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Lady 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.

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Lesson 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.
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Respect 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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