Orienteers face heavy going
Orienteering competitors had to fight steep slopes and thick undergrowth at Mount Grey recently. Both planners and competitors were troubled by the heavy growth in the area; the map was drawn some years ago. Fastest times in the A course went to Graham Boniface (men) and Linda Bal! (women). Much of the course was located close to roads and tracks, but some difficult sections required slow cross-country travel by compass through pine forest or beech forest. Competitors had to climb more than 300 m 11600 ft) navigating the course through 14 ch'ex p mt:-. Several of the 50 compet tors found the und“ r ?'-"v-”' • ■ ■: so they returned to the start for a picnic lunch.
All the times were slow because of the conditions. In the A course only the winner beat 2hr 39min. All the B course times were over Ihr, and the C course time over 30min. In contrast with Mount Grey, tlie next orienteering event will be. a fast course on the Ham campus of the University of Canterbury on March 16. Results:— A course. —G. Boniface (2hr 22min Osec), 1: A. Buchanan (2:34:30), 2; K. Sibly (2:41:40), 3; L. Ball (3:08:50), 4. B course. —L. White (1:09:20), 1: P. Hammond (1:17:00), 2; M. Brown (1:27:05), 3; B. Alexander H:27:30), 4. C course. —S. Poole (35:15), 1;. R. Hall (37:00), 2; C. Donald (37:50), 3; Bail family (38:00), 4.1
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