3 9 Eric Langton 1 1 1 3 Frank Charles 2 R 3 5 Joe Abbott 1 3 X 4 Bill Kitchen 2 0 0 2 Max Grosskreutz 3 3 3 9 1 Varey Burton E Langton (Gamble XS) 88.4 2 4 2 4 2 Case Charles Abbott Hull 88.2 3 3 5 7 3 Grosskreutz Kitchen Haigh Blain 89.6 1 5 6 12 4 Varey Case E Langton S Langton 88.8 2 4 8 16 5 Abbott Haigh (Blain R) (Charles R) 88.0 2 3 10 19 6 Grosskreutz Burton Gamble Kitchen 89.2 3 3 13 22 7 Varey Haigh E Langton Blain 88.8 2 4 15 26 8 Charles (Abbott XU) (Burton E )(Gamble XS) N/K 0 3 15 29 9 Grosskreutz Hull Case Kitchen 88.4 3 3 18 32 Saturday 28th April 1934 Belle Vue, Manchester Belle Vue Aces 32 West Ham Hammers 19 (National League) BELLE VUE Frank Varey 3 N R 3 Eric Langton 2 3 2 7 Bill Kitchen 1 3 2 6 Max Grosskreutz 2 0 3 5 Joe Abbott 3 2 2 7 Frank Charles 0 1 3 4 Bob Harrison (Res) R 0 WEST HAM Tiger Stevenson 1 2 1 4 Tommy Allott 0 1 0 1 Tommy Croombs 3 3 3 9 Keith Harvey 0 0 N 0 Bluey Wilkinson 2 XS 1 3 Arthur Atkinson 1 E 0 1 Tiger Lewis (Res) 1 1 1 Varey Langton Stevenson Allott 80.6 5 1 5 1 2 Croombs Grosskreutz Kitchen Harvey 80.2 3 3 8 4 3 Abbott Wilkinson Atkinson Charles 82.6 3 3 11 7 4 Kitchen Stevenson Allott Grosskreutz 83.2 3 3 14 10 5 Croombs Abbott Charles Harvey 81.4 3 3 17 13 6 Langton (Harrison R) (Wlknson XS) (Atkinson E)83.4 3 0 20 13 7 Charles Abbott Stevenson Allott 82.2 5 1 25 14 8 Croombs Langton Lewis (Varey R) 82.4 2 4 27 18 9 Grosskreutz Kitchen Wilkinson Atkinson 81.4 5 1 32 19 Supporters Trophy 1 TStevenson, ELangton, Atkinson (nf), Harvey (nf) 80.8 2 Varey, Charles, Croombs, Dobson 83.0 3 Wilkinson, Harrison, HLewis, Grosskreutz 84.8 4 Kitchen, Abbott, Allott, OLangton 81.4 SF 1 Stevenson, Charles, ELangtonVarey 82.2 SF 2 Abbott, Kitchen, Harrison, Wilkinson 82.4 Final Tiger Stevenson, Joe Abbott, Frank Charles, Bill Kitchen.