CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27132, 31 August 1953, Page 3

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

INTER-CLUB EVENT

The annual inter-club harrier races between the Technical club and the Olympic club were held on Saturday over a mile and a half circuit from the Mairenau Hall in Briggs road. Senior competitors ran three laps, juniors tw'o, and colts one. Olympic, with 258 shield points, was hist, and Technical scored 252. Results:—

Colts.—R. Farmer (Olympic) 1, D. Blunt (Technical) 2, G. Abernethy (Olympic) 3, B Cook (Technical) 4, W. Richards (Olympic) 5, P. Timms (Olympic) 6. Junior.—P. Hack (Technical) 1, C. Uiseman (Technical) 2, D. Sherlock (Olympic) 3, D. Greig (Technical) 4, R. Chant (Technical) 5, J. Dunlop (Technical) 6.

Senior.—K. McKenzie (Technical) 1, C. Dillimore (Olympic) 2, R. G. Shaw (Technical) 3, N. Smith (Olympic) 4, C. Reece (Olympic) 5. J. Greig (Technical) 6. Club results:—

Ladies’ Pioneer Club.—Fast pack: S. Anson 1, D. Corkin 2, V. Growcott 3. Medium pack: E. Rawson 1, J. McDonald 2, N. Corkin 3. Junior fast pack: H. McDonald 1. C. Campbell 2, C. Baker 3. Siow pack: G. Williams I, L. McKechie 2, M. McDonald 3.

Methodist Club.—Colts’ slow pack: B. Boyd 1, T. Moody 2, I. McKenzie •3. Colts’ fast pack: L. Cole 1, W. Reeves 2, G. Moss 3. Medium pack: R. Henderson 1, N. Lapsley 2. L. Robertshaw 3. Fast pack: K. Gillard 1, B. Gillespie 2, A. White 3.

Presbyterian Club.—Sealed handicap: K. Smith 1. D. Stove 2, C. Geddes 3, I. Gray

4, S. Dailey 5. Teams’ race: St. George’s (A. Sandy, D. Lavender, W. Graham, and R. A. Ironside).

Anglican Club.— Packer Doust Trophy: D. C. Boskell 1, B. O. Shepard 2, T. Crossen 3, R. C. Sutton 4, R. J. Atley 5. C. R. Ogle 6. Fastest times; B. O. Shepard (48.05 min 1, D. C. Boskell (49.05 min 2, R. C. Sutton (51.3 min 3. C. R. Ogle (51.42 min 4, P. Watson (52.3 min 5. B. P. Bragg (52.45 min 6. Colts’ pack: T. Patterson 1, A. Carrell 2, M. Shepard 3. Christchurch Club.—The married men won the annual married v. single men’s race. Results: K. E. Williams and W. A. Kennedy (equal) 1, H. Corkin 2. N. McDonald 3, C. McGuire 4, R. Green 5. Time, 40min 24sec. Colts’ pack: K. Hay 1, R. Wilkinson 2. M. A. Brownlee 3. Colts’ No. 2 pack: J. Williams 1, P. Dolan 2, T. Topp 3.