WIGRAM TROPHY RACE Bookings McRae wins, takes lead effort No racing-car ferry book. Ings were sold accidentally by the Union Steam in Tasman Series Ship Company, in fact the company made a "tremendous effort" to get all the racing cars on the interisland steamer express Driving a smooth and polished race, the New Zealand driver, G. from the North Island in time for the Wigram meet- MoRae, led the Lady Wigram Trophy Race on Saturday almost from end agent, Mr R. ing, a Wellington Seliens, shipping said to end to win in record-breaking time and place himself firmly at the head at Wigram on Saturday. of the points table in the Tasman Championship series. the prathe mon 101.2 miles in 57min 51.8 the top eventually set tonga sec, compared with the raster previous record race time had been sold, he said the of 58:53.6 (102.68 m.p.h) paper: third could to arrange bookings, set in the 1969 race by during quallying the late J. Rindt. McRae his McLaren the the race, Eyerly was coming into about seven weeks ago. Chevrolet M10B around of the suspension failed. about the circult was nIs main problem on one of the early laps throughout aLLe between in 1:17.3, a new race lap- McRae had now lapped all but cause some visiting drivers speed of 107.12 m.p.h. have to book well in ad. HITe and ne The former Tap record for ing start in Cannon led away from the roll CaB. the race was 1min 18.8sec, 105.08 m.p.h., which was in the 1969 race by both twenty-fourth lap, Gardner, Lawrence- It struck Mattch's car. graz. place fifth Amon passed Guthrle An easy Ing the driver and flattening the tallner ished 27.2sec behind McRae, almost a lap and ins third place win the only driver to the feld to pos cred ual match said after the face. finish on the same lap as the R. Thomson in the 5-Jitra current Tasman CLUTCH TROUBLE his winning the six- New Zealand, brought his 2.4 Matich, IYAN cars, finishing a comfortable a place behind moved into McRae, and just 0.4sec ahead Lead which he was never to lose. of the Lola T192 of the Aus- man's Begg 1600, and being tralian, F. Gardner. Gardner close belind. in third place: going very SAUL CO111C Zealand Grand Prix and for- pected to win easily in the ship points table, Australian, mer leader of the champion- zeller Lawrence, M. Gutte • good spun in the loop on the sec. big Elfin sports-racer, now immediately while Matich kept himself in the race when water from an McConnel (Lotus went well from then on-he l'he race's drama was far from bring was lucky to Doyle (Begg Chev- over. avoid behind D. Heney's 1600 c.c. way into the car's magneto. The top Canadian driver, J. Cannon, crashed when trying on through the bales and drums. the New Zealand Turtill, which held fourth for first-lap mix-up, three laps, trailing a steadily drive hard to cut through the otto with a badly damaged car which, fleld to fifth place, a lap down a furlous battle for elghth place. A lap later Mene had set his With four races to the series, McRae now has 22 points to the 15 of Allen and Pilette and was next, Plette six points, Lawrence five, the American M. Eyerly (Surtees TS8) and Cannon have four, Zealander, D. Oxton, have behind him the fierce three. The Belglan driver, т. continued abated and kept the Pilette (Mclaren-Chevrolet) toes. The New Zealander's has one point. blnek Crown Lynn McLaren After his record 1min 17sec. started lapping the tall-enders the seyenth lap, by time practice lap on Friday, Mc- Amon fluorescent-red Rae was obviously the man march nad worked his way to beat. to thirteenth place behind Bart- But there were lett, O'Sullivan and Brown. who doubts about the durability were in turn tralling the Pilette. of his Chevrolet engine, re- Lawrence-Geoghegan battle. built after a practice blow- Then Allen started to slow 8S his magneto up, and up the week before. 145.7 he The New pulled out. Later Zealander, D. in made tew laps Oxton, originally down to at the rear field. drive the STP March-Ford Allen's disappearance took 2.5-litre which Amon eventu- from the ally drove, among the Stin Leaders, and not start. left Gardner in fourth Anion's Lotus-Ford dropped still-dicing Mailch and valve in practice, and the Australlan having STP past the Canadlan the team found there was sixth lap. But Matich COLLO not insufficient time to repair it pull away Cannon's Mc. for the race. This left Oxton Lauren, and MeRBe had opened without a a gap 15 seconds, driving car, but he will repor Teretane oven the March Patred bagle behind Guberte was Teretaunga The battle behind as Amon will not be racing the Lawrence there. and Geoghegan were virtually There was a brlef, untimed nose to tast. LAURELS FOR THE VICTOR.—The winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy Race, with the respective second and third placed drivers, I. Matich, of Australia (lef of New Zealand. Mclae set a record time for the race and aisy set a record He now leads the Tasman champlonship by seven points. G. Mcfae (middle), ft), and G. Lawrence, I lap of 107.12 m.p.h.