3-6-57 4-6-57 SOUTHBRIDGE CAR RACES START LATE I ONG queues of cars streamed from all points into & Southbridge this morning for the Motor Racing Club's Southbridge Hundred meeting. Thousands of spectators saw B. R. Blackburn start from the front mark and win the 25-mile saloon car race in 26min 4sec. He drove a Ford Anglia. The second man was Jim Mullins (Volkswagen), and thé third was D. Ransley (Skoda). Thrills came thick and fastling with the streams of cars and as the cars turned off the tar spectators and marshalling them seal on to the gravelled back into the various vantage points straight. Protective straw bales around the circuit. were knocked fying as the cars spose ands inded, but there were McCleary Wins no serious incidents. The fastest lap for the 4.2 mile circult was put in by t. D. Cant- Riding a Gold Star B.S.A, well. Driving his XK 140 Jaguar Tom McCleary, of Christchurch, from the back mark-he con- romped away from a high-class ceded starts up to 11min 40sec— field of twenty-tivo 350 c.c. he turned in his fourth lap in motor-cycies. He won in 29min 3min 9 2-5sec, but was forced to 9.5sec, and in the process of doretire after that with brake ing so, turned in the fastest lap trouble. of the race in 3min 4.Isec. Second man home was the Their Own Way New Zealand Grand Prix winner, R. Newbrook. Third place went io the Ashourton rider, The front markers had every- Bruce Benke. thing much their own way and Results: those off the back were never Saloon Car Race, twenty-five miles really in the hunt. B. R. Blackburn (Ford Anglia), The programme, timed to open 26min 4sec, at ten o'clock, did not get under way until 11.15. J. Christchurch, (Volkswagen) 26 45sec church, Imin 50sec, 27min Mullins Christials, working in brilliant sun- 1min, 27min 38 2-5sec, shine, had a difficult job in cop- 28min 17 2.5sec, 4. (Ford Consul), Rangiora, 5min 30sec, 350 c.c. Motorcycle Race, thirtyfour milesT. McCleary (B.S.A.), Christchurch, 29min 9.5sec, 1; . Newbrook (7R A.J.S.), Mangaroa 2, B. Benke (Norton), Ashburton, The back-marker, J. McMillan, driving a Super Squalo Ferrari, accelerates in the straight during the Motor Racing Club's Haiswell Hundred yesterday. MeMillan finished third