Invitation canoeing

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33454, 8 February 1974, Page 18

Invitation canoeing

Overseas competitors did well In the invitation canoe races heid on the Rangitata River at Mount Peel yesterday. The international competition, which will finish on Sunday, has attracted more than 100 slalom canoeists from Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Abbreviations used in the results are: (B.) Britain, (Can.) Canaada, (U.S.) United States, (Aust.) Australia, (N.Z.) New Zealand. Senior men’s wild water race. —lnternational division: N. Jack, son (B.) 1, D. Jlitchell (B.) 2, B. Fletcher (N.Z.) 3, M. Fletcher (N.Z.) 4. Second division: I. Ro.vds (Aust.) 1. W. Straith (U.S.) 2. B. Leask (N.Z.) 3, G. Bristow (N.Z.) 4. Junior men's wild water race. —lnternational division: J. Dolan (B.) 1, P. McDonald (N.Z.) 2. N. Wain (B.) 3. M. Hallaby (B.) 4. Second division: D. Wales (N.Z.) 1, N. Hall (Aust.) 2. R. Blaar (N.Z.) 3, G. Walsh (Aust.) 4. Women’s wild water race —lnternational division: P. Goodwin

(B.) 1, C, Clark (U.S.) 2, P, Mit. chell (B.) 3, S. Whitebrook (Aust.) 4. Second division: K Purdy (Aust.) 1, S. Smith (N.Z.) 2, R. Cheal (N.Z.) 3, A. Hurst (Aust.) 4. Open Canadian single wild water race.—W. Griffith (Can.) 1, G. Goldsmith (B.) 2, J. Goodwin (B.) 3, I. Royds (Aust.) 4. Open Canadian double wild water race.—Siblev-Hewitt (8.l 1, W'ood-Woods (B.) 2. Neil-Nelson (Aust.) 3, Hewitt-Dear (Aust.) 4.