New Brighton grabs relay honours
More than 800 runners took part in the Hagley Memorial Relays at Hagley Park in Christchurch yesterday. As expected, the powerful New Brighton club won the senior men's .six-lap relayover 24km for the third successive year, while Universitywon the women's relay for the third year in a row.
The Christchurch men's team was second for the second successive year, while Olympic improved to third after finishing sixth last year and fifth in 1986.
In the women's four-lap relay newcomer Christine Morris put the University team into the lead on the first lap and with a brilliant run by veteran Prue Taylor on the second lap University was never caught. New Brighton was second for the third year, while Christchurch, led by Margaret Walker, was third. In a day for the favourites. Olympic won the veteran men's grade and Sumner the veteran women's. Results.—
Teams. Men: New Brighton 1:14.00. 1: Christchurch jl. 1:16.09. 2; Olympic 1. 1:16.09, 3; St Martins 1. IT 6.26, 4. Veteran men: Olympic 1. 1:22.42, 1; University! 1. 1:25.46. 2: United. 1:26.08, 3. Senior women: University 1, 58;35. 1; New Brighton 1. 59|25, 2; Christchurch 1, 1:02.13. 3; Sumner 1, 1:02.30. 4. |Veteran women: Sumner 1, 1:04.57. I; St Martins 1, 1:(f)7.46, 2; Sumner 2. :1:09>27. 3. |Under 18 boys (two laps of 2km each): Christchurch Bovs' High. 22.10. 1; Olvmpic, 23.38, 2; Hornby High. 23[56, 3.| Under 16 boys: Aorangi. 24:49. 1; Christchurch Bqys' High, 25.34; 2; Christ's! College, 25.47. 3. Under 14 bays: New Brighton. 25.20, 1; Christchurch Bovs’ High. 26.06. 2; Olympic. 28.50, 3. Under 18 girls: United, 29 51, 1; Marian College. 31. 2. Under 16 girls: New Brighton I) 27.56. I: Q.E. Athltitic. 20.27, 2; Toe H. 30.36, 3. Under 14 girls: Cashmpre, 27.26, 1: Olympic. 31.19. 2. I Fastest times. Men: P. Glode (St Martins. 11.43. 1; P. Renner (New Brighton),
11.48. 2; T. Bimie (New Brighton). 11.58, 3. Veteran men: D. Rowell (University), 12.54. 1; W. Malloch (United), 13.16, 2; J. Brownie (Olympic). 13.23, 3. Senior women: C. Morris (University 11), 14.01. 1; P. Taylor (University 1). 14.29, 2; M. 'Walter (Christchurch). 14.31, 3. Veteran women: H. Grant (Sumner). 15.40, 1; A. Dahl (Sumner), 15.50, 2; F. Roberts (Sumner), 16.10, 3. Boys under 18: P. Trevella (Boys' High), 5.15, 1; I P. Spinks (Boys' High), 5.32; 2; F. Watson' (Olympic), 5.35. 2. Under 16 boys: R. Stone (Aorangi), 5.44, 1; K. Taylor (Boys' High), 6.06, 2; IP. Bohan (Aorangi), 6.09, | 3. Under 14 boys: C. Shutt (New Brighton). 6.16, 1; T. Penny (New Brighton), 6.18, 2; C. Stevenson (Boys' High), 6.19, 3. Under 18 girls: V. ShaCkel and E. McLachlan (Unitied), 7.11, equal 1; R. Flynn (Marian), 7.21, 3. Under 16 girls: R. Belton (North Canterbury), 6.35. 1; A. Foggo (New Brighton 1), 6.45, 2; A. Sword (New Brighton), 6.49, 3. i I
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