CROSS-COUNTRY HONOURS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1825, 11 August 1913, Page 7

CROSS-COUNTRY HONOURS.

• —* —. I x captured' by otago. (By Teleirraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, August 10. Tho Now Zealand, cross-country championships were held yesterday afternoon. The trail included' sod walls, brush fences, ditches, and one or two small wiro fenoes. Tho day was damp and fairly cold. Tlrreo teams entered—Wellington, Otago, and Southland, though the latter team was only raised at tho last minnte. The result pro-red a handsome win for Otago, whoso five men got home first, , headed-by. J.> Beatson, >:who did the'disfence! iin "SOniinil'iSseol Only four of the Wellington men finished, one (Hutton) suffering-from chest trouble, and being forced to retire. No Southland' men finished. '. The Wellington men led at the start, but, half-way through, Otago started to go to tho lead,' and Southland had practically all ' retired. Beatson.'finally ran in 50 yards ahead, his men following him at about the same interval. Results:—' ■ Teams' Championship.—Otago (J. Beatton 1, D. B. Jack 2, G. A. M'Knig'ht 3, D. E. Thompson 4), 10 points, 1; Wellington (J. P. Byrne 6, E. Ballantyno 8, C. Murray 9, F. Hodson 10), 33 points, 2.

Individual Championship.—J. Beatson, 29min. osec., 1: D, E. Jack, 29min. 11 1-5 sec., 2; G. A. M'Knipflit. 29min. 23sec., 3; D. E. Thompson, 29min.. 28sec., 4; C. Fryo, 29min. 35sec., 5; J. P. Byrne, 29min. 45sec., 6; G. Crimp, 30min: ssec., 7: E. Ballantyne, 30min. 45sec., 8; C. Murray, 31min. 12sec., 9; F. Hod son, Slmin. SOsec., 10. 'Only these ten men (out of 16 starters) finished. Sealed Handicap.—D. E. Thompson JOtago), 45sec., 1; .T. I". Byrne (Wellington). lmin.. 2; C. Fryo (Otngo), 40sec., 3; D. It. .Tack (Otago), 15sec., 4; G. A. U'Knight (Otago), 25sec., 5.