preview · Christchurch StarLady Wigram race will be highlight
Weekend sports preview naming the Lady Wigram International Trophy motor racing meeting as the big event on the Christchurch sports scene on Saturday, alongside cricket, bowls, tennis, softball and swimming.
news · Christchurch StarLesson for driver
Nine-year-old Phillipa Allen of Ilam taught world champion Graham Hill to sew a yellow wool elephant when Hill, Derek Bell, Jochen Rindt, Piers Courage and another driver visited the children's wards at Christchurch Hospital. The cold, rainy weather kept the children indoors, so the drivers visited them instead of the cars.
Facts
- Lady Wigram Trophy drivers including Graham Hill, Bell, Rindt and Courage visited Christchurch Hospital's children's wards in January 1969.
Photos
- World champion racing driver Graham Hill, taking instruction from pretty Phillipa Allen, a 9-year-old patient at Christchurch Hospital.
news · Christchurch StarRespect property of Air Force is request
Motor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer appealed to patrons at the Lady Wigram Trophy race to respect Air Force property, follow police, traffic and spectator marshals' directions and avoid adjacent crops. A record attendance was expected, and the article explains exit routes and a bypass for through traffic.
Facts
- A record attendance was expected for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram.
- The meeting was held with the co-operation of the Air Department and the commanding officer and staff of RNZAF Station Wigram.
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TEACHING THE WORLD CHAMPION
Lady Wigram Race
Will be Highlight
THE Lady Wigram International Trophy motor racing meeting is the big event on the Christchurch sports scene to-morrow.
The senior cricket competi- Canterbury's two top Sydenham Park No. 1 in the
gnith ol teams, senior cricket competition
tion will resume, and senior
men's and women's softball Papanul A and Richmond, This will be a keen struggle,
competitions also will but unfortunately the teams
start. John Lennon national club will be below full strength
champlonship inter some top players will be
The Canterbury Junior ten- finals at Greymouth, absent.
nis championships will con- Inter-club bowls will
tinue Wilding Park, While sume with play in the pen- Cricket
Wellington the Wellington nants, three fours and Robinjunior age championships will son Shield series, and West Christchurch - Univerbe played. Rugby Park (26 points) could
Surfers will compete in a ties meeting will be held. Eight athle- sily find
Collegians (16) lively
non-championships carnival Events will covered in handful in their match at
at North Beach, while swim- the Sports of
Edition the Hagley 1, while in the other
mers will be at the Centennial "Christchurch Star. match at Hagley, Riccarton
day of the Competition leaders High (26) and St Albans (21) could
Canterbury swimming cham- School Old Boys (31 points) be eveniy matched.
Wildly Sydenham (18) at East Christchurch • Shirley (21) could prove too
strong for Lancaster Park (7)
Lesson for Driver Park, but Park • Lancaster always
are
capable of a surprise
A D-year-old Christchure In hospital for an appendicitis Games will be affected by
girl, Phillipa Allen, gave in- operation, let him help the withdrawal of Canterbury
structions to the world's top But a racing driver cannot representatives Who be
be good He away on tour the following
he helped her sew a yellow elephant. patiently pulled too hard-and have everythin hillipa day With the two top men's
while her visitor re threaded, teams, Richmond and Papa-
Phillipa, Carruthers the needle and started
Street, Ilam, was busy putting A, away Greymouth
With Graham Hill were for the John Lennon interfinishing touches to the Derek • Bell, Jochen Rindt and zone matches
outline-in yellow wool-of an Piers Courage. the senior
clephant she was sewing on a men's competition will
of card when They had expected to meet| sume at English Park to-morpiece Graham disappointed children,
Hill four other i cause inpalimed scale.
national racing drivers popped they inter it was cold and raining when got to the hospital Kaiapoi Deep
Freeze in the main game at
into the children's wards at This meant that the children English Park, and this could
World champion racing driver Graham Hill, taking instruction from pretty Phillipa Allen, Christchurch Hospital could not go outside and in- prove
The champion showed inter- spect one an even match, with
a O-year-old patient at Christehurch Hospital. of the racing cars Kaiapoi likely to have the
est in the work. So Phillipa, entered for the
Lady Wigram edge
Trophy on Saturday.
But no. The children were In the early gam United Wes-
RESPECT PROPERTY OF delighted with the weather-it tern Suburbs and
wal! probably provide
meant the drivers had to go close struggle.
inside to see them That way
confined to bed did not Avon should be too strong
miss the fun either for Papanui B in a friendly
AIR FORCE IS REQUEST The drivers chatted to game at Hagley No. 2, starting
children about their ailments, at 1,30 p.m.
and hoped they would be better Christchurch West and
But none of the children Spreydon cash in _che mall
A appeal to Lady Wigram Trophy race patrons to respect Air Force property and follow the direction of police and traffic officers, as well as the volunteer spectator marshals, seemed worried about being ill women's game, -things were too exciting, it Magley, No.
Monowai their
was made by the president of the Motor Racing Club (Mr J. A. Brewer) to-day. they were busy collecting auto- second A team in the early
"With one of the best fields barley and wheat crops adjac- graphs. game at English Park
ever for the trophy race, werent to the Washbourne's Road MIDDLE
are expecting a record atten- entrance to the circuit and, for
dance tomorrow and, natur- LINCOLN
ally, the our part, we will be doing our
to best to ensure that people do
ensure that everything goes not chest neras, or any CITY BOUND TRAFFIC EXITS
without a hitch," he said. ¡other for that matter, to gain
on Rogular Wigram will find that the general patrons entrance to Wigram.
and parking arrangements are "Please keep out of pri- PARKING AREA ROAD
the same as in previous years, vate property and use the
would particularly ask and
newcomets to circuit to exits to the circuit," said
carefuly study the Mr Brewer.
and exit plan and also make
sure that they keep clear of I explain, but the tols.
the out-of-bounds areas which Sowing pant soul but
clearly marked on the lowing points kept RACING CIRCUIT
Plane meeting is in mind by race patrons:
only made • As a genera, rule
through the whole- patrons PARKING
earted co-operation of the will find it best to leav the AREA
Air Department and the circuit by We ente they
com- used to enter it,
nanding officer and staff of PARKING
the R.NIZ.A.F Station, Wig- • Cars returning to the cit
ram, and points north, should OUT OF BOUNDS AREA
ask patrons bat us ud resticulariy espec Leave the station by one of
sorce property and follow the the two exits on the eastern
directions of our officials side of the aerodrome lead. LOAD
and also men ing to Middle Lincoln Road,
who will belping them or by the southern exit. SPRINGS
to-morrow, 0®
South-bound traffic should
Appeal leave the aerodrome by the Railway SOUTH
main entrançe, pattons in ROAD
the southern parking areas
Mr Brewer also appealed to can use the southern
spectators to respect exit and
property surrounding the cre turn left Middle Lin- ROAD
cuit. coin Road, 'or right to foir DOTTED LINES
"There are some valuable Springs Road PEDESTRIANS ONL
ACCESS: WAY
Problem Parking and exit plan.
. One of the problemsiencounby traffic officers
recent years реер саивед
throught tramc- mainly
traveling southiv which has
travelled on inside
cuties sibe let-turning lates into the cir-
«Through, traffc should travel
outside ane wierever
gested that people not going to.
chenrace meeting but travel.
ling from «nonthet) ofi
Christchurch, to points« south
advised hate w
bypass route which? runa between Belfast and Templeton
and is well sig-posted. m.
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