WINTER SPORTS.
—♦ '— RUAPEHU SKI CLUB. > (press associatiox v.fi£taJUK.):» WELLINGTON, August 26. TUa livst-events in the Ruapehu Ski-ing Club's annual winter sports tournament were held at Tongariro National Park to-day in excellent snow conditions. Results: — CItOSS-COUNTRY RACE; about 7*miles; Ruapehu Ski Club members. Kod Syma (Hawern)' .. 1 H. C. Murie (Wellington) ... 2 It. Allen (New Plymouth) ■ ... -3Won by 25 yards. Ten starters, t . , ; NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR CROSS-OOU-V----TRY RACE, Open; 7 miles. ; Hod Sv-,ne (Ruapehu Ski Cluh) 1 K. C. Murie (Ruapehu Ski Club) 2 Uigby Allan (Ruapehu Ski Club) 3 Won by five seconds. N Also, competed in order of finishing—K. K. K. Merritt (Auckland University i'ield and Aipino Club), J'. ilcCormish (Ruapehu Ski Club), A. J_>. Priestly (Victoria University Trumping Club), T. K. Marks (liuapeliu Ski Club); J. A. Wells (Tararua Tramping Club), Whitvell (Ruapehu Ski Club), It. Hogg (Victoria University College Tramping Club), C. 12. Taylor (Ruapehu Ski Club), J. W. Palmer (Uuapehu Ski Club), R. GUant (Victoria University College Tramping Club), W. Crroombridge (Ruapehu Ski > Club). R. 1.. I-owell (Hutt Valley Tramping' Club). WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY RACE, Open; about two miles. Miss H. Knight (Ruapehu Ski Club) . . ... 1 Miss E. I). Lovegrove (Ruapehu S'ii Club) .. -2 Miss A. McPherson . (Tavarua Tramping . Club} .. 3 Won .by four seconds, die third compelitor coming in one second later. The other competitors iirthe or'der of finishing Mere: Misses Gorffrej*. V. D. Hill, 1. A. rarrelly, G. Ferguson, M. Mitcalf, M. A. Club) a " S ' Fletc ; l,er < all Ruapehu Ski Syme gained the title of New Zealand amateur champion. The position of the Ruapehu Ski Club championship . uft«r to-day's event is: poinT IH " nts ' Murie 2 points, Allan I lurther results to-morrow and Friday will ™ 1 m. ,lle Zealand championship ami the club championship.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20326, 27 August 1931, Page 12
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