ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 3 August 1925, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM. FOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT. BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Sydney; Aug. 2.. The New South Wales team to compote in the Australasain cross-country championships at Wellington on August 29 lias been selected as follows: Weeks, Hayden, Mackenzie, Gaiiisford, Swinbourne, Fitzsimmons, and Kaine first emergency. WOMEN\S INTER N ATIONAL EVENTS. LONDON, Aug. 2. At Stamford Bridge, London, tlie women’s international triangular athletic match was won by Britain with 56 points. Czecho-Slovakia scored 26 and Canada 23. GRiOSS-COUNTR.Y CH AM PIONSH IP. CBY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION AVEiLLINGTOiN. Aug. 2. The Wellington provincial cro'sisoounibry championship' ,va,s held at Hnbt Park in beautiful) weather. The. race was. over the Aiiistralasiain chainpiioiiishiip course of 10,001) metres (approximately six a,nil .a. quarter miles), individual! results are: R. A. Rose (Maisterton), 34inin ISsec, i : I). Todd (Brooklyn), 35i»in 38'Siee, 2; Heller (JMiaistenfcori), 35m iii ollsec. 3; R-. Kent (t-TiUtib Valley), 4; J. McKee (.Hute Valley), 3; F. Silver (Scottish), the previous champion, 6. The above have been selected to rep resell t« AVellington in the New Zealand chaunpioiiiship at Dunedin on Augn-sit 15. The teanusi’ race n® lilted: Whyte, Maekay, Shield (Ala.siterton), 28, 1 ; Hnbt Valley, 35, 2; Ojlympic, 40, 3. Six indiiv.iilual runners from, Wanganui competed. Newton were in seveintb place. ■ The R grade clia.nupioiish.ip was won by Olyinpie. . ...