Sport

Press, 8 December 1987, Page 46

Sport

ROWING Marlborough championships, Picton Harbour: MEN Open and premier.— Single scull: Union (D. Maher) 1, Wairau 2, Avon 3. Double scull: Petone 1, Wairau 2, Star 3. Coxed pair: Wairau No. 2,1, Wairau No 1,2, Petone No. 1, 3. Coxless pair: Petone No. 2,1, Union 2, Wairau 3. Coxed four: Wairau No. 1,1, Wairau No. 2,2, Canterbury 3. Lightweight coxed four: Wairau 1, Star 2. Open eight: Wairau No. 1,1, Wairau No. 2,2, Avon 3. Senior.— Single scull: Akaroa 1, Avon 2, Petone 3. Coxless pair: Union 1, Wairau 2, Canterbury 3. Coxed four: Canterbury No. 2, I, Union 2, Petone No. 1, 3. . Intermediate. — Single scull: Star 1, Union 2, Union 3. Double scull: Petone 1, Union 2, Wairau 3. Coxed pair: Petone No. 1,1, Union 2, Avon 3. Coxed four: Petone No. 1,1, Wairau 2, Avon 3. Eight: Avon 1, Wairau 2, Canterbury 3. Novice.— Coxed pair: Avon No. 2, I, Wairau 2, Union 3. Coxed four; Avon No. 2,1, Wairau 2, Union 3. Eight: Marlborough Boys’ College 1, Avon 2, Nelson-Union 3. Junior. — Double scull: Union 1, Picton 2, Blenheim 3. Coxed pair: Wairau No. 1, 1, Blenheim 2, Petone 3. Coxed four: Marlborough B.C. 1, Picton 2, Petone 3. Eight: Marlborough B.C. 1, Petone 2, Union 3. Under 17 coxed four Marlborough B.C. No. 1, 1, Marlborough No. 2,2, Marlborough No. 3, 3. WOMEN Premier.— Single scull: Blenheim 1, Blenheim 2, Canterbury 3. Double scull: Blenheim No. 1,1, Blenheim No. 3,2, Star 3. Coxless pair: Blenheim No. I, 1, Blenheim No. 2,2, Canterbury 3. Coxed four: Blenheim No. 1,1,. Blenheim No. 2,2, Canterbury No. 1, 3. Open eight: Blenheim No. 1,1, Canterbury No. 1,2, Star No. 1, 3. Intermediate.— Coxed four: Union 1, Canterbury 2, Blenheim 3. Novice.— Coxed four: Blenheim No. I, 1, Blenheim No. 2,2, Union 3. Junlon.— Eight: Blenheim 1, Union 2. <

Points: Blenheim 79,. Wairau 57, Union 44. Wairau regatta points: Blenheim 72, Wairau 61, Union 44. ORIENTEERING The Peninsula and Plains orienteers held their last event of 1987 at the Bottle Lake plantation on Sunday. Trevor Hoey, who was the top competitor of the season in the M2IA grade, was an easy winner of course 1, finishing more than 12 minutes ahead of the second placegetter. Orienteer of the year awards were presented in the various grades after Sunday’s event. Hoey won the men’s award which includes a competitor’s best four results from six nominated events. Chrissie Williams, the top woman, and Hoey, both had maximum points of 100. Kevin McGlinchy won the M4OA grade and Nicholas Tiffley the MI7A grade. A group of orienteers from Christchurch will compete in the Asia Pacific championships in Tasmania in January. Results of Sunday’s events Course 1: T. Hoey, 43:34, 1; M. King, 56:15, 2; G. Elliott, 59'49 3. Course 2: G. Waite, 44:28, 1; J. Adams, 54:00, 2; P. Brodie, 56:51, 3. Course 3: M. Morrin, 42:00, 1, P. Kennedy, 51:00, 2; D. Vaughan, 51:34, 3. Course 4: I. MacPherson, 30:29, 1; G. Harte, 42:14, 2; M. Hutton, 53:07, 3. ■ Course 5: R. Varcoe, 30:56, 1; T. Zick, 34:04, 2; J. Lauren, 34*53 3. Cryptic: C. Tuffley, 1:29:00, 1. Orienteer of the Year awards for 1987: Grade M2IA: T. Hoey, 100 points. W2IA: C. Williams, 100. M3SA: G. Elliott, 96.6. M4OA: K. McGlinchy, 99.28. M4SA: K. Sibly, 75.00. M21B: M. Bullen, 89.75. W2lBf L. Pilkington, 96.88. W358: H. Bathurst, 100.00. M 358: M. Currie, 95.02. Ml 2: M. Adams, 80.89. Ml 3: C. Aynsley, 65.61. MISA: A. Laurie, 47.00. MI7A: N. Tuffley, 91.28. Wl2: H. Bathurst, 100.00. Wl3: R. Stanton, 50.00. WISA: A. Mote, 64.24. WI7A: J. Adams, 50.00. W4O: R. Brodie, 75.00. W5O: A. McCarthy, 50.00.