CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM
NEW ZEALANDERS RETURN (By Telegraph—l’reea Association) WELLINGTON, 2nd September. The New Zealand cross-country team arrived back by the Maunganui from Sydney. The manager, Mr White, said they iiad no excuses to make. He spoke very highly of the hospitality extended to the team in Australia, and said that considering the high staudard of performances in the two events in which the New Zealanders competed they had no cause for complaint. They found the going very hard in the cross-country race, due to the exceptional spell of fine weather experienced in Sydney t lie paid a- tribute to Sheaves (N.S.W.), the winner of the cross-country event, and also the New South Wales ten miles championship. Savidan, the New Zealand champion, said ho was only beginning to feci his legs alter the 10 miles race. After running on the soft tracks of New Zealand the hard going and summery weather affected him adversely.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 3 September 1935, Page 6
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153CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 3 September 1935, Page 6
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