Canadian top skier
Entries were almost double the previous best field, for the Snowline Sport crosscountry ski-ing race from Craigiehum Valiev to Broken River at the week-end. The entry was 92 on Sunday compared to the previous highest of 55. but it was not only the entry that improved dramatically — so did the standard. Seventeen competitors finished in under 20 minutes, although the winner, a Canadian ski instructor. Mike Fidork, missed the record time for the race, set last year. Fidork's time was 17min 29 sec. I4sec outside the record. For the first time a competitor. Peter Baldwin, used Langlauf skis, the type used
in cross-country races overseas. Baldwin, from the New Zealand Navy’, was able to establish an early lead after the mass uphill start, but Fidiork overtook him on the downhill stretches. The first woman to finish, A. Powell, just failed to break 20 minutes. Her time was 20min 3sec. In the junior sections, two brothers. Peter and David Sampson finished about two feet apart — David winning it. ISmin 29sec. With their father, John, they won the family team trophy for the third successive year, and the newly instituted club trophy’ was won >by Craigiebum Valley with a team of juniors — the
Sampson brothers and M.l Jones. They finished fifth,] sixth and eighth over-all. Abbreviations used in the results are: Craigieburn Valley Ski Club (C.V.5.8.). North Canterbury Ski Club (N.C.S.C.). I Open men.—F. Fidoik (Canada), 17:29, 1; A. Womersley kN.C.S.C.), 17:38 2; J. Striven i (N.C'.S.C.), 18:04. 3; B. McCusker 1i8:09. 4; D. Sampson (C.V.S.C.), i 18:29, 3; P. Sampson (C.V.S.C.). 118:30, 6. ; Women.—A. Powell (C.V.S.C.), 20:03. 1; J. Lang iC.V.S.C.), 21:15, 12; C. Ward (C.V.S.C.), 23:03 3. Junior.—D. Sampson (C.V.S.C.), 18:29, 1; P. Sampson (C.V.15.C.1, 18:30, 2; M. Jones iC.V.IS.C.i. 18:41. 3. Veterans.—J. Sampson (C.V.iS.C.i 19:33, I; N. Ryde (N.C.■S.C.), 19:51, 2; B. .Tones iC.V. S.C.). 20:21. 3. Club team.—Craigieburn Valley Ski Club. 1; North Canterbury Ski Club 2; New Zealand i Alpine Club. 3. ! Family team.—Sampson, 1; Jones, 2; McCusker, 3,
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