CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
WELLINGTON BEATS CANTERBURY The interprovincial race between Can- | terbury and Wellington cross-country i teams was decided on Saturday. The Wellington team, which was successful, Included A. R. Geddes, the former Otago and Empire Games representative, F. Silver, a former national champion, and T. Bartlett and M. Busby, who previously ran for Canterbury clubs. Wellington won the senior championship with 15 points. Results;— Senior Grade Teams’ Race.—Wellington (Geddes, Bartlett, Busby, Barclay, Flanagan, Silver), 15 points; Canterbury (Clarke, Kennedy, Mair, Fox, Lake, Whltta), 24 points.
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB A closing day handicap race starting from the United Tennis Club's pavilion in Hagley Park was held by members of the Christchurch Harrier Club on Saturday. Results:— ■ „ „ L. D. Holder 1. V. Mallard 2. G. Voller 3. At the conclusion of the race the act-ing-president of the club (Dr. R. O. Page) presented the trophies won during tpe season.
Individual placings were:— J. Clarke (C. ) .. .. 38mln 21sec 1 A. R. Geddes (W.) .. 38min SSsec 2 T. Bartlett (W.) .. SSmin 57sec 3 M. Busby (W.) .. 39min 21sec 4 Barclay (W.) .. 39min 32sec 5 Flanagan (W.) .. 39min 38sec 6 Junor Grade Team placings:—Wellington (Pay, Tullock, Hammington, Silver, Jenkins, Newton). 18 points: Canterbury (Molyneux, 1 Evans. Memory, Kennell, ;McOscar, Candy), 20 points. Individual -placings were:— A. Pay (W.) .. Slmin 21sec 1 P. Tullock (W.) .. Slmin 46sec 2 R. D. Molyneux (C.) .. 32min 25sec 3 B. Evans (C.) .. 32mln 49sec 4 Hammington (W.) .. 33rain Ssec 5 A. Memory (C.) .. SSmin 28sec 6
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Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24353, 4 September 1944, Page 3
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