TO-DAY'S MOTOR CARNIVAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16144, 23 February 1918, Page 8

TO-DAY'S MOTOR CARNIVAL.

IX AID OF RED CROSS FUNDS, I Today at the Canterbury Park racecourse, Sockburn, the third annual motor carnival in aid of Rod Cross Funds will bo held, arid it is fully ex- • pected to attract many thousands of spectators. As the first event will commenco sharp at 1.30. it is to bo i l !° po^that . l)usincssi People will observe the Mayor s appeal and close their places of business ut noon. A feature of thin .year's carnival will be tho manner m which th o different events will be run off. X 0 sooner will one event finish than another will be almost ready to start, so that from the spectator s point of view there will be dnlnv K of in , the way of ?n i* W als ? a PPI.V to tho flyMr C M vrlll + fl en pranged for nJ t . ? ver the grounds at tho pi e-ananged time so as not to j incur the slightest interval. Patrons will therefore bo continuously entertained from 1.30 to the conclusion of nln J ' whl , ch is tin,ed t0 take Arranßemcnts have + i T/! cl ?ematograph picture to be taken both of the races and the people, so that those attending may afterwards hav 0 the opportunity of seeing themselves in shadow form upon the screen. H u uw Great interest is also being taken in , le f„ l r, oto /" Car even £ 10 test which cir is fastest over a short distance As every motorist and dealer claims his particular car to be tho fastest, tho rivalry between them can be quite easily understood. .It has already been pointed out that adequate arrangements liave been made to cope with tho expectcd crowd at the gates, whilst the afternoon tea arrangements are in the hands of an energetic commit tco of ladios. Special trams commencing at noon, will run between the Square and the Park throughout the afternoon, while a number of electric trucks, properly oquipped, will make a trip out, leaving the Square about 12.30.