CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25580, 23 August 1948, Page 9

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

CLUB MEETINGS HELD Technical Club.—The Technical Harrier Club held its annual cross-country championships on Saturday over a four and a half mile course in the St. Martins and Opawa districts. Results;—Senior: A. Pay,. 26min 38sec; 1; M. Thackwell, 27min ( 55sec, 2; S. W. Gawler,. 28min 2sec, 3.: Junior: D. Tucker, 27min 30sec, 1; R. 1 Efford, 28min 2sec, 2; D. Borgfeldt, 30min 3sec, 3. Christchurch Club.—Racing pack: P. B. Rennell 1, W. A. Kennedy 2, D. F. Power 3. Fast pack (senior): T. H. Bain 1, P. M. Kelly 2, R. Magee 3. Medium pack: P. W. Cosgriff 1, K. A. Hardie 2, M. J. Shir- ; ley 3. Colts’ pack (four miles): P. B. Laing 1, M. Corkin 2, J. I. Young 3. Junior pack: D. G. Sadler l f A. C. Browne, 2, J. E. Kyle 3. Slow pack: H. Corkin 1, B. P. Cosgriff 2, B. J. Kernick 3. Ladies’ Pioneer Club.—Fast pack: G. Richards 1, V. Thomas 2, J. Bigg 3. Medium pack: V. Ball 1, B. Godfrey 2, N. Godfrey 3. Presbyterian Club.—L. R. Geddes 1, A. Dorreen 2, J. Batten 3, C. Cardwell 4, B. R. Hale 5, M. Voice 6. Fastest time: S. Barnes, 35min 36sec, 1; M. Voice. 37min lOsec, 2. Colts’ championship: K. Richards 1, C. McGuire 2, C. McConchie 3. Time, 29min. Rover Scout Club.—Hill pack:- R. Harding 1, P. Quinn 2, I. Cardwell 3. Flat pack: A. Holloway 1, A. Memory 2, I. Cardwell 3. , . Anglican Club.—E. Bennett 1, L. Clark 2, R. Aspray 3. Fastest times: C. R. Ogle, 39jnin 28sec, 1; B. Wilkinson, 40min ssec, 2?A. B. Cocks, 40min 7sec, 3. Colts’ pack: J. J. Spicer 1, D. Gregg 2, B. Miller 3. Marist Club.—Fast pack: B. O’Connor 1, L. Dickson 2, A. O’Byrne 3. Senior pack: E. James 1, J. O’Brien 2, J. Fitzgerald and R. Boland (equal) 3. Baptist Club.—J. Finch 1, R. Smith 2, N. Smith 3. Fastest times: F. Mair, 35min 25sec; N. Smith, 36min lOsec; J. Finch, 37min. Tim ar u Methodist Club (seniors and juniors in one pack, over about six miles). —C. Thomas 1, I. Hutt 2, H. Mauger 3. Colts (two miles and a half): G. Forrester 1, A. White 2, R. Lukey 3. Timaru Presbyterian Club.—Seniors (eight miles and a half).—W. Ramsay 1, A. Brown 2, D. Ramsay 3. Intermediate (five miles): H. Austin 1, G. Bell 2, W. Cross 3. Colts (three miles): J. Dickson and P. Jackson, equal, 1, M. Dunn 3. Timaru Club (club championships).— Colts (about 3000 metres): R. Gudsell 1, T. Barker 2. Junior (for Baptist Cup, about 5000 metres): A. Dellow 1, A. Farmer 2. Sealed handicap, for Roy Seaton Cup: A. Farmer. Senior, for Seaton Cup (10,000 metres): C. Johns 1, V. Mackay 2, L. Johns 3. ‘Sealed handicap, for Hetherington Cup: V. Mackay. The Timaru Club’s team to run in the B grade section of the Akaroa road race next Saturday is as follows:—A. Fanner, L. Johns, V. Mackay, E. Moffatt, M. Drake, R. Ramsay, A. Dellow, C. Johns; reserve, D. Adams.