HARRIERS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20021, 1 September 1930, Page 8

HARRIERS.

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. I ; (PBESB ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) WELLINGTON, August 30, Loading the field for practically the whole of the distance, R. A. Hose, the ex-Aus-tralian champion, was first man home for the first time in New Zealand in the cross country championships at the Hutt Park to-day. , The teams ra.ce and championship shield wept to Otago, after a stern struggle with Wellington for honours. Throughout the best part of .the race Wellington'were prominent in team work, but in the dying stages -Otago : took command and won by a comfortable margin in points. Although Hobo was first man home, the individual championship goes to H. J. Brown of the Wunganui-Taranaki Centre as the form# was not eligible to receive the title, act being a member of the team. Brown wris prominently placed c throughout, but his vicJm 18 to''lis-final finishing effort •?. Canterbury men were inconspicuous l individually and as a team, and never lobked like being winners. , uu * ea The following: are the individual resultnBrown (Wanganui-Taranaki), 41min 8-ssee i ■k. J. Johnstone (Otago). 42min A - (WelliSgtWr IS 2 3. S. Barnes (Otago) ;!! • *" " ? K M. Barrer (Canterbury) " *' Z A. Mann (Otago) " " f a McCarthy (Wellington) " " S 1?" 00^e (Auckland) ■ 1 J. W. Tapp (Otago) .. " " f • Barclay (Wellington) " " Teams' races resulted as follows: *" Otago (2, 4, 6, 9), 21 points ■, Wellington (82 points) . . " } t Wanganui-Taranaki (69 points) " i Canterbury (62 points) " a Auckland did not 1 finish as a team. " ANGLICAN PACK. Sli room. Pendalton. Tha Fuller led through WaimaM . J B, £ by Pand back to Pendaltpn in tVo Br yp dwr .' Holmes was flrst. H. «° r ? a in H - Phipps third. , Mcond, and P.

PRESBYTERIANS*' S "f|l9fl • . The. Presbyterian Barriers hadicap race for the Comber St. Martins Church on five members were present, v. The first six men in were r »gn| Appleby (12min) 1; <*■ 2: V. Ferris (Bmm) 8; K. _AnM!KUM 4; B. 'V. .Milne; (6mm) S; O. ; 6 ' Fastest tiines-f P; Jowett, 35 JlfflM ,T. Strong," Sslmin (9)*» f(7): J. J. Searinf, 36min [UpSB/gM Next Saturday the club rosidence of Mr F. W. Anders^wj^W CHRISTCHURCH The Ohristchurch Harrier Saturday "was held from North Beach,' when. • guests of the president, The trail-layers were J ' Carter. There was runners, divided into two suits of the runs-in McNaughton^H^O.WimsgaßMM Barrer" S. Brown 8. J|H| The - runners were 'SHH , afternoon tea by Mr Lo run next week will jbedence of Mr and Mrs B* Pass road, C&Bjimcr®*

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