Canoeist wins four of six national titles

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33776, 24 February 1975, Page 16

Canoeist wins four of six national titles

f.V.Z. Press Association) HAMILTON, i D. Cooper, of the North ; Share Canee Club, won four of the six open events In the national esnooing championships at Hamilton Lake on Saturday and Sunday. | Cooper won the 500-metre , and 1009-metre races for one-man ; boats, and with J. Leonard won | the 500-metre and 1000-metre I titles for two-man canoes. i B. Fletcher, of Palmerston (North, won the open 10,000 race ; and with his brother, M. I Fletcher, the 10,000-metre race for two-man boats. Sixty canoeists took part Results: — Junior KI 500 m.—P. Knight (North Shore) 1, M. Kenton ! (Christchurch) 2, M. Orb (North • Shore) 3. Time: 2:27.9. Women’s KI 500 m.—S. Smith I (Palmerston North) 1, G. Hawkin I (Auckland) 2. P. Shaw (Auckland);! 3. Time: 2:35. Junior KI 5090 m —P. Knight 1, i K. Mallon (North Shore) 2, i Kersten 3. Time: 26:59. J

I Open KI 500 m.—D Cooper (North Shore) 1, P. McDonald |'Palmerston North) 2, J Leonard (North Shore! 3. Time: 1:58.6. Open K2 500m—Cooper and I Leonard I, B. Fletcher and M. Fletcher (Palmenton North i 2, D Magness and R. Gavin (North Shore) 3. Time: 1:50.2. KI open 10,000 m —B Fletcher 1. Gavin 2. I. Ferguson Palmerston North) 3. Time: 48:25.1. Junior K2 500 m.—M. Port and K. Mallon (North Shore) 1, P. Co*rd and Knight (North Shore: 2, D. Bowie and M. Younf | (North Shore' 3. Time: 2:8 Junior K2 5000 m — Knight and P. Coard 1, Port and Mallon 2, Bowie and Young 3. Time. 24:45.8. Open KI 1000m.—Cooper 1, Leonard 2, Ferguson 8. Time. 14:15.8. ' Open K2 1000m.—Cooper end Leonard 1. McDonald add Ferguson 2, Fletcher agd iFletcher 3. Time: 3:28.5. ' Open K2 10,800m.—Fletcher and Fletcher 1, Cooper and Leonard 2, McDonald and Ferguson 3. Time: 45.20.