16-9-53 16-1-53 16-9-53 To-morrow's Sports Biggest sporting: attraction in Christchurch tomorrow will be the Motor Racing Club's specia, road race meeting to nelp the Inter-. national Air Race Fund The races will-be over a two-mile circuit comprising the McCormacks Bay Road and Sumner Causeway. • It will be: the fiest beencoverage and pictures of the event. The Canterbury Cricket Association's senior competitions will start again after the holiday break, the main game being between Riccarton and 'East Christchurch on Hagley No. 1 Trotting enthusiasts will have travel to Washdyke and Kaikoura, where the Timaru and Kaikoura Irotting Clubs, respectively, will hold! meetings. Other sports include suburban and women's cricket, motorcycle races at Waimairi Beach (in te morning, clus tennis, softball, and yachting, athletics at Rugby Park. In the evening there will be the finals of the Canterbury swimming championships, speedway rac ing at Aranui, and cycling at English Park. FIRST ROAD EVENTS OF MOTOR-RACING SEASON PIRST road racing of the 1933 motor-racing season will be held on a circuit of about two miles, taking in McCormacks Bay Road and the Causeway, to-morrow afternoon when the Motor Racing Club will conduct a series of scratch and handi- cap races. Profits from the meeting national Air Race Fund. Although the races will be short. they should give some indication of form for the two major fixtures of the local season-the 150 mile Mairehau race on January 31, and the Lady Wigram . trophy race on February 28. Firm favourite with the crowd is likely to be Hec Green, who won the South Island beach racing championship at South Brighton just before Christmas in no uncertain manner in his RA Vanguard. Frank Shuter, who had considerable success at the Nelson races over the Christmas period with his new V8 Special, may also be among the major placegetters, for his car appears to have better acceleration in the lower speed ranges than Green's, and this should be an advantage on the short circuit. On the whole, the smaller cars should be favoured, and Green and Shuter are likely to be hard pressed by. Hec McLean with the 1000 c.c. rear engined Cooper, and Les Moore with his 1000 c.c. Kieft, although the will be donated to the Inter- * latter car has proved unreliable to For the Sout Tand a tal rolet in the championship, but this a good chance to-morrow. Timaru Entry Considerable interest will centre on the rear-engined Citroen Special of the Timaru driver, Doug Haigh. This car will be making its first competition appearance, and as it has been designed and built with the active co-operation of Hec Green and Jack Bręwer, the men who built the RA Vanguard, It should prove to be capable of winning races if all the teething troubles have been ironed out. As well as the events for racing cars there will also be a series of races for sports and saloon cars and the club has received good entries lin these two-classes. GRAND AIR RACE BENEFIT MEETING To-morrow - Saturday FULL PROGRAMME OF RACES. MeCORMICKS BAY CAUSEWAY CIRCUIT ROADS CLOSE 2 P.M. BE IN POSITION EARLY. ADMISSION: ADULTS 2/-, CHILDREN I/-. ALL THE BEST CARS AND DRIVERS 17-9-53 Big Crowd for Car Races At McCormacks Bay A big crowd of spectators gathered at McCormacks Bay this afternoon to see the series of motor-car races organised by the Motor Racing Club in aid of the International Air Race Fund. The cars raced on a circuit taking in the Sumner Causeway and McCormacks Bay Road, the Cause way being closed to traffic during each race. Though the sky was overcast and the day was cool, conditions were excellent for racing and the events attracted a good entry of racing, sports and saloon cars. Most of the competitors were local drivers, but some came from as far afield as Timaru. Support the Air Race Fund on Saturday. Sponsored by Motor Racing Club IIna