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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23886, 14 August 1939, Page 13

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WELLER AGAIN SUCCESSFUL FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY OTAGO WINS TEAMS' RACE i'Peh United Press Association.! HASTINGS, Aug. 13, Setting a fast pace from the gun, C. D. Weller (West Coast, N. 1.) established a lead over W. A. C. Pullar (Wellington), and was never headed at any part of the national cross-country championships at Havelock North on Saturday afternoon. Weller won the event for the fourth consecutive time. With half a mile covered Weller led

Pullar by three yards. He increased this advantage throughout the six miles and a-quarter contest, to win by approximately 75 yards. In the latter stages the race developed into a duel between the leaders, Weller gaining the advantage on open country and Pullar making up ground on the road. From the early stages of the race it was obvious that the winner was either of the two leaders. As the contest progressed, Weller and Pullar drew away from the field, and at the finish they were more than 200 yards ahead of any of the other runners. The Teams' Race was won by Otago, with Auckland second. Individual Placlngs The individual placings were:— C. D. Weller (West Coast, N. 1.). 36min 2 l-ssec 1 W. A. C. Pullar (Wellington). 36mln 14 4-ssec 2 T. Kennedy (Otago), 37min 12sec . 3 A. G. Harding (Auckland). 37min 4s6c - .... •* .4 A. R. Geddes (Otago), 37min 4sec 5 H. E. Taylor (Hawke's Pay-Poverty Bay), 37min 9sec 6 L. R. Watters (Auckland), 37min 29sec 7 W McKinnon'(Otago)','37min'3osec 8 G. Davie (Otago), 37min 38sec) ... 9 C. Littler (Auckland), 37min 41sec 10 L. J. Logan (Otago), 37min 41sec .. 11 G. Bromley (West Coast, N. 1.), 37min 49sec '.. 12 The Teams' Race The Teams' Race resulted: — Otago, 25 points 1 Auckland, 34 points 2 Wellington and West Coast. N. 1.. 56 points (equal) 3 Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay, 82 points 5 Canterbury. 86 points 6