CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22491, 27 August 1938, Page 15

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

CHAMPIONSHIPS OF CANTERBURY

BIG FIELD TO CONTEST EVENTS TO-DAY

A field of 102 will contest the cross-, country championships of Canterbury over the Cashmere course, stating from the Old Stone. House this afternoon. Given fine weather there is a prospect of an excellent . contest for the principal places. The teams and the claimants to the individual title have seldom been more evenly matched. ' The holder of the Canterbury championship, R. F. Rogers (University) is unable to defend his title. In his absence tlie championship remains very open, with Christchurch Club and South Canterbury Sub-Centre men probably taking most of the honours. The South Canterbury SubCentre has this year entered four teams, and has every prospect of figuring prominently in all three grades. The junior championship will start at 2.30 p.m., the senior at 2.45 p.m., and the B grade at 2.55. j The entries are as follows: A GRADE

Anglican—A. R. Brady, J. F. Booker, D. Forbes, F. Hood, A. Menzies, P. Fuller. Baptist—F. Mair, E. A. Kiddle, J. Turner. W. Dix, M. Carter, L. Suckling. Christchurch—L. E. Fox, C. Dickie, D. H. Pannell, H. Norris, E. L. Cordery, T. H. Bain.

• Methodist—A. H. Wayman, T. Blewett, R. Dunn, H. Le Page, C. N. Thornton, H. W. Dobbs.

Presbyterian—R; C. Ritchie, B. Matthews, W. S. Hewitt, L. Wooles. R. Linfoot, C. C. Gordon.

South Canterbury—R. E, Taylor, I. Gillon, L. Williams, A. Williams, T. Shivas, E. Wilson. University—D. H. Adamsori, W. R; Boyce, R. W. E. Taylor. H. T, Thompson, J. Rogers, A. H. Martin." . Individual Runners—D. H. Clibbom [■ (Anglican), A. M. Q'Connell (Marist).

B GRADE Christchurch No. I—L. Sparkes, L. Harper. F. Cooksori, K. Taylor, S. Riley, F. Palmer. ' '■ Christchurch No. 2—G. Gibson, L. Hill. P. Tracy, G. Harper, T. Kennedy, ". T. Wilhelm. - . -. ..."■■ Christchurch JJo. 3—S. Maynard; J. Young, J. Kotoul, J. Sparkes, S. Wilhelm, L. Mooney. Presbyterian—R. Lindsay, G. Wooles, J. Ede. T. Papp, M. Lawrence, L; Richards. South Canterbury—G. McPherson, H. Ward, J. Markham, C. Woods, J. Strachan, W. Chiles. JUNIOR GRADE Baptist—M. Hardy, T. Battersby, L. Williams, K. Mackenzie. Christchurch No. I— HI Moone-.y, J. Mallard, L. Haworth. K. Mintrom. Christchurch No.' 2—A. Mintrom, : E. Kennedy, C. Taylor, R. Johnston. Marist Club—H. Goggin, P. Keenan, W. Kenny, C. Sharpe. . . Presbyterian Club—B. Couchman, S. J. Hay, K. Stanton, J. Badcock. South Canterbury No. I—J. Knowles, M. Breen, S. McWhirter, C. Johns.'

South Canterbury No. 2r-F. O'Gorman, M. Drake, N. Rees. J. McKlm. Individual Runners— W. Robinson .(tJnlversity), G. Scott (South Canterbury).