University harriers retain Edmond Cup

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32639, 22 June 1971, Page 15

University harriers retain Edmond Cup

Canterbury harriers had a very successful day in the annual Edmond Cup fixtures at the Wlngatul racecourse, Dunedin, on Saturday. Canterbury University excelled to retain the Edmond Cup for the senior teams contest in the alx-mile race, and, as well, won the Junior teams match. Canterbury runners had success in the other grade* also. A. Gempton and W. Sheddan (Olympic, Christchurch), were first and second respectively in the colts’ under-17 division. D. Greig (New Brighton) won the colts' under--15 race, and Miss R. Browne (Christchurch Harrier*) was runner-up in the girls’ under-15 race. The individual winner, B. Cowan (Caversham), was the dominant figure in the senior

< slx-mile race run over a wet, I puggy course with three jumps > in each of the four laps. Cowan , opened up a big gap in the - middle stages but R. Tayler > (Arik!) challenged again strongly r in the last lap before Cowan s broke away again to win. > For the senior teams race, Canterbury University seemed set . for an uphill struggle, but. finishing with Its six men counting 1 for points, Just beaded Otago ■ University by 66 points to 74. • University’s K. O’Sullivan ex- , celled to be the Brat Canterbury u man to finish, taking fourth , place. Another Canterbury man, i M. Radcliffe (New Brighton) ran : his best race to be seventh, ahead of the Canterbury champion and New Zealand represenj tative, J. Sheddan (Olympic), who r disappointed, running eighth, - while R. Sharpe (New Brighton) was ninth. Then came the rest of the Canterbury University I team in a fairly tight grouping with B. W. Taylor tenth, R. D. Robinson (eleventh), a muchimproved M. Everton (twelfth), N. Clevelan (fourteenth), and B. Rollo (fifteenth), an improvement of three places on his effort last year. University took the junior fourman teams race with P. Hesp (fifth), M. Anderson (sixth), O. Hesp (ninth), and P. Morten (eleventh). Another Canterbury runner. M. Craighead (Christchurch), was seventh.