Canty regains lifesaving title
PA Wellington Gisborne look its first national inter-district surf lifesaving title at Paekakariki Beach, near Wellington. yesterday. Canterbury, after a slow start, regained the 21 Club Trophy for the women's championship. Both were engrossing struggles and the last event, the combined march past, decided the final plaeings. The title-holder Geoff Walker (Canterbury) was an early leader in the Malibu board, until half the field passed him on a wave. Gisborne had a wide range of successes: six-man rescue and resuscitation, march past, beach relay, canoe, and surf ski double. Wellington. Auckland and the title-holder. Canterbury all had a variety of minor successes. Events in which Canterbury gained piacings resulted - . Senior— Beach sprint: R. Hamlet (Auckland) 1. C. Campbell (Canterbury) 2. M Preston (Gisborne). 3. Boat race: Auckland 1. Canterbury 2. Bay of
Plenty 3. Skt rescue: P Duncan and G. Stevens (Gisborne) 1. G. Walker and S. Davis (Canterbury) 2. R. Cole and B. Dalgleish (Taranaki) 3. Beach relay: Gisborne and Western Districts, equal 1: Canterbury 3. Surf race.— Individual: B. Marshall (Bay of Plenty) 1. C. Ellis (Canterbury) 2. I. Woolford (Otago) 3. M. Grdoby (Auckland) 4. L. Marshall (Canterbury) 5. Teams: Otago. 40. 1: Bay of Plenty. 42. 2: Canterbury. 43.' 3. Ski race: A. Thompson (Gisborne) 1. I. Ferguson (Auckland) 2. Walker (Canterbury). 3.
Worrien: Six-place R and R Canterbury. 8.52. 1: Wellington. 9.40, 2; Western Districts. 10.10. 3. Beach relay: Taranaki 1. Auckland 2. Canterbury 3. Four-place R and R: Auc'kand. 3.00, 1. Taranaki. 3.32. 2: Canterbury. 4.00. 3 . Surf race.- Individual Williams 1. T. Stanley (Canterbury) 2. A. Jackson' (Western Districts) 3. L. Griffiths (Canterbury) 4. Teams: Canterbury. 19. 1. Wellington. 21. 2: Auckland. 59. 3
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