5 PETER WILTEEBAD, of Great Britan, is given the chequered flag as he crosses the line 1o win the 130-mile Lady Wigram Trophy race at Wigram this afternoon. This is the third lady Wigram success for Whitehead. PETER WHITEHEAD WINNER OF LADY WIGRAM TROI PETER WHITEHEAT afternoon brought ho win in the Lady Wigram His time of 110min about 75 miles an hour f The Australian Jack Brabham, who is a Cooper works driver, brought home one of that firm's Formula Il models in second place, Imin • 28sec behind White- 1 head. A New Zealand Bfar driver, Ron Roycroft piloted his four and a hall litre Perrari into third place, having completed seventy of the seventy-one laps. Driving Whitehead's Monza Ferrari sports car, Ross Jensen, Auckland, Anished fourth, with Bob 9 bon Jaguar fith, of wellington, in a D lype and Syd Jensen, the Palmerston North driver, In a Formula II Cooper, sixth. Skating Rink f'raught with incldent, It was the most exciting trophy race to date. Oll spewed on the sizzling circuit in the carly stages turned it into a skating rink. After one lap, Reg Parnell, Whitehead's team-mate, brought his super Squalo Perrari into the pits repair _ a broken throttle linkage. He got going again, but recurrence the trouble put him out for good after seven laps. Hefty Horace Gould, after working all night on his car, drove in fourth position for lifty-one laps. He stopped afler forty-five laps for a drink of water and got going agaln, but the heat and exhaustion took him out of the race: He brought his 250r Maserati into his pit alter firty-one laps; slumper down in his seat, he had to be llfted from the car. Retirements came thick and fast. Parnell was the first to go, and by the end of the race It was by no means clear how many of the original twenty-six starters were taking part in it. However It appeared that at least half had fallen by the wayside. The winner, Whitelead, had an armchair delve. Ho never further back Shan third. He moved up to necond place in the third lap, and , took tho lead in tlie eighth lap. For those eight laps he breathed hotly on the neck of Roycroft-and Royerott could not hold back the Anglishman. Brabham, after the field had sorted Itself out, was never • did it agai ome his Super n Trophy. 8see was 3mi The Eng Squalo Ferrar n better than or an unflurried 150 miles. further back than third. He overtook Roycroft after about twenty laps. But, Just as Brabham could make no impression on Whitehead, so Roycroft could make no impression on Brabham. Sizzling Pace Whitehead set a sizzling pace, turning in laps better than 80 miles an hour for a considerable part of the journey and going through non-stop. On the other hand, Brabham, alter forty-eight laps, when he had bullt up a fair margin on Roycroft, stopped'to take on oil and have a drink. Boycroft slipped by him during the stop but, two Ларм later, Brabham was back In second place and going away from Roycroft once more. Gould, who did not practise, was given a position in the second row on the starting grid. After two or three laps it was obvious that neither he nor his cal was on form. As he came down the pit straight he gestured incomprehensibly to hls pit crew. He treated the tricky S-bend with great respect and, in fact at no stage looked a potentlai race winner. Well Ahead Sports car drivers Ross Jensen and Gibbons acquitted themscives well. Always steady and never spectacular, they kept well ahead of some cars which on paper had looked consider• ably faster. Roycroft, by virtue of an 87.56 miles an hour practice lap, took the pole position on the starting grid !. Outside him were Whitehead, Parnell. and Brabham. In the second row were Gibbons. Syd Jensen, and Gould. Behind them again were Frank Shuter (Maserati). Ross Jensen, Tom Clarke (H.W.M.), and Allan Freeman (Lago Talbot). At the drop of the flag Parnell surged to the . Iront, with Roycroit, Whitehead, and Gould next. As they entered the frst bend, 150 yards away. Roycraft was in front. With a lap completed, Roy. croft led Gould, Whitehead, and Brabham, Parnell, much to the PHY FO lish racing driver this ri for his third successive last year. He averaged disappointment of the crowd, coasted into the pits. As Roycroft came round agaln, Parnell started and. although a lap behind. led into the hangar bend. This manoeuvre appeared to give Whitehead a chance. They raced for several laps in this lashion and on the elghth lap, when Parnell had finally pulled out. Whitehead was in front. From then on, he dictated his own terms and crept away from Roycroft. With a quarter of the distance gone there was a large gap between • Whitehead and Roycroft. Brabham was catching Roycroft. It appeared that Roycroft bad more power than he could use on the now greasy surface and his brakes seemed to be fading a little. On the other hand, Brabham's light, rear-engined Cooper seemed to revel in the tricky conditions and Brabham himsell seemed' to be having a happy day out. Lolly Papers As he flashed past the pits, he flicked away a lolly paper each time. His fellow-Australian, young Allan Mackay, had a less conventional eating habit. Well back in the field in his Cooper Climax sports car, he chewed solidly on a piece of green rag. Time after time the flag marshals put out the yellow and red signal indicating there was oll on the track. As Reg Par• nell watched he sald: "It's a shame. Some of these chaps have overfilled their oil tanks and it's spoiling the race." But the race went relentlessly on ana, obviously, the crowd, variously estimated between 25,000 and 35,000, was thrilled. When it was over and Whitehead made his lap of honour garlanded with the laurel leaves the crowd surged to the edge of the circuit to cheer him. It was a popular victory. R THIRD TIME How They I P. Whitehead (Ferrarl Super Squalo) England, 110mln 8sec, 1. J. Brabham (Cooper Formula 2), Australia, 111min 36sec, 2. Roycroft (Ferrarl), Auckland, 110min 37sec (70 laps completed) 3 R. Jensen (Monza Ferrarl), Auckland, 4; R. GIbbons (Jaguar D), Wellington, Jensen (Cooper l'or mula 2), Palmerston North, 6. Motorcycle Events 350 c.c. Racing Class—. Swarbrick (7R A.J.S.) 1, B. Benke (Norton) 2, H. Holland (Manx Norton) 3. Time -13min 55sec. 200 c.c. Racing Class.-F: Philips (B.S.A.) 1, G. Stutheridge (Arlel) 2, C. Fisk (Francis Barnett) 3. Time- 15min 53sec. 350 c.c. (Gold Star B.S.A.) 2, A. Thomas (Velocette) 3. Winner's time for seven laps~14min 5sec. 500 c.c. Racing Class (eight laps) -A. G. Holland (Manx Norton) 1, H. Newbrook (G15 Matchless) 2, J Swarbrick (7R A.J.S.) 3. Time-13 min 18.4sec. 500 c.c. Pool Petrol Class (elght Anderson (Gold Star B.S.A.) 1, L. Hauschild (Triumph) Finished.. 2, Norrts (B.S.A.) 3. Time--14 min 27s%. l'ur Racing Open Car Race (twenty-Ave mlles) -13. Kilkelly Blackburn 2; D. Bomiston (Morgan 4), 4mln, Time-24min 31sec. Sporls Car Race (70 mlles) -J. Brabham (Cooper-Climax), Australla, 08mln 2.7ker, 1; R. Gibbons (Jaguar D), Welllagton, 68mil 17.8sec, %; A. Mackay (Cooper-Climax), 60min | 20.2 ser, 3; R. Jensen (Austin-Healey), (1min 15.0sec. d; E. Avery (H.W.M.), Aucklaıl. 62mln 46.8sec, 5; J. Boyd (Buckter), Auckland, 6. Class Results. Up lo 1500 C.C.- Brabham 1. Mackay 2, Boyd 3 Up to 3000 t.r.: Jensen 1. J. Nairshitt (Allard), Christehurch, 2. Unlimiter: Gibbons 1. Avery P. D. Cantwell (aguar), Christchurch 3. Saloon Car Ruce (25 miles) I D. Cantwell (Jaguar XK140), Gmiu 48N00, PInkney (Jaguar XK140). 5min 48sec, 2; 1. Siddeler). 48sec. leasley (Consul). 2min 12scc, 4. Winner's lime-27mln 1.2sec.