ATHLETICS
CROSS-COUNTRY TITLES OTAGO’S EASY VICTORY. (Pur Press Association.) DUNEDIN, last night. The Otago runners outclassed the trants from other provinces in the New Zealand cross-country championships held at Wingutui yesterday. The weather was line but dull and the course heavy. From start to linislf, Otago always had sufficient men in front to’ ensure winning the teams race, and the result of the individual championship! rested between Pullar, the Otago champion, aiid Thinics, who won the title iu 1932. Individual' championship, Pullar (Ota"o), 35niin. 58scc., 1; Barnes (Otago), 36.1, 2; Allen (Otago), 36.19, 3- Pearson (Otago), 36.29, 4; \alder (Auckland). 36.34 . 5; .Stewart (Otago), 36.34, 6; Watson (Canterbury), 36.34, 7; Matthews (Canterbury), 36.51, 8; Stevens (Wellington), 36.57, 9; Weller (West Coast), 37.5, 10. Teams race.—Otago. lOpls., 1; Canterbury, 37pts., 2; Wellington, 44pts., 3; Auckland, 56pts.. 4; West Coast, 79pts, 5: Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay, 116pts., 6.
TRIBUTE TO LOVELOCK NORWEGIAN MEETING (Lice. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) OSLO, Sept. 15. s The New Zealander, J. E. Lovelock; is competing at the Norway athletic championships, which have been named the Lovelock meeting on account <>t liis great popularity. Horsfall is competing in the sprints and iu the long jump. The 200 metres final resulted:— Horsfall, 1; Sckonkeyder (Norway), 2; Rathbonc (Cambridge University), 3. Time, 22 1-10.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18504, 17 September 1934, Page 3
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214ATHLETICS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18504, 17 September 1934, Page 3
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