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Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1930, Page 5

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RANDOLPH ROSE LEADS HELD CHAMPIONSHIP .TO H. J. BROWN. OTAGO’S TEAMS’ RACE AND SHIELD By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■Wellington, Aug. 30. Leading the field for practically the whole of the distance, R. A. Rose, exAustralian champion,’ was first man home for the first time in the New Zealand cross-country championships at the Hutt Park on Saturday. The teams’ race and the championship shield went to Otago after a stern struggle with Wellington for the honours. Through most of the race the Wellington men were prominent in team work, but in. the dying stages Otago took command and ' won by a comfortable margin in points. Although Rose was the first man home, the individual championship goes to H. J- Brown, New Plymouth (Wa-nganui-Taranaki centre), Rose not be- . ino- eligible, to receive the title, as he was not a member of a team. Brown was prominently placed throughout but his victory is due to his finishing effort, The Canterbury men were inconspicuous individually and as a team and never looked like winners. Following are the individual results: Brown (Wanganui-Taranaki), 41min. 0 3-ssec • 1 E. J. Johnstone (Otago), 42min. 2 3-ssec 2 A. L. Stevens (Wellington), 41min. 50 2-osec. 3 J. G. Barnes (Otago) 4 R. M. Bower (Canterbury) 5 A. Mann (Otago) 6 C. McCarthy (Wellington) 7 W. F. Cooper (Auckland) .. 8 J. W. Tapp (Otago) 9 A. Barclay (Wellington) 10 The teams’ fgee resulted: — Otago (2,4, .6', 9), 21 points 1 Wellington, 3ai)oints ... 2 Wangaiiui-Tarßiaki, 59 points .... 3 terbury, 62*ioin1< .; .4 . as a Ughm