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Hundred at night: Wigram photos

Photo captions from the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy race: a first-bend tangle between Frank Gardner and Ken Smith, Hill chasing team-mate Rindt, the field at the hangar bend and Courage preparing to start.

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  • First mishap during the Lady Wigram Trophy race happens a few seconds after the start as Frank Gardner (Australia) and Ken Smith (Auckland) tangle at the first bend. Both had to withdraw.
  • England's Graham Hill, who was second, surges into the loop in hot pursuit of his team mate, Jochen Rindt, who won.
  • The field comes out of the hangar bend for the first time, with Rindt already established in the lead from Graham Hill (left) and Piers Courage. Then follows Chris Amon and Graeme Lawrence, of Hamilton.
  • Piers Courage, wrapped in asbestos before putting on his driving helmet for the start of the Lady Wigram event.
Read the OCR text
HUND RED AT NIG RAM First mishop during this afternoon's Lady Wigram Trophy race happens a few seconds after the start as Frank Gardner (Australia) and Ken Smith (Auckland) tangle at the first bend. Both had to withdraw. 18-1-69 England's Graham Hill, who was second, surges into the loop in hot pursuit of his team mate, Jochen Rindi, who won. Hill finished second. The field comes out of the hanger bend for the first time, with Rindt already established in the load from Graham Hill (left) and Piers Courago. Then follows Chris Amon and Graeme Lawrence, of Hamilton. Piers Courage, wrapped in asbestos before putting on his driving helmet for the start of this afternoon's Lady Wigram event.

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