ATHLETICS

Grey River Argus, 13 September 1937, Page 8

ATHLETICS

Cross Country Race NORTHERN MAN’S VICTORY. [Per Press Association). TIMARU, September 11. Setting a hot pace from the start, and covering the six and a quarter miles course in good style to finish with something in reserve,. C. Weller (West Coast, North Island) claimed his second New Zealand cross country championship at Timaru to-day. Otago fielded a strong team and regained the team's championship, last year’s winners Auckland being second. A good open course was selected for the event but a fairly strong northeasterly wind made (he going hard. The event created a great, deal of interest by reason of Hie fact that the championship had not been held here for a period of 28 years. Weller was accorded a great reception at the finishing line al Caroline Bay, the second man A. R. Geddes (Otago.) being 250 yards away. There was a gap of 40 yards to Logan (Otago) who was third. Result:—

INDIVIDUAL RACE. C. Weller (West Coast, North Island 35rnin 30 l-ssee 1; A. It. Geddes (Otago) 36min ssec 2; L. J. Logan (Otago) 36min Ssee 3; D. 11. Adamson (Canterbury) 3Grnin 14sec 4; G. Prosser (Wellington) 3Gmin 18 2-ssec 5; B. H. Birtwhistle (Auckland) 36min 23sec 6; Curtis (Otago) 36tnin 41sec 7; A. G. Harding (Auckland) 36min 44 see 8; W. Edge (West Coast, North Island) 37min 2 2-ssec 9, J. G. Barnes (Otago) 37min 4see 10. The teams race resulted:—Otago, 222 points 1; Auckland, 37 points 2; West Coast North Island, 44 points 3; Canterbury, 55 poinls 4; Wellington, 58 points 5.