NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 August 1946, Page 2

NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

—Press Association

By Telegraph-

WKl.LLNGTUN. Aug. 18. Otago eontributed to its outstanding reconl in cross-countrv runniug when two of its reproseutatives had clear-eul. wins in the senior and junior natiouilJ eross-couiitry - championsliips at Tren thani on Saturday. in the senior event over 6| miles, W. 11. Nelson led for most of the journey to come home an eusy winner, Imin osec ahead of \V. J. Wells, the present three-mile track ehampion. Otago had live men home out of the lirst six. I). I\ llul.Lon made no race of the junior event. 1 lo won very easily i'roui L. King (Auckland). iieconds only separated A. Rawnsley Auckland), R. Read (Wellington) aud -A. v White (Auckland) who iiiiished in that order beliind the leaders. Otago had a comfortable win in the senior teams ' race with Wellington seeond and Auckland third. Auckland repeated tlieir suceess of last year in the junior teams race with Otago ruuners-up and Wellington next, The course was very heavy at the oufset. Further heavy rain dunng the afternoon, acconipanied by a bitingly i.'old wind, made conditions most diflicult. The teams are shown as f W ) Wellington, (O) Otago, (A) Auckland, ( 1 1 H > Ilawke's Bay (W(') West Ooast North Lsland, in the following results: — New Zealand Senior Cross-country Championship W. H. Nelson (O), 37min 7sec, 1. W. J. Wells (WO), 38 mi n 12sec, 2. T'. Blanley (O), 38min 55sec, 3; Next in order were:— -A. Jelley (Oi. oPmin K'.sec, 4; Jf. Ooombes (()), 3£Tmiu 1-lsec 5; L. Ilunf (Oi, 39min 35sec, 6: 0. Diekie (W) 39min 58sec, 7; P. Austin (W), 40miu 7sec, 8j R. Crabbe (A), 40min 8 sec, 9j A. Barclay (W), lOmin 9sec, 10. Teams Race Otago (Nelson 1, Stauiey *3, Jelley 4, Ooombes 5) 13 poiuls, 1. '• Wellington, 37, 2; Auckland, ,49, 3; West Ooast (N.I.), 51, 4; Canterbury, 102, 5; Hawke's Bay-Foverty' Bay, 107, 6. „ New Zealand Junior Cross-country Championship D. P. Ilutton (O), 18min 49sec, 1. 1.. King (A), 19min 21sec, 2. R. Rawnsley (A), 19min 23sec, 3.. Others in order were: — -R. .R.ead ( W), lOmin 24sec, 4; ,D. White (A), lOinin 25sec, 5; P. Roliertspn (WC),. 19.min 27 sec. 0; B. Derwin (HB). 19min 3-lsec. 7; N. Wilson (A), I9min '37sec, 8; J. Sherwood (O), 20min lsec, 9; M. Maddison (IIB), 29inin 2sec, 10." Junior Teams Race k Auckland (King 23 Rawnsley 3, White

5, Wilson 8), 18 points 1; Otago, 33, 2; Wellington, 66. 3; Canterbury, 74, 4; West Coast, 76, 5; Hawke's BavPoverty Bay, 91, 6.