By Adam Summers - Dorset Echo

LEE Herne marked the end of his Weymouth Doonan Wildcats stay with victory in the Kingswood Four-Team Trophy. The Aussie, who is returning to his homeland due to work commitments, scored ten points at the Wessex Stadium in his final outing while brother Jay Herne top scored with an unbeaten 12 from his four rides. Also riding for the hosts were Luke Priest and skipper Karl Mason who helped the Wildcats notch 30 points in total - just two ahead of second-placed Bristol Bulldogs. Third went to the Exeter Falcons with 24, who had current Wildcat Tim Webster and ex-Wildcat Terry Day riding for them, while the Somerset Giants, led by Wildcat teenagers Brendan Johnson and Kyle Newman, placed fourth on just 12 points.

Weymouth's team manger Jem Dicken was delighted with the night's proceedings yet sad to see Lee return to Oz. He said: "It was a good night and a good result. Lee won the last race he was in so that was good. Jay has sort of found some form in recent weeks while the other two were at sorts. Luke fell off but did manage to pick up some points and after starting a bit slowly Karl picked up. The trophies from the sponsors were impressive and the boys were all happy. It was sad to see Lee go, we had a chat and a drink afterwards. He said he was sorry to be going and that he didn't really want to but his job commitments meant that he had to go back. Jay I'm sure is also disappointed to see him go as they've got a good relationship."

Although not part of the Wildcats' quartet on Saturday night, the performance of youngster Newman pleased Dicken. He added: "Kyle was on form. He had a couple of crashes but he's getting better all the time." Of Webster and Johnson's displays Dicken said: "Brendan and Tim both had off nights but it was a night where they could afford to do that as opposed to a league meeting. Hopefully they will have got it out of their systems. Overall the win maintains the winning streak which is good for us. However, we didn't win it until near the end as we were trailing Bristol almost all the way."

After the first round of racing it was the Falcons out in front. Although not recording any heat victories, the Exeter outfit's quartet had all notched second places, giving their side a four-point lead over the Wildcats. The Bulldogs upped the ante after the next round of heats as Matthew Wright and Jade Mudgway claimed successes and Ryan and Justin Sedgman had picked up runners-up spots. Weymouth were going nicely with the Herne brothers both scoring well. But mixed scores from Priest and Mason allowed the Bulldogs to pull ahead after round three. Somerset were never in the contest while Exeter began to fade as the competition progressed.

In the final round of racing Lee Herne, Jay Herne and Mason all recorded victories while Bristol fell at the final hurdle as Mudgway, with a second-place finish, provided their best score. And that meant that the Kingswood Trophy went the way of the hosts - their first piece of silverware of the 2008 campaign. SCORES

WEYMOUTH WILDCATS ~ 30
1. Lee Herne 3, 1, 3, 3, = 10
2. Jay Herne 3, 3, 3, 3, = 12
3. Luke Priest 0, 2, 0, fx, = 2
4. Karl Mason 0, 2, 1, 3, = 6

BRISTOL BULLDOGS ~ 28
1. Matthew Wright 3, 3, 2, 1, = 9
2. Jade Mudgway 1, 3, 2, 2, = 8
3. Ryan Sedgman 1, 2, 3, 0, = 6
4. Justin Sedgman 0, 2, 3, fx, = 5

EXETER FALCONS ~ 24
1. Kyle Hughes 2, fx, 2, 2, = 6
2. Tim Webster 2, 1, 0, 1, = 4
3. Terry Day 2, 3, 1, 2, = 8
4. Gary Cottham 2, 1, 0, 3, = 6

SOMERSET GIANTS ~ 12
1. Kyle Newman 3, 0, 2, 0, = 5
2. Brendan Johnson 1, 0, 1, 0, = 2
3. David Gough 1, 0, 1, 1, = 3
4. Andrew Braithwaite 0, 0, 0, 2, = 2