ATHLETICS N.Z. CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE DECIDED

Grey River Argus, 22 August 1949, Page 3

ATHLETICS N.Z. CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE DECIDED

Hastings, Aug. 21. Wellington retained both individual and teams New Zealand cross country championships at Havelock 1-O1 tn on Saturday. In the senior event the leading competitors continually changed places until half way through the second lap, when the title holder, N. Taylor (Wellington) took the lead, and won by almost two hundred yards. Wellington again won the teams event with a point to spare from West Coast, North Island. The junior event was won narrowly by k Derwin (Hawkes Bay-Pov-erty Bay) from W. Hollis (Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay), after they had run together most of the distance. For the senior race there were two laps over a course of three and one eighth miles, and for the junior one lap of the same course. Details are:— Senior: N. Taylor (Wellington) 36 min 34sec, first; J. R. Rawnsley (Auckland) 36jnin 58sec, second; L. Shadbolt (West Coast, North Island) 37min third, K. Wood (Wellington) 37min 23sec, fourth; G. Bromley (West Coast, North island) 37rmn 39 sec fifth; L. Goddard (Auckland) 37 min 46sec, sixth; C. Cox (West Coast, North Island) 37min 48sec, seventh. Teams— Wellington, 26 points, first West Coast North Island, 27, second; Auckland, 30, third; Canterbury, 77, fourth; Otago. 80, fifth; Hawkes BayPoverty Bay, 94, sixth; Waikato 129, seventh. . )TT . Junior—B. Derwin (Hawkes BayPoverty Bay) 17min 34sec, first; W. Hollis ‘(Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay) 17min 43sec, second; R. Airey (Otago) 18min ssec third; I Crum (Auckland) 18min 7sec, fourth; D. Dow (Auckland) 18min 7sec, fifth; T. Sidon (Otaeo) 18m in Bsec. sixth; N. Lynch (Otago) 18min 12sec, seventh; A. McKernon (Otago) 18min 17sec, eighth. Teams —Otago, 24. first; Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay) 41, second; Auckland, 45, ‘ third; Canterbury 68, fourth; West Coast, North Island. 69, fifth; Wellington, 86, sixth; Waikato 146, seventh.